Deadline: 21-Aug-24
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is pleased to announce the Australia-Korea Foundation Grants to promote people-to-people links and a contemporary and positive image of Australia and support for the Australian Government’s international policy goals.
The AKF seeks to strengthen the Australia-Korea relationship in ways that enhance mutual understanding and people-to-people links. The objectives of the AKF grants are to:
- increase public awareness of Australia in Korea, and of Korea in Australia, and the importance of the bilateral relationship
- develop partnerships in areas of shared interest in the bilateral, regional and global context, and
- increase Australians’ ability to effectively engage with Korea and Koreans’ ability to effectively engage with Australia.
Priority Areas
- Key priority areas of the AKF:
- Cross cultural collaborations that strengthen people-to-people links, including with diaspora
- Technological, scientific and education innovation
- Trade, agriculture and business collaborations, including increasing Australian business literacy of doing business with Korea and vice versa, and
- Strategic international relations that build linkages and promote public discourse on bilateral, economic and broader geostrategic issues.
Funding Information
- In 2024-25, up to $720,000 is available for this grant opportunity for both one-year and multi-year (up to three years) grants.
- Grant applications for a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $50,000 per year will be considered.
- The standard grant period is one year.
Eligible Activities
- To be eligible the grant activity outlined in the application should:
- contribute to the objectives of the AKF.
- promote a contemporary and positive image of Australia in Korea and/or Korea in Australia.
- address one of the priority areas:
- Cross cultural collaborations that strengthen people-to-people links, including with diaspora
- Technological, scientific and education innovation
- Trade, agriculture and business collaborations, including increasing Australian business literacy of doing business in Korea and vice versa
- Strategic international relations that build linkages and promote public discourse on bilateral, economic and broader geostrategic issues.
Expected Outcomes
- The expected outcomes are:
- strengthened bilateral relationships in areas of mutual interest with particular countries and regions,
- international networks, collaboration and connections between institutions and communities to build understanding, trust and influence,
- enhanced Australian international reputation and reach through the promotion of the economic, creative and cultural, sporting, innovation and science, and education assets, and
- increased understanding of Australians of the cultures and opportunities in each of these countries.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible you must:
- be one of the following entity types:
- an Australian entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN)
- an Australian consortium with a lead organisation
- an Australian registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
- an Australian local government body
- an Australian State/Territory government body
- a Corporate Commonwealth Entity
- an Australian statutory authority
- be an Australian or permanent resident of Australia
- be a citizen or organisation from the Republic of Korea
- be a well-established organisation in the Republic of Korea with a business purpose to advocate for Australian business, education and/or cultural interests
- be already based in Australia or the Republic of Korea or able to travel to the Republic of Korea from a third country.
- be one of the following entity types:
- and be willing to provide or develop child protection guidelines that meets the Child Protection Policy | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for your project if it involves people under the age of 18 years.
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