Travel and study alongside fellow UniSC students on a program-specific study tour. From fieldwork in South Africa's Kruger National Park to language studies in Japan. Teach primary school students in Cambodia, or pitch innovative business ideas to executives of multinational companies in Mumbai.
Led by UniSC academics, these group tours are typically 1-3 weeks in duration and provide hands-on learning in an international context, as well as the experience of a lifetime. Most tours are part of a UniSC course and count towards your degree.
Many experiences are also eligible for funding, including support from the Australian Government's New Colombo Plan or loan funding through OS-Help.
Current opportunities
Borneo Tropical Rainforest Ecology Field Studies
Who: Environmental Science students
Where: Brunei Darussalam
Contact: Dr Alison Shapcott and Dr Catherine Yule
Applications: CLOSED
Travel to the pristine rainforests of Sarawak and Brunei in Borneo. Visiting a variety of locations including Mulu World Heritage Area (Sarawak) and Ulu Temburong National Park (Brunei), students will be introduced to the biodiversity of the region including peat swamps, mangroves and dipterocarp forests.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in a long-term monitoring project to study the population dynamics of several species and assisted making voucher collections at the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre.
Kruger National Park Field Studies
Who: Enviromental Science students
Where: Kruger National Park
Contact: Dr. Gabriel Conroy
Applications: CLOSED
Based out of the Skukuza Research Camp and Letaba Tourist Camp, within Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, students will take part in a series of guest lectures and site visits to learn about the unique ecology and management context of KNP. Game drives and game walks will allow students to observe the unique fauna of the region, as well as tours of the rhino rehab centre (BOMAS), experimental fire ecology plots and other locations.
Funding and scholarships
Government loans - OS-HELP
OS-HELP is a Commonwealth Government loan program that provides financial assistance to eligible students wishing to undertake part of their Commonwealth Supported program overseas.
Learn more about OS-HELP.
New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Grants of up to A$3,000
Australian undergraduate university students may be funded to participate in semester-based or short-term study in the Indo-Pacific region for school-led opportunities where a UniSC academic leads the travel as part of a course.
