Former grantees
2021 CAAR Grantees
| Grant recipient | Project Title | Grant Description | Amount exclusive of GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie University | Expanding Investment in Fintech between Australia and the Gulf Region | Presenting seminars on 'Fintech Investment and Regulation in Australia and the Gulf Region' at Dubai Expo 2020 and develop digital resources to guide Fintech innovators, investors and clients; and enhance cultural relations between Australia and the Arab world, specifically in the context of Fintech in the Islamic finance space. | $36,154 |
| Flinders University | Promoting Arab-Australian Bilateral Capacity-building: Business, Education & the Legal Profession | This project engages industry leaders, legal professionals and governance agencies to educate participants and produce research outputs that support significant opportunities to grow Australian-Arab capacity for bilateral activity, with focus on education. | $40,325 |
| Hands on Humanities Project | Then and Now: Our Story in a Box | The project features young people from regional Australia, Cairo and Dubai sharing stories of historical and contemporary experiences through objects and imagery to foster understanding and empathy across cultural divides. | $60,416 |
| Queensland University of Technology | Connected/automated vehicles workshops to share knowledge with Saudi Universities | Share new knowledge in partnership with the Queensland University of Technology and Qassam University, Saudi Arabia about connected and automated (self-driving) vehicles, through multicultural / multidisciplinary research to enhance future careers and road safety. | $30,885 |
| Flinders University | Cross-cultural perspectives on Arab's gender equality: A study tour | The study tour aims to enhance cross-cultural understanding of the barriers to, and opportunities for, effective gender diversity practices and management. | $24,000 |
| The University of Adelaide | Jousour: Connecting Australian and Tunisian scholars via Art and Architecture | This jousour (building bridges) between Australian and Tunisian academics aims enhance collective disciplinary expertise, focusing on the art and architecture of Muslim communities. | $59,100 |
| One Giant Leap Australia Foundation | The Connecting Minds Project | The project is designed to showcase education and learning in a variety of environments with emphasis on cultural relationships and interactions whilst developing skills and knowledge in a unique global network of Space and STEM for Women. | $65,300 |
| University of New South Wales – Football United | Impact, Creativity, Exchange: Innovation through Sport | Combining the 'Sport for Change' leadership forum and the 'Women in Sport' forum into a virtual Youth Leadership program for 30 Women (aged 18-30) working in Sports for Social Change across Arab regions and Australia. | $60,000 |
| University of New South Wales | EXPOsing the future of learning: Innovative robot-based approaches to education | Experts in social robotics, based in Australia and the UAE, will share their expertise through reciprocal research visits to develop innovative applications of robots in education, and co-organise a public symposium and exhibition at the Dubai Expo 2020. | $33,300 |
2019 CAAR Grantees
| Grant recipient | Project Title | Grant Description | Amount exclusive of GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtin University | Cerebral Palsy: Sharing knowledge through soccer between Australia and Jordan | Establishing collaboration through sport in order to share knowledge for health improvement in Cerebral Palsy (CP) through soccer, with the focus being an exchange program between Curtin University and Edith Cowan University and the Hashemite University in Jordan, using soccer to improve health outcomes in CP. | $20,000 |
| Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange | Australia-Morocco study tour exchange: #OzinMorocco19 #MoroccoinOz20 | The #OzinMorocco19 and #MoroccoinOz20 study tours will see delegations of high-achieving journalism students at Deakin University (Melbourne) and Institut Supérieur de l'Information et de la Communication (Rabat) collaborating in Australia and Morocco to enhance cross-cultural understanding by fostering better informed journalism. | $27,000 |
| Flinders University | Promoting Trade Relations: Comparative Arab-Australian Corporate & Trade Law | Developing Arab-Australian investment and trade relationships by promoting shared legal understandings and reduce the legal-cultural barriers providing opportunities to network and disseminate legal advice for Arab/Australian commercial relationships. | $20,000 |
