Withdrawing from overseas study
Sometimes you might not be able to go on your overseas study program as you originally intended. So what happens next?
How to notify us of withdrawal
You must contact the Global Learning team via this webform to notify us in writing of your circumstances.
Common reasons for withdrawal
Students may withdraw from their Global Learning Program for a variety of reasons which include:
- Having compassionate or compelling circumstances*
- No longer wanting to participate in the overseas study program
- Not being allocated their most desired host institution
- Not being allocated any of their three host institution choices
- Receiving another overseas study opportunity (eg. Internship or University of Melbourne Overseas Subject).
*The Global Learning team will determine if a withdrawal request is due to compassionate or compelling circumstances; this is assessed on a case-by-case basis. The other reasons outlined above do not constitute compassionate or compelling circumstances and would see conditions imposed on an application submitted in the next application round.
If you intend to apply again in the future
Once your withdrawal has been confirmed by the Global Learning team, you may apply again for another Global Learning program at a future stage in your degree.
Depending on the reason for your withdrawal, conditions may apply. These conditions would only apply in the application round immediately following your withdrawal. Applications submitted thereafter will not be subject to any conditions.
For example, if you applied to undertake a Global Learning Program in Semester 1 this year and then withdrew that application, conditions would only be potentially imposed if you applied to undertake a Global Learning Program in Semester 2 of the same year, but not Semester 1 of the following year.
If your withdrawal from the Global Semester Program is deemed to be for compassionate or compelling reasons, no future application you submit will be subject to any conditions.
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- If your withdrawal from the Global Semester Program is deemed to be for compassionate or compelling reasons, you will still be able to apply for a subsequent Global Semester Program, without any conditions.
- If you withdraw from the global program without compassionate or compelling reasons, you are still permitted to apply for another Global Semester Program in a subsequent application cycle. You will generally be required to meet with a Global Learning Adviser, and your application will be considered in a second round of host institution allocations if you decide to re-apply in the application round immediately after your withdrawal.
Students who withdraw from the Global Semester Program will be able to apply in the next application cycle for global short-term programs but may have conditions attached as outlined below.
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- If your withdrawal from a global short-term program is deemed to be for compassionate or compelling reasons, you will still be able to apply for subsequent global short-term or semester programs, without any conditions.
- If you withdraw from the global short-term exchange program without compassionate or compelling reasons, you are still permitted to apply for another global short-term or semester program in a subsequent application cycle. In most cases you will be required to meet with a Global Learning Adviser and your application will be considered in a second round of host institution allocations.
Students who withdraw from a short-term Fee-paying program will still be able to apply for subsequent global short term and/or semester programs.