New Colombo Plan scholarships will take six Griffith students to China, Singapore and Hong Kong in 2018.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop MP, formally announced this year’s recipients at a presentation ceremony in Canberra last night.
There was further acknowledgement for Griffith on the night. Bachelor of Engineering student Conor Gould, one of the six scholars, has also been named the New Colombo Plan China Fellow, the third Griffith student to receive the honour.
In addition Courtney Organ – a New Colombo Plan scholar in 2015 – was appointed to a key mentoring role for scholars heading to Japan next year.
The New Colombo Plan scholarships are awarded annually by the Australian Government and support high-achieving undergraduate students to undertake further studies and industry internships across the Indo-Pacific region.
The full list of Griffith University scholars for 2018 is as follows:
Nicholas Mclean, Bachelor of Laws /Diploma of Languages (Mandarin)
Conor Gould, Bachelor of Engineering (Software)/Diploma