| Grantee Organisation | Project Title | Project Description | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nossal Institute Limited | Collaborative curriculum development of cervical cancer patient education in Indonesia | In partnership with the Centre for Reproductive Health at Gadjah Mada University, the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne will develop and pilot a patient education module for Indonesian women diagnosed with cervical cancer, providing a crucial resource for Indonesian health professionals, filling a critical information gap and enhancing women patients' right to quality health care. | $40,000 |
| Yayasan Hohidiai Maluku Utara | Building networks to prevent gender-based violence in North Maluku | This project will establish a cross-country network of women's health researchers, advocates and clinicians to address violence against women and children in North Maluku. The initiative will co-create video-based training resources and frameworks to strengthen support services, fostering prevention, early intervention, and recovery. | $35,000 |
| University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Australia-Indonesia sustainable fuels workshop | Australia and Indonesia share a vision of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy. In collaboration with partners from academia and industry, the University of New South Wales will lead an Australia-Indonesia Sustainable Fuels Workshop, encouraging continued collaboration and research in this important area of shared interest. | $30,525 |
| Griffith University | Weaving cultural tourism's future: Enhancing digital capacity for women weavers | This project aims to empower 100 women-led Endek (weaving) SMEs in Klungkung and surrounding regions by equipping them with critical digital skills to capitalise on digital transformation, attract prospective tourists, and contribute to Bali's thriving arts and cultural tourism sector. | $39,000 |
| PT Ruang Kreasi Berdaya (KUMPUL) | Shehacks Innovate: Transforming rural MSMEs through digital capacity building | This project will support women-led MSMEs to grow their businesses and build deeper business-to-business links with Australia. Project participants will build their digital literacy skills and work with Australian mentors and industry experts to build understanding and long-term networks within the Australian market. | $20,000 |
| Griffith University | Empowering Sulawesi Women in Tourism: Innovation and Sustainable Business | Led by Griffith University, this project will facilitate knowledge sharing between Australian and Indonesian women-led tourism operators and support sustainable tourism in Sulawesi. | $35,000 |
| The University of Sydney | Empowering West Javan Taskforce Teams to respond to sexual violence | This project will produce innovative teaching and learning resources for West Javan Taskforce Teams working to respond to sexual violence in schools. Resources will drive positive change, supporting the Indonesian government's new policy on preventing school-based violence. | $40,000 |
| Cerebral Palsy Alliance | Advancing cerebral palsy (CP) research and rehabilitation: an Indonesian-Australian initiative. | This project will advance an Indonesia-Australia partnership on childhood disability research and services in Central Java through scaling-up a hospital-based cerebral palsy (CP) registry, enhancing capacity for prevention and supporting collaboration for early detection and rehabilitation of children with CP in Indonesia. This initiative supports Australia's commitment to disability-inclusive development and strengthens bilateral ties through sustainable, impactful collaboration. | $40,000 |
| The University of Melbourne | Strengthening general paediatric training to enable Indonesia's Health Transformation Agenda | This project will strengthen Universitas Gadjah Mada and Dr Sardjito Hospital's paediatric training through stakeholder engagement, mentorship, leadership development and enhanced clinical teaching skills. It will build on a longstanding collaboration with the University of Melbourne and the Royal Children's Hospital to support sustainable improvements in paediatric training. | $40,000 |
| University of New South Wales | Strengthening economic ties: Tackling procurement and regulation barriers in Indonesia | This project addresses challenges in navigating complex public procurement processes in Indonesia, enabling Australian companies to access better investment opportunities. By overcoming these barriers, it contributes to Invested: Australia's Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, fostering economic growth in both nations. | $20,000 |
| Days for Girls | Women's reproductive health education & distribution of sustainable menstrual kits | This project will assist women living in period poverty in rural areas of Indonesia. The program will provide sustainable menstrual kits hand-sewn by volunteers of Days for Girls Australia and run peer-led workshops on reproductive health (puberty to menopause). | $11,595 |
| Deakin University | Animal Welfare in One Health: An Indonesian-Australian Education Collaboration | This project aims to improve animal welfare and other One Health outcomes in Indonesia, through the provision of targeted education to veterinary students and graduates across three universities in Australia and Indonesia. The project will focus on advancing the understanding of the critical role of animal welfare in One Health, an approach that recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health and seeks to balance and optimise the health of each. Good animal welfare is important for preventing zoonotic disease transmission, promoting animal health, and improving food security. | $25,000 |