| Deakin University | Women Know MENA Australia-Lebanon exchange | A project to fund events which foster links between Australian and Arab women leaders in order to elevate the work of women, develop strategies to further raise women’s voices (particularly from the region) and interview Women Know MENA members on why women are frequently ignored. | $20,000 |
| Power Community Limited (PCL) | Power Intercultural Program Leadership Forum | The Power Intercultural Program (PIP) Leadership Forum is designed to give Arab students participants in the PIP, cultural awareness and leadership training to reconnect with students from other schools who participated in the program. | $10,000 |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | Future vegetable production, collaborating to learn from the arid environments | Queensland vegetable industry, through co-operation between the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, grower organisations and the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture will engage with UAE farmers through a study trip to learn about farming in an arid environment. | $20,000 |
| Australian National Maritime Museum | Alan Villiers and the Sons of Sinbad | Villiers is one of the leading Western writers on the Arabian world capturing age-old Arabian sailing traditions, skills and hardship endured by Arabian sailors, and Kuwait City before the discovery of oil. This photographic exhibition is presented by the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) in conjunction with the Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait's National Council for Art, Culture and Letters. | $30,000 |
| Cultural Media | Palestinian Film Festival 2019 | The Palestinian Film Festival Australia is dedicated to building cross-cultural understanding and dialogue and to promoting Palestinian life, art and culture in a multicultural Australia. | $10,000 |
| University of Wollongong | Responsible Business and ITVlogs Program: Entrepreneurial Innovation for Social Change | This student exchange is an innovative knowledge-sharing platform to engage students and academics with industry stakeholders on responsible fashion business and technology-use for social change. Students in the UAE will visit Australia to examine new ideas and technologies in the fashion industry and how their uptake can ignite social change to protect the indigenous Australian fashion industry and the Australian fashion industry generally. | $20,000 |
| Biennale of Sydney | 22nd Biennale of Sydney | An exhibition featuring the work of significant contemporary artists born in the Arab world including, Tarek Atoui (Lebanon), Anna Boghiguian (Egypt), Mohamed Bourouissa (French-Algerian). With their participation, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney will facilitate important cultural exchanges and increase public awareness of collaborations and cooperation between Australia and the Arab world. | $10,000 |
| AL NAYZAK | Al-Nayzak-Questacon exhibition co-production: Science & the Arab-Islamic Golden age | The exhibition will introduce science, cultural and historical knowledge about the Arab world and enable dynamic cultural and knowledge exchange between Australians and Palestinians. | $30,000 |
| Swinburne University of Technology | Innovation in Practice-Young Arab Start-Up Pitch Competition | The competition selects 10 students from Arab Middle Eastern and North African countries with innovative start up ideas providing them with intensive training over a two-day workshop. The project fosters the cultural and business relationships between Australia and participant Arab countries. | $20,000 |
| Islamic Society of South Australia | Al Salam Festival 2020 | The Al Salam Festival is an initiative which endeavours to address concerns currently prevalent within the wider Australian community and to change negative attitudes towards Muslims and migrants identifying as Middle Eastern. | $10,000 |
| Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation | Building capacity for Tunisian NGOs working with disadvantaged communities | The project involves bringing Tunisian NGOs engaged in advocacy and service provision in disadvantaged areas in Tunisia to Australia for intensive workshops and interactive programs. The purpose is to increase their capacity to effectively deliver services and participate in the Tunisia's nascent democratic process. | $40,000 |
| Life Saving Victoria | Development of a Sustainable Lifesaving Sport Program in Bahrain and UAE | This project develops relations between Australian and Arab counterparts in lifesaving and sports by supporting development of sustainable programs and the sharing of Australian innovation in open water swimming and lifesaving to enable further interchange of people and resources. | $25,000 |
| STUDIO XXVI | MIZAN ZAMAN | A series of artistic workshops by Moroccan artisans involved in sacred geometry, indigenous 'Amazigh' culture, symbology, storytelling, book binding, Islamic Art, leather embossing and Moroccan craft and music. | $10,000 |
