City of Darwin’s Sister Cities Program has, for many years supported local language competitions for a range of languages from our Sister Cities. The program has also played an important role in promoting exchange and engagement amongst students.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Darwin and Kalymnos in 2022, City of Darwin is pleased to extend the English and Greek language scholarship program in 2024-25 FY with the recommendation from the Sister City Advisory Committee. The program is designed to encourage the students in Darwin to study Greek and students in Kalymnos to study English.

The Kalymnos and Darwin Language Scholarship Program encourages school students from both Darwin and Kalymnos to apply for AU$500 cash each to continue the study of the Greek/English and related professional development activities.

Kalymnos is Darwin’s first Sister City established on 28 July 1982, Darwin has an established Greek Community dating back to the early 19th century and booming in the 1950s when post-war immigrants arrived in Darwin and worked as sponge divers. Much of the Greek community in Darwin is from Kalymnos. Kalymnos is 300km from southeast of Athens. There is a total of 3,216 people from Greece in Darwin as per the 2021 census based on ancestry, which is ranked as the Top 8 of the dominant groups in Darwin.

Eligibility

Students in year 8 or above from Darwin and Kalymnos who are or planning to study English or Greek as a foreign language.

Application

For Kalymnos students, please submit via online application form below in English before the deadline or submit via email: international@darwin.nt.gov.au

For Darwin students, please submit via online application form below in Greek before the deadline or submit via email: international@darwin.nt.gov.au

The application is closed on 5pm 28 February 2025 (ACST time zone).

Application Form