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For the 2026-27 grants opportunity, the ASEAN-Australia Centre welcomes applications aligned with its mission and four pillars across three streams:

• Economic engagement
  Economic engagement initiatives may support networking, information exchange, awareness-raising, business matching and Asia capability for Australian business, including First Nations businesses.
• Creative industry and cultural connections
  Creative industry and cultural connections may support exchanges, residencies, capacity-building, professional development, collaboration, export pathways and market development.
• Asia capability
  Asia capability initiatives may draw on Southeast Asian student expertise, establish professional benchmarking or accreditation, or develop Australian Curriculum-aligned teaching resources.

Projects must involve multiple Southeast Asian countries and identify Southeast Asian partners. The intended outcome is to build business, cultural and community links between Southeast Asia and Australia.

Applicants must

• have a current Australian Business Number
• be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• be located in Australia or an eligible Southeast Asian country.

Eligible applicants include

• Australian incorporated companies,
• companies limited by guarantee,
• incorporated trustees,
• incorporated associations,
• partnerships,
• eligible consortia with a lead organisation,
• registered charities or not-for-profit organisations,
• publicly funded research organisations,
• individuals,
• Australian local government bodies,
• Australian state or territory government bodies,
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

Projects involving people under 18 must meet DFAT child protection policy requirements.

The Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII) Grant Program provides grants each year to develop, promote and strengthen understanding and engagement between Australia and Indonesia. The AII Grant Program’s objectives are to: increase public interest and understanding of Indonesia in Australia, and of the importance of the bilateral relationship, across a broad audience; increase Australians’ capability to effectively engage with Indonesia; and to develop partnerships, collaborations and people-to-people links in areas of shared interest in the bilateral and regional context.

To deliver on its objectives, the focus of the annual program pivots from year to year. The 2026-27 grant opportunity will focus on Indonesian capability and language. Indonesia capability refers to the knowledge, skills, experience, and networks that enable effective engagement with Indonesia.

Priority will be given to projects that can demonstrate how they improve Australia’s ability to engage with Indonesia by building cultural understanding and knowledge, Indonesian language skills, and sustainable networks across community, schools and universities.