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Student Exchange Australia New Zealand offers 3 design scholarships each year valued between $2,500 and $3,500 each.

Applicants must accompany their completed application form with an original digital image that depicts the characteristics, culture and beauty of their intended destination, together with a descriptive phrase that is no more than 5 words. There are two design competitions held each year.

All design scholarship entries can be submitted online via our website. Get creative!

 

Congratulations to our twenty-second season winners!

1st place
1st place
All to be Left
by Imogen Brush

 

2nd place
2nd place
Innocence
Melinda Fule
3rd place
3rd place
Shine The Light
Hibba Attar

 

Student Exchange Australia New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners of the latest Make Your Mark creative design competition.

First place goes to Imogen Brush from the NSW for her design “All to be Left” from the Top Ten designs which had been decided by popular vote by users of the site. The panel commented that “All to be Left” was a creative idea which subtly infused some core issues of the International Year of the Forest. The clever use of colour was a nice touch which helped the design stand out from the pack. The design had also proven extremely popular with the users of the site. Imogen wins a saving of 35% off the price of a year exchange program or 25% off a semester exchange program or a laptop computer. She also gets a Dick Smith Electronics voucher valued at $100 and a Lonely Planet guide book.

Second place goes to Melinda Fule from VIC for his design “Innocence”. Melinda wins a saving of 25% off the price of a year exchange program or 15% off a semester exchange program, a Dick Smith Electronics voucher valued at $100 plus a Lonely Planet guidebook. The panel commented that Melinda.s design utilised a strong iconic image with a well though out concept of innocence and isolation. The design is very original and contains strong imagery which looks good on a t-shirt.i

Third place goes to Hiba Attar from ACT for her design “Shine The Light”. Hiba wins a saving of 15% off the price of a year exchange program or 10% off a semester exchange program, a Dick Smith Electronics voucher valued at $100 and a Lonely Planet guidebook. The panel commented that “Shine The Light” was a very simple and imaginative interpretation of the theme and we congratulate Hiba for thinking outside the square.

Congratulations to Imogen, Melinda and Hiba for their success and to the remaining top 10 finalists who will each receive Dick Smith Electronics gift vouchers.

Due to the high quality of designs submitted I would like to make a special mention of 2 Highly Commended Designs who came very close to making it into the Top 3. Both Sarah and Hollys design concepts were very original, where they both showed us a different perspective on the theme. Well done for putting your thinking caps on!

Glowing Branches by Sarah Santangelo

run forest run! By Holly Muscat

Thanks also to everyone who submitted designs and took part in the comp.

This was the last Make Your Mark comp, where we will still offer 4 Design Scholarships a year.Click here for full details.

Top 10 Finalists

is the grass...
Sheldon

A World of F...
KittyFish

All to be Left
immybaa

run forest run!
Holly0

We Share One...
cffsh

Innocence
Milly17

Our Reliance
Neaveria

Shine The Light
Hebie

Glowing Bran...
S.J

Dont Turn Yo...
Adelaide

Student Exchange Australia New Zealand

Being an exchange student is a challenging, rewarding and fun experience. You're not a tourist or a guest. You'll attend school and live with a host family. You'll become immersed in the local community. Student Exchange Australia New Zealand offers the following programs to high school students from Australia & New Zealand between the ages of 15-18:

Summer Explorer Programs

  • Depart in November for 2 or 3 months
  • Live with a volunteer host family
  • Attend school
  • Boost your language skills

Semester or Year Programs

  • Departures early or mid year
  • Choose a semester or year away
  • Live with a volunteer host family
  • Attend school
  • Choose from 20 destinations
  • Gain independence and maturity
  • Learn about another culture
  • Gain fluency in your chosen language

12 scholarships valued between $2,500 - $3,500 are available this year.

Call 1300 135 331 (from Australia) or 0800 440 079 (from New Zealand) for more information. Subscribe to our e-newsletter.

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