| Universitas YARSI | Adapting an Australian digital mental health service for Indonesia | This project aims to improve access to mental health support in Indonesia by adapting the Australian digital mental health service, This Way Up, to a local Indonesian context. The program will adapt and conduct user testing of a web-based mindfulness intervention tailored for Indonesian young people and university students. The final goal of the project is to develop a scalable and sustainable model for delivering digital mental health services in Indonesia. | $40,000 |
| Pondok Bahasa | Indonesian Language Resources for Today: Cinematic Lessons for Modern Classrooms | This project creates curriculum-aligned cinematic Indonesian lessons to address the lack of engaging and relevant classroom materials. By supporting Australian teachers, it aims to re-engage students with authentic content and promote cultural understanding in Indonesian language education. This project is committed to providing an honest depiction of Indonesian life while encouraging inclusive perspectives, fostering cultural understanding, and supporting equitable learning outcomes. | $25,000 |
| Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta | ParaSTART INDONESIA: Adapting an Australian Best-Practice Model for Inclusive Sport | ParaSTART Indonesia is a collaborative initiative between Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) and the University of Queensland (UQ). This project adapts Australia's successful ParaSTART model to the Indonesian context, promoting inclusive sports and physical activity for individuals with disabilities—especially youth with physical impairments. Running from May to September 2025, the program includes adaptive sports such as boccia, swimming, badminton, and athletics. It also features community-based training, bilateral workshops, cultural exchanges, and inclusive capacity-building activities. By sharing best practices between Australian and Indonesian experts and institutions, ParaSTART Indonesia fosters resilience, social inclusion, and long-term empowerment through sport. | $46,000 |
| Western Australian Cricket Association | Promoting cricket opportunities across Indonesia for Women and Girls | This project will promote cricket opportunities across Indonesia for women and girls. It aims to support young Indonesian female players and provides them with opportunities to train and play with experienced coaches and players, closely observing elite practices. The program will also provide support to turf management and facility development. | $10,000 |
| Universitas Kristen Petra | Strengthening Governance of Indonesian Coffee Farmers through Cost-Price and Creative-Marketing | This project supports the PATUWEN coffee farmers group in East Indonesia to improve their business capacity and access to wider markets. By providing training in financial reporting, cost-of-production calculation, and digital marketing using blockchain and e-commerce, the project aims to strengthen transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in the local coffee industry. Australian expertise in agricultural governance and digital innovation will be shared through knowledge exchange, empowering farmers to adopt global best practices and increase their competitiveness. This initiative builds stronger people-to-people connections between Australia and Indonesia while promoting inclusive economic development. | $25,000 |
| Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University | Supporting climate reporting in Indonesian Newsrooms | This project seeks to support reporting on climate and energy in Indonesian newsrooms. It will focus on knowledge exchange, with the aim of increasing the accuracy of climate reporting. It will provide journalists with the tools to tell the climate story clearly, accurately, and with a focus on solutions to help communities navigate a changing world. | $40,000 |
| Asialink Education, University of Melbourne | National Roundtable on Australian Schools' Engagement with Indonesia | The National Roundtable on Australian Schools' Engagement with Indonesia will bring together policy makers and Indonesia experts to discuss solutions to overcome declining opportunities for school students in Australia to learn Bahasa Indonesian, and to engage with Indonesia and Indonesians. | $10,000 |
| Forum AWO Indonesia | Strengthening the Indonesia-Australia Cattle Industry Sector | This project aims to strengthen the cattle industry sector between Indonesia and Australia. It will seek to facilitate the sharing of knowledge on animal welfare and sustainability, including through the field visits and workshops in both countries. | $40,000 |
| Jump Left | 'Expanding Surrounding' - 2025 Indonesia x Australia Cultural Exchange | The project 'Expanding Surrounding' fosters peer-to-peer collaborations between Indonesian and Australian neurodivergent and neurotypical artists. It will result in an exhibition, artist residencies, and professional development opportunities across Melbourne and Bandung, addressing the underrepresentation of artists with disabilities in global art ecologies. 'Expanding Surrounding' will build on the successful Bandung/Indonesia-based iteration, deepening international partnerships, promoting inclusivity, and showcasing the dynamic Australian and Indonesian arts sectors. | $40,000 |
| Joel Backwell | A Roadmap for strengthening Indonesia literacy in Australia | This project will develop a roadmap for strengthening Indonesia literacy in Australia. Working alongside experts from across education and government, the roadmap will develop strategies for reviving Indonesia studies, boost engagement with Indonesia, and support the implementation of Invested: Australia's Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040. | $30,000 |
| National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) | Diplomacy in Action: Cultural Leadership Exchange | Despite Indonesia's vibrant creative sector and its importance as Australia's closest neighbour, formal partnerships between Australian and Indonesian cultural leaders remain limited. This initiative bridges that gap by fostering new cooperation through practice-based research, education, and digital innovation, and will encourage innovative collaboration in arts education and intercultural practice. | $18,000 |
