Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7357

The ASEAN-Australia Centre (‘the Centre’) welcomes applications in line with the Centre’s objectives and strategic pillars in the following priority areas:

1.       Creative industry exchange initiatives to facilitate further collaboration between creative talent in Australia and Southeast Asia.

2.       Cultural initiatives focused on creating market development opportunities to drive two-way trade, tourism, and business, and create cross-cultural connections between Australian and Southeast Asian institutions and organisations.

3.       Grants for Australian researchers or institutions to undertake projects focused on practical efforts to strengthen Southeast Asia literacy in Australian business, government, the education and training system, and the community. Projects with a commercialisation objective and/or with industry partner involvement will be favourably considered. Joint projects with Southeast Asian partners may also be considered.

To be eligible you must:

§  have an Australian Business Number (ABN)

§  be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia

§  have an account with an Australian financial institution

§  be located in Australia, an ASEAN Member State or Timor-Leste

and be one of the following entity types:

§  a company incorporated in Australia

§  a company incorporated by guarantee

§  an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust

§  an incorporated association

§  a partnership

§  a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation

§  a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation

§  a publicly funded research organisation

§  an individual

§  an Australian local government body

§  an Australian state or territory government body

§  an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

Applications from consortia are acceptable, provided you have a lead applicant who is the main driver of the project and is eligible as per the list above.

Individuals who intend the grant to be administered by a university should apply on behalf of the university, i.e. your university is the applicant. 

The Australian Government works through trusted non-government partners including multilateral and non-government organisations to provide support to the people of Myanmar. Proposals to support the people of Myanmar through this grants program are encouraged. Each proposal will be considered on a case-by-case basis to assess the level of risk involved. Proposals will not be selected if they involve partnering with the military regime and its authorities, or if they provide any direct financial benefit to the military regime.

$1,100,000.00

From $50,000.00 to $200,000.00

Before applying, you must read and understand these guidelines, the sample application form and the sample grant agreement.

These documents may be found at GrantConnect. Any alterations and addenda[1] will be published on GrantConnect and by registering on this website, you will be automatically notified on any changes. GrantConnect is the authoritative source for grants information.

To apply you must:

§  complete the online 2024-25 grant round opportunity application form on Smartygrants

§  provide all the information requested

§  address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria

§  include all necessary attachments

§  submit your application/s to Smartygrants by the closing date and time.