The Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program supports Australian universities to offer short-term mobility scholarship opportunities for outbound Australian students and inbound Asian students.
The Program
The Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program is a joint funding initiative of the Australian Government and the Cheung Kong Group.
The Program supports Australian universities to offer short-term mobility scholarship opportunities for outbound Australian students and inbound Asian students from select Asian countries.
The intended outcomes of the program are strengthened engagement between Australian universities and Asian counterparts and offering students the transformative potential of an overseas study experience.
The Program supports short-term mobility scholarship opportunities in, and students from, the following countries:
- Australia
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- China (including Hong Kong)
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Republic of the Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Mobility experiences must be between two weeks and one semester in duration. Types of exchange or mobility opportunities may include:
- short term study
- research
- practicums or clinical placements
- in-country face-to-face language study
Information for universities
Universities listed in Table A and B of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 may apply for grant funding to support short-term mobility opportunities for students.
Round 3 of the Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program is now open for invited universities to apply for grant funding for the 2024 academic year. The closing time and date for applications is 9:00 pm AEDT 24 November 2023. Only invited universities can apply.
An information webinar will be held on 16 November 2023. Please register for the webinar by emailing dackep@education.gov.au
If you have queries about the program or to register your interest in participating in Round 3 please email dackep@education.gov.au
How do students apply for a short-term mobility experience?
Students can only apply through participating universities for a short-term mobility scholarship supported by the Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program.
Email dackep@education.gov.au if you have queries about the program.
