Two ANU science students have been selected for the Australian Government's New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship for 2017, alongside five other ANU students.

The NCP Scholarship gives Australian students the opportunity to study up to a year in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the option to undertake an internship for a further six months.

The winners are looking forward to increasing their language skills and immersing themselves into a new culture.

Lauren Booth, from the ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, has been selected to complete studies at the National University of Singapore.

Abigail Slater, from the ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, will study at the National Taiwan University.

For Lauren, a PhB student, the opportunity to study in Singapore is the next step on her ANU journey, which started when she attended the National Youth Science Forum at the University while still at high school. 

The other NCP scholars for 2017 are:

Benjamin Clarke, from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, who will study at Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan.

Mashaal Kahn, from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and the ANU College of Law, who will study at the University of Yangon in Myanmar.

Bonnie McLean, from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, who will study at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Japan.

Harriet Roberts, from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and the ANU College of Law, who will study at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia.

Gina Zheng, from the ANU College of Law and the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, who will study at the University of Papua New Guinea in Papua New Guinea.