2025-26 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$5.6 million

2025-26 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$10.6 million

2024-25 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$5.6 million

2024-25 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$10.0 million

2023-24 total Australian ODA [actual]

$12.9 million

Australia’s development cooperation program focuses on human capital, gender equality and climate change.

Education and Skills Development

Australia is increasing education opportunities for Mongolians by:

• strengthening the capabilities of the Mongolian Government and the private sector by providing postgraduate scholarship opportunities in Australia
• 20 Australian Award Scholarships are to be offered for commencement of studies in 2026

The Australia Awards program has supported over 490 Mongolians since 2009 to study in Australia.

Through the German Agency for International Cooperation, Australia is supporting efforts to strengthen TVET schools, aiming to build a globally competitive skills base, address workforce shortages, promote gender equality, and develop capabilities for the clean energy sector. 

Climate Resilience

DFAT commenced a five-year program in August 2024 to enhance Mongolian women’s resilience to climate change impacts:

• by supporting women to lead and engage with innovative clean energy approaches, and entrepreneurs build their businesses [Women’s Climate Resilience program, through The Asia Foundation; $2.5 million; 2024-2029]

Australia has responded to recent humanitarian events in Mongolia through the DFAT – Australian Red Cross partnership, including:

• $210,000 in August 2025 to respond to severe weather - activities included shelter, cash assistance, psychological first aid, volunteer mobilisation and communications
• $250,000 in humanitarian support in response to Mongolia’s 2024 “dzud” – an extreme cold weather event that resulted in 20 deaths including two children.