| Torres Strait & Cape York Peninsula Indigenous Futsal Association Limited | Australia and Indonesia - Connected in Futsal and Friendship | Australian First Nations and Indonesian futsal players, coaches and administrators will work together to build sporting skills and enhance connections through a futsal exchange and knowledge sharing program. Throughout the year, project participants will work together to build futsal skills, engage in knowledge, cultural and language exchange, and will culminate in a visit to Indonesia. | $30,000 |
| Nongkrong Arts Inc. | Nongkrong Festival 2026 | Under the theme of 'Roots and Routes', the Nongkrong Festival 2026 will raise awareness of Indonesian culture in Australia and deepen bilateral connections through the creation of a sustainable year-round platform. The festival will tell stories of contemporary Australia-Indonesia identities and create spaces for intergenerational knowledge-sharing between emerging and established diaspora voices across arts, academia and community leadership. | $30,000 |
| Monash University | Engaging youth tackling plastic pollution through STEM sustainability and entrepreneurship | Plastic pollution is a serious problem affecting both Australia and Indonesia. In this project, Precious Plastic Monash in Australia and Universitas Sebelas Maret in Indonesia will co-develop a young adult-oriented sustainability curriculum focusing on entrepreneurship and STEM education. | $23,000 |
| Dromana College | Beautiful Indonesia: Arts in Motion | This project supports students from Dromana College's feeder and networking schools to participate in an Indonesian arts and cultural incursion. Through immersion in Indonesian music, dance and performance, students will develop a deeper appreciation for Indonesian culture and be inspired to pursue Indonesian language studies. | $10,000 |
| Australia-Indonesia Youth Association | Enhancing the Indonesia-Australia Partnership: Fostering Deeper Language and Cultural Connections | This project will strengthen youth engagement with Indonesian language and culture, fostering cross-cultural understanding. It will offer initiatives such as language exchange programs; the annual Kongres conference connecting Australian and Indonesian youth; Indonesian and Australian film screenings; and cultural workshops, providing opportunities to explore Indonesian traditions, art, and language. The project will also support professional development by connecting young Australians with Indonesian peers through networking events and career nights with business councils. These initiatives aim to nurture collaboration and innovation, empowering youth to contribute to the future of Australia-Indonesia relations. | $35,000 |
| TasWater | Tasmania-Lombok Water Resilience Program | This project seeks to deliver tangible improvements in Lombok's water management systems while strengthening Australia-Indonesia ties through meaningful collaboration. It will enhance water safety in Lombok by sharing knowledge on risk-based methods and building capacity to implement WHO-recommended Water Safety Plans, improving water quality and public health. Led by TasWater in partnership with Giri Menang, PERPAMSI, and the Australian Water Association, the program focuses on capacity-building, technical training, and the integration of the Australian water sector knowledge. | $40,000 |
| Indonesian Cyber Media Association | Science Unplugged: Bringing Complex Concepts to the Public | This project will bridge the gap between newsrooms and universities by providing free, reliable, Creative Commons-licensed curated content for publication. It will allow publishers to edit and use content freely, ensuring complex stories get attention without resource constraints. This collaboration between AMSI and 360info Australia will make complex research more accessible and widely disseminated. | $30,000 |
| Academy of Entrepreneurs Pty Ltd | EcoBoss: Empowering Green Entrepreneurs | The EcoBoss project empowers students in Indonesia to become green entrepreneurs, transforming local challenges into sustainable business solutions. Delivered through "Train the Trainer" sessions in Bahasa and English, the program will reach 3,000-5,000 students, fostering cross-border trade between Australia and Indonesia and global business connections. By promoting environmental responsibility, the EcoBoss Project aims to create jobs, drive innovation, and strengthen economic and environmental ties between Indonesia and Australia. | $40,000 |
| CAUSINDY (Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth) | CAUSINDY: Strengthening Australia-Indonesia Ties Through Youth Leadership | The annual CAUSINDY Conference is a four-day program that brings together 30 emerging young leaders from diverse backgrounds across Australia and Indonesia. The conference features a mix of keynote speeches from leading experts, panel discussions addressing pressing bilateral issues and collaborative workshops designed to generate actionable solutions to key issues within our region. The 2025 conference will centre on the theme 'Kreatif Connections', exploring the rich cultural heritage of Indonesia & Australia, fostering mutual understanding and developing youth capabilities within the creative arts industry. | $20,000 |
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Airlangga | Development of Tele-Cardiology for Heart Disease Screening in Jayapura Papua | This project seeks to develop tele-cardiology for heart disease screening in Jayapura Papua. The program addresses the critical need for improved cardiovascular health services in Jayapura Regency by equipping healthcare workers with tele-cardiology tools for cardiovascular disease screening. The program will be executed through the collaboration of Australia Award Alumni from the Center of Online Health, the University of Queensland, Airlangga University in Indonesia, and the Health Department of Jayapura District Papua. | $39,880 |
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