| When Women Win | When Women Win Australia Growth Strategy | A podcast giving people access to female role models from all walks of life sharing inspirational stories and practical tools to enrich listeners' lives and includes guests hailing from the Middle East to Australia. | $20,000 |
| Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at the University of South Australia | Cultural Preparedness to Teach in the Middle East | To what extent are expatriate educators culturally prepared to teach in the Middle East? This project involves educator dialogues with expatriate teachers working at international private schools in Dubai and Doha and visits to national heritage centres to build cultural understanding among Australian teachers including workshops on "cultural responsivity". | $25,000 |
| International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) | Collaboration with the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture (AWLA) Program | A program dedicated to Arab women scientists and focusing on building both their leadership and research skills in agricultural sustainability and food security, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa region. | $12,500 |
2018 CAAR Grantees
| Grant recipient | Project Title | Grant Description | Amount exclusive of GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Huda Al-Tamimi/Australian National University (ANU) | Showcasing Traditional Arabic Culture Through Music | The project promotes the understanding of Arabic culture and history in Australia through an interactive introduction to Arabic music by professional ethnomusicologists of 19th-20th century Arabic music originating in Egypt. | $25,000 |
| Australian Museum Research Institute | Bridging the gap between marine resource managers and research institutions | This research exchange with Oman will provide further "proof of concept" of innovative technology, used to identify what valuable coastal marine resources occupy different habitats, address Arabian Peninsula and Australian management needs, and broaden political relationships between these two countries. | $35,000 |
| Mr Tim Harcourt | The Airport Economist Middle East TV series | The Airport Economist, a magazine style TV show unlocks the mysteries of doing business in different markets in the Middle East with expert commentary on the economy, foreign diplomacy, trade, regulation and event cultural nuances when doing business in the region and follow Australian SMEs and service providers on their journey around the region. | $25,000 |
| Monash University | Genomics research training and technology development in diabetes complications | Builds on and translate cutting-edge contemporary technologies developed in Australia combined with world-class pre-clinical animal studies, using well-characterised cohorts in the American University of Beirut, with the aim is to expand on research, teaching and training for preventing, treating and reversing the complications of diabetes, the fastest growing health condition in Australia and the Middle East. | $33,550 |
| Shaun Parker and Company Limited | Shaun Parker and Company 2019 Middle East Tour | Shaun Parker & Company will present their new work "KING" as part of the Masahat Consortium in April 2019. The consortium includes Beirut International Platform of Dance, Lebanon; Amman Contemporary Dance Festival, Jordan and Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival, Palestinian Territories. Artistic Director, Shaun Parker will lead three one-on-one mentorships for female choreographers in each territory, and deliver targeted workshops to support on-going artistic relationships with local dancers, sharing cultural exchange of contemporary dance practice and societal dialogue between the Middle East region and Australia. | $30,000 |
| Adelaide Film Festival | Adelaide Film Festival 2017 | Welcoming of Ms Hania Mroue, of the Metropolis Art Cinema, Beirut, Lebanon to sit on Flinders University Documentary Competition Jury. | $4,850 |
2017–18 CAAR Grantees
| Grant recipient | Project Title | Grant Description | Amount exclusive of GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Walkley Foundation | Australia-Arab International Journalism Speaker Program | The Australia-Arab International Journalism Speaker Program will see the Walkley Foundation facilitate one journalist from the Arab region to participate in panel discussions, workshops and networking at Storyology, the Foundation's flagship event and to meet key government, business & tourism contacts. | $10,000 |
| Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange | 2018 AMEJE University of Canberra/University of Adelaide study tour | The 2018 AMEJE UC/UA study tour will take a delegation of high-achieving University of Canberra and University of Adelaide journalism students on a professional and cultural study tour of Qatar and Jordan. | $30,000 |
| Lebanese Rugby League Federation | LRLF - NRL Rugby League Education Program | Local Lebanese coaches and match officials travel to Sydney for a month to participate in a series of technical placements with NRL clubs, NSWRL Academy, NRL Bunker, Lebanon national team and to attend two 5-day technical educator courses. | $29,990 |
| Football Federation Australia Limited | FFA Middle Eastern Football Exchange | Football Federation Australia will visit a number of counterpart football member associations in the West Asian region of the AFC to discuss the development of the game in Asia and build peer to peer linkages. | $15,000 |
| Australian Friends of Palestine Association Incorporated | Showcasing Palestinian Culture | AFOPA will run a year-long program "Showcasing Palestinian Culture." It will include 5 sub-projects: WOMAD 2018; a cultural day focusing on food and fashion; a poetry reading event; a community fun run event; a Palestinian cooking course. | $20,000 |
| Adelaide Film Festival | Adelaide Film Festival 2017 | Development of a strategic relationship between Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) and the Doha Film Institute (DFI), Qatar striving for creative and cultural exchange. Key DFI representative participation at AFF in 2017 and DFI films to screen at AFF. | $4,850 |
| University of Technology Sydney | The Foreign Correspondent Study Tour | The 2018 Foreign Correspondent study tour is a UTS led study tour, where Masters students visit Jordan to learn how to do journalism in the Arab world as part of their university learning. | $30,000 |
| Terrapin Puppet Theatre | Contemporary Puppetry Exchange between Jordan and Australia | Co-production between Terrapin Puppet Theatre and Haya Cultural Center, Jordan of an original children's theatre performance. Shadow and puppetry will be used to train Jordanian artists and explore a story that is culturally relevant to both Jordan and Australia. | $30,000 |
| Information and Cultural Exchange Inc. | Arab Film Festival Australia 2018 | The Arab Film Festival Australia 2018 forges a cultural connection between Australia and the Arab world, with screenings of contemporary work in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra during July - October, supported by filmmaker and partner networking events. | $25,000 |
| University of South Australia | Academic and Cultural Relationship Enhancement | Professor Mohamad Abdalla will be hosted by the Al Sharq Forum Foundation in February 2018 to give a series of expert talks that address the need for enhancement of academic and cultural collaboration between the Arab region and Australia. | $8,860 |
| Deakin University | Sharing Syrian scholarship on ISIS with the Australian public | This project will bring the leading Syrian researcher Hassan Hassan to Australia for a week in early 2018 to give public lectures (Melbourne, Sydney) and a government seminar (Canberra) on the rise of ISIS and the Syrian conflict. | $9,945 |
| Deakin University | Democracy Education in Tunisia – Building Capacity among Youth Leaders | This project will conduct interactive workshops, focus groups and critical evaluations involving Tunisian youth leaders visiting Australia. It will generate new knowledge, build capacity and increase skills level about democratic institutions, political processes, and policy making procedures in established democracy. | $30,000 |
| Cultural media Limited | Palestinian Film Festival Australia 2017 | The Palestinian Film Festival is a community-arts initiative dedicated to building cultural understanding and promoting Palestinian arts and culture in a multicultural-Australian context. Hosted by CulturalMedia, the festival will launch a national program throughout November-2017 in partnership with Palace Cinemas. | $30,000 |
| University of New South Wales (Football United) | Women in Sport for Social Change Leadership Forum | The week-long residential forum will be held in Sydney, March 2018. Up to 12 women Sport for Development practitioners from the Arab world and Australia will be provided with a unique learning experience&cultural exchange. | $25,000 |
| Shaun Parker & Company | Shaun Parker & Company's TROLLEYS tour to Downtown Cairo Arts Festival. | Australian-Arab cultural exchange encompassing performances of accessible dance theatre work TROLLEYS at outdoor sites during Downtown Cairo Arts Festival (D-CAF). Seven visiting artists will lead workshops with local artists and community to forge ongoing mutually beneficial artistic relationships. | $20,855 |
