GO8616: ASEAN-Australia Centre 2026-27 Grants Program
For the 2026-27 grants opportunity, the ASEAN-Australia Centre welcomes applications aligned with its mission and four pillars across three streams:
- Economic engagement
- Creative industry and cultural connections
- and Asia capability
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 may support exchanges, residencies, capacity-building, professional development, collaboration, export pathways and market development.
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 an Australian permanent resident or citizen, have an account with an Australian financial institution, and be located in Australia or in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste or Vietnam.
Applicants must be an eligible entity:
- a company incorporated in Australia
- company incorporated by guarantee
- incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- incorporated association
- partnership
- eligible joint/consortia application with a lead organisation
- registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
- publicly funded research organisation
- individual
- Australian local government body
- Australian state or territory government body
- or an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
Applicants must be willing to provide or develop child-protection guidelines meeting DFAT Child Protection Policy requirements if their project involves people under 18.
Projects must be consistent with program objectives and outcomes, involve multiple Southeast Asian countries, and identify Southeast Asian project partners.
Successful applicants may need relevant personnel to maintain Working with Vulnerable People registration and/or a Working with Children Check.
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Last updated: 4 October 2026