Australian Alumni Grants

Australian Alumni Grants foster Australia's active alumni community in Indonesia and support ongoing personal and professional development for Australian alumni. 

Australian Alumni Grant is offered to alumni to support personal development and networking opportunities. Funding is provided for discrete activities that enhance the potential for alumni to contribute to the achievement of AAI’s five intermediate outcomes, namely:

1. Indonesian alumni apply new knowledge and skills within their organisations and professional contexts
2. Indonesian alumni leverage their strengthened networks in their professional contexts
3. Women, people with disability, alumni from equity target provinces  and other marginalised groups exercise enhanced leadership and empowerment
4. AAI Alumni perceive Australia and Australia society positively
5. Relevant alumni and Indonesian organisation strengthen their collaboration

Grants are provided for discrete activities that support alumni to:

• apply new knowledge and skills within their organisations and professions
• strengthen and leverage their networks
• take up leadership opportunities and empower others to lead
• strengthen their connections with Australia
• collaborate with one another 

Eligibility

The Australian Alumni Grants is open to all Indonesian nationals who have graduated from a recognised Australian tertiary institution, including recipients of Australian Government scholarships, Government of Indonesia scholarship recipients in Australia, and private fee-paying students, those who have completed short-term tertiary courses at registered Australian institutions through Australia Awards Fellowships and Short Courses and the Department of Immigration, Customs and Border Control ELICOS program, and those who have participated in Australian government hosted programs. These include but not limited to the Australia Indonesia Muslim Exchange Program; Bridge Project; Australian Indonesia Youth Exchange Program, ELTA alumni, and visiting journalist programs.

Grant Features

• Preference to grant proposals in the range of AUD 3,000 - 10,000
• Reimbursement for expenses and direct payment to service providers are the preferred methods of funding. Advances will be considered, but are less preferred.

Indicative Activities

Grants are for discrete, one-off activities, not complex projects with multiple inputs. Activities are specific tasks that will have an immediate impact on specific outcomes, as opposed to projects which are comprehensive initiatives with coordinated, sustained efforts. Grant-funded activities should have a clearly identified activity completion milestone.

Eligible activities include:

• Delivering or attending training, workshops and seminars (one training event, workshop or seminar per grant)
• Personal or professional development courses (one course per grant, course duration not exceeding three months)
• Professional networking events (one event per grant)
• Activities that form part of AAI short course award projects (single activity input per grant)
• Capacity building, mentoring or coaching (one event, session or activity per grant)
• Academic research and research-related activities (if field research, one field visit only per grant, research duration three months)
• Knowledge and technology transfer (one event, session or activity per grant)
• Public awareness campaigns (campaign duration no longer than three months)

Grant-funded activities should be undertaken within three months of the awarding of the grant with a clearly identified activity completion milestone.

Grant Guidelines

We encourage eligible alumni seeking grant opportunities to download and review the following documents for a complete understanding of the AAI grant requirements.

• AAI Grant Guidelines
• AAI Grant FAQ

How to apply

Grant applications can be submitted online using the following link:

AAI Grants

Applicants with disability are encouraged to inform AAI should assistance is required to fill out the online application.

AAG Application

Please complete the application for the Australian Alumni Grant 2025 Round 2 and submit it before 16 February 2025, at 11:45 PM WIB (Western Indonesia Time).

Applications should address all they key questions written in the application form.

Applications may be deemed ineligible if they are incomplete or do not address the selection criteria. Unsuccessful applicants and previous grantees are welcome to submit applications in subsequent application rounds.

Late submissions will not be accepted.

If you have any questions about the Australian Alumni Grants, please contact us at Grants@australiaawardsindonesia.org  and use the subject line: “Queries – AAG 2025”