The 2016-17 round will open at 9.00am 1 February 2016 and will close at 12.00 noon Canberra time on 4 April 2016.
Applications focused on the four long-term priority areas are highly encouraged:
- trade diplomacy and geopolitics
- technological and scientific innovation
- building cultural understanding
- reciprocal Australian and Korean studies
In order to maximize the impact of the AKF-supported projects, multi-year grant applications (up to 3 years) will be encouraged from AKF 2016 round.
**The online application system, Smartygrants, will be accessible on the opening date and will close on the closing date at the times indicated above. Late entries will not be accepted. We recommend applicants not to wait until the last day to submit their applications.