Semester and year-long exchange programs

To be eligible to apply for New Colombo Plan (NCP) funding, you must:

• Be an Australian citizen and not have dual citizenship or residency rights in the program host location.
• Be enrolled in an on-shore campus of an Australian university.
• Be undertaking a bachelor or bachelor honours degree as defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework at the commencement of the program.
• Be aged between 18 and 28 years of age (some exceptions may apply).

You can only receive one NCP semester mobility grant and one NCP short term grant.

To be eligible to apply for Endeavour funding, you must:

• Be an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident.
• Be enrolled in an on-shore campus of an Australian university.
• Be undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate course as defined by the Australian Qualifications Framework at the commencement of the program.

You can apply for a semester exchange program in your first semester of your first year of study.

To commence a semester exchange placement, you must be at least in your first semester of your second year (this can be negotiated if you wish to study at another Curtin campus).

To apply for a semester exchange program you must be able to meet the following requirements upon assessment of your application:

• be enrolled in at least 100 credits;
• be admitted in a coursework degree at a Curtin campus* (you can apply while on an approved Leave of Absence, but must be enrolled prior to departure);
• have a course weighted average (CWA) of 60 or above in your current course of study (some partner universities may require a higher CWA);
• have an academic status of ‘Good Standing’ with no academic misconduct (where a student’s academic status is changed to Conditional Status or deemed to be unsatisfactory in the academic period immediately prior to departure, participation will be subject to approval in consultation with the relevant course coordinator. Any expense incurred due to cancellation will be met by the student);
• be able to maintain full-time enrolment and attendance at the partner university;
• have completed an approved Study Plan Proposal form;
• agree to abide by the semester exchange program Conditions of Participation;
• be at least 18 years of age by the official start date of the exchange program at the host institution.

If you don’t meet the eligibility requirements, you may have your application assessed on a case-by-case basis based on circumstance and merit. Additional documentation, including an Academic Reference may be requested to support your application.

Eligibility criteria for the OS Help Loan requires you to have completed at least 200 credits in your course of study before you depart and at least 25 credits remaining on your Study Plan to complete post exchange.

* If you are enrolled at an international Curtin campus, please enquire with the International Office on your campus about available global opportunities.

You can apply for a semester exchange program in your first semester of your first year of study.

To commence a semester exchange placement, you must be at least in your first semester of your second year (this can be negotiated if you have a Curtin undergraduate degree).

To apply for a semester exchange program, you must be able to meet the following requirements upon assessment of your application:

• be enrolled in at least 75 credits (this can be negotiated if you have a Curtin undergraduate degree);
• be admitted in a coursework degree at a Curtin campus* that has a minimum of 300 credits (you can apply while on an approved Leave of Absence, but must be enrolled prior to departure);
• have a course weighted average (CWA) of 60 or above in your current course of study (note some partner universities may require a higher CWA);
• have an academic status of ‘Good Standing’ with no academic misconduct (where a student’s academic status is changed to Conditional Status or deemed to be unsatisfactory in the academic period immediately prior to departure, participation will be subject to approval in consultation with the relevant course coordinator. Any expense incurred due to cancellation will be met by the student);
• be able to maintain full-time enrolment and attendance at the partner university;
• have completed an approved Study Plan Proposal form;
• agree to abide by the Conditions of Participation of the semester exchange program;
• be 18 years of age by the official start date of the exchange program at the host institution.

If you don’t meet the eligibility requirements, you may have your application assessed on a case-by case basis based on circumstance and merit. Additional documentation, including an Academic Reference may be requested to support your application.

* If you are enrolled at an international Curtin campus, please enquire with the International Office on your campus about available global opportunities.

While you are participating in the semester exchange program you are required to continue to meet your Australian student visa conditions.

The following students are not eligible to apply for the semester exchange program:

• Australia Award Students (AAS)
• Open University Australia enrolled students (OUA)
• Students admitted in non-degree programs
• Students admitted in a Curtin Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Postgraduate Course of 200 credits or less (unless applying to study at another Curtin campus).

Sponsored students must provide written approval from their sponsor confirming they approve the exchange placement.