 The New Colombo Plan Scholarship is open to people from all walks of life. Coming from Rockampton, the New Colombo Plan Scholarship has given me this new footing to be able to study within the Indo-Pacific region, but I probably wouldn't otherwise have been able to have. Literally anyone. The New Colombo Plan gives you the opportunity to gain skills that sets you apart from the rest of the pack. I've applied from Tasmania and it's a great opportunity to get students from all around the country. I'm personally from regional Bundaberg in Queensland. I can go out there and motivate the young Indigenous populations to be able to do something like this, have belief in themselves that they can be able to do it. I think it's important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to engage in this program, to create and to continue the connections that we traditionally have with islands around the Pacific region.