Australia-China Council Grants 2013-14: Supporting Australia-China Partnerships
The Australia-China Council (ACC) Board is pleased to announce the successful grant recipients for 2013-14. ACC awarded funding to 38 projects across Education and Science, Society and Culture and Economics and Trade priority themes.
The grant round yet again demonstrated a significant and rapidly growing interest in Australian communities in engaging with China. In the first stage of the round, ACC received a record of 263 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) with a total requested funding of over A$9 million. The number of EOIs increased from 236 last year and 214 in 2011-12, despite very limited promotional activities.
ACC-funded projects build capabilities of Australian institutions and people to successfully engage with China. ACC strives to support creativity and entrepreneurship of Australian communities to deepen and broaden Australia-China ties across education, cultural, business and community sectors.
I would like to thank all grant applicants for the time and effort and wish you all the best with your initiatives and projects.
The Hon Warwick Smith AM
Chair
Australia-China Council
Education and Science
| Organisation/ Individual | Project name |
|---|---|
| Victoria University | Leading-edge information, communication and geospatial technologies to support 'green growth' and sustainable tourism in China and Australia |
| Southern Cross University | Second language learning and cultural exchange in early childhood education using digital technologies |
| The University of Western Australia | Multimodal Stories for Language and Cultural Exchange |
| Thirst Ltd | Thirst Virtual Water Classroom |
| Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA) | ACYA course of work |
| University of Wollongong | Building Australian Studies at Wuhan University |
| Surf Life Saving Australia | Introducing Surf Safety and Surf Lifesaving to Shenzhen, China |
| China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, University of South Australia | China-Australia Pathways for Urban Transition: Leadership Forum for Sustainable Urban Development |
| The University of Sydney | Australia-China Council Media Fellows and Scoping Trip |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) | The China Australia Food Security Cooperation Initiative (CAFSCI): coordinating our cooperation in food security-related R&D |
| Australia-China Youth Dialogue/ Australia-China Youth Association | 2013 Australia-China Youth Dialogue |
| Engaging China Project /Australia-China Youth Association | Engaging China Awards |
| University of Queensland | Australian Studies in China Program |
Economics and Trade
| Organisation/ Individual | Project name |
|---|---|
| Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University | Investing in Taiwan: Exploring opportunities for advancing Australian business interests in China |
| Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics, Victoria University | Australia – China International Standards Project |
| Hub Australia | China-Australia Social Enterprise (CAuSE) |
| RMIT University | Community engagement by Chinese firms in Australia: Practices and benefits |
| CSIRO | Measuring and modelling the social risks of industrial projects with environmental and social impacts in China |
| Swinburne University of Technology | Knowledge exchange of quality food production and distribution: China and Australia |
| Deakin University | Australian small to medium enterprises in China: Innovation and engagement in the Asian Century |
| The University of Sydney | Visualising Australia China Business Links: An Interactive Website |
| Australia China Business Council | Australia China Trade Almanac |
| China-Australia Chamber of Commerce (Beijing) | The AustCham China Scholarship Program (2013-14) |
Society and Culture
| Organisation/ Individual | Project name |
|---|---|
| Moriarty's Project Inc | Disagreeable Object |
| Biennale of Sydney | 19th Biennale of Sydney: You Imagine What You Desire |
| Cultural Partnerships Australia | Yuanyang, Picaji, Yellah Fellah |
| Marco Polo Project | China-Australia Digital Literature Festival |
| Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation | Bob Hawke Fellowship Program - Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation |
| Brodie Paul | The Living Map (Working Title) |
| Queensland Ballet | Ancient Voices: New Language - A Choreographic Research Project. |
| Asialink | New Models of Engagement: Arts Residencies in the Asian Century (China, 2014) |
| Artlink Australia | Artlink Indigenous forum/launch plus lecture tour - Australian and Chinese art connections |
| Sydney Film Festival | 61st Sydney Film Festival June 2014 |
| Virginia Hyam Productions | Beyond the Beat |
| Adelaide Film Festival | Hive Shanghai |
| Centre For Creative Arts, La Trobe University | Stories From China |
| Art Gallery of NSW | Chinese-language digital visitor resources |
| Warburton Community Inc. | Tu Di Shen Ti - Our Land, Our Body: 2013 - 2014 Western China tour |