The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) intends to release a competitive grant opportunity in the coming weeks. This opportunity will invite proposals from an Australian higher education provider, or a consortium led by an Australian higher education provider, to design and implement a new program: the Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment. This initiative will succeed the Pacific Research Program Phase Two. Timeframes for this approach to market will take into account semester breaks within the higher education sector.

The successful applicant will undertake a design process. Progression to implementation will be subject to DFAT’s formal acceptance of the design milestone and is not guaranteed.

Building on the achievements of the Pacific Research Program Phase Two, the objective of the new investment is to better equip Pacific researchers and tertiary institutions to produce the research needed to solve Pacific development challenges.

The competitive grant opportunity will be published on this Business Opportunities page.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for planning purposes only and it does not represent solicitation or constitute a request for proposal, nor is it a commitment to purchase or tender for any described services. The scale, scope and focus of any proposed program may change at any time and is subject to formal approval by the Australian and Partners Governments before any competitive grant process commences.