| University of Wollongong | Responsible Business and IT Vlogs: Fashion through an Ethical Kaleidoscope | Using a student exchange model, Responsible Business and Information Technology Vlogs (ReBitVlogs) proposes an innovative platform to engage students and academics with industry experts, government and non-government officials in discussions on responsible business and technology-use issues in the fashion industry. | $20,000 |
| Sydney Peace Foundation - University of Sydney | Study tour by delegation from Morocco 3 Local Governments | Invite 3 women members of 3 different local government council in Morocco to Australia and meet with members of local councils in Sydney and Canberra to learn about governance issues and services. They will also give media interviews. | $20,000 |
| Life Saving Victoria Ltd | Bahrain Lifesaving and Swimming Development Program | The purpose of the Program is to primarily assist the Royal Saving Society Bahrain ('RLSB') to improve their in-country drowning prevention and lifesaving techniques and programs, as well as their lifesaving and swimming development competency. | $20,000 |
| The Walkley Foundation | Australia-Kuwait Journalism Exchange | An annual journalist exchange between Australian and Kuwait journalists to develop partnerships in areas of shared interest in a bilateral and regional context. Enabling an ongoing exchange of expertise and critical thinking about the media's role in socio-political developments. | $30,000 |
2017 Grantees
| Grant recipient | Project Title | Grant description | Amount inclusive of GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Adelaide | 'Ilm: Science, Religion, and Art in Islam | 'Ilm: Science, Religion, and Art in Islam is a series of free, public events organised by the University of Adelaide's Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture (CAMEA) with the Art Gallery of South Australia. From 20-23 July 2016, leading academics, artists, curators, and professionals will discuss the role of knowledge ('ilm in Arabic) in Islam, stimulating cultural and intellectual exchange, building networks, and generating new ideas. | 17,002.70 |
| Djuki Mala Pty Ltd | Djuki Mala 2016 Middle East Tour | July tour of Egypt, Lebanon and Israel by Australian Indigenous dance group Djuki Mala, including a 1 hour theatrical performance, workshops and 'meet and greets' at each location. | 33,000.00 |
| Federation University Australia | Exchanging Best Practice and Leadership Building in Nursing/Allied Health | Federation University Australia will host an educational training placement of 'train the trainer' sessions at their Faculty of Health in August 2016 for rehabilitation nurses from the not-for-profit 'Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City' in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These nurses will then return to Saudi Arabia and teach the skills they were taught to additional Saudi Arabian nurses. The delegates who attend the FUA training placement will be awarded certifications of completion, and will demonstrate the application of these skills during reciprocal visits by FUA delegates to Saudi Arabia in December 2016. | 44,000.00 |
| University of Technology Sydney | The Foreign Correspondent Study Tour | The 2017 Foreign Correspondent study tour is a joint program between UTS and Swinburne universities, where three Masters and three undergraduate students from each institute work together on producing journalism in the Arab world as part of their university learning. | 42,152.00 |
| Information and Cultural Exchange Inc | Arab Film Festival Australia 2017 | In 2017, the Arab Film Festival Australia will screen in Sydney (Riverside Theatres), Melbourne (Cinema Nova) and Canberra (Palace Electric Cinemas) in mid-2017–encompassing forums, Sydney-based secondary school program and Perth-based tertiary program–that serves as a cultural bridge connecting Australia and the Arab world. | 55,000.00 |
| Canberra Institute of Technology | Strengthening pathways between Vocational Education and Higher Education for students | To host three Tunisian teachers and provide them training on the historical and theoretical aspects of the Australian Vocational education system, processes and practices. The objective of the program is to inform Tunisian stakeholders of the history and rationale of the Australian system articulation processes, credit system and partnerships established and maintained at local and Federal levels. | 39,600.00 |
| The Royal Heritage Directorate of Jordan | Australian Involvement in Great Arab Revolt: Exhibition & Speaker Series | The Jordanian Royal Heritage Directorate, the Australian Embassy in Amman and the Australian War Memorial will develop a collaborative exhibition in Amman, Jordan, to mark the centenary of the Great Arab Revolt. CAAR Chair Ms Sue Ismiel will speak at the opening night of the exhibition. | 60,000.00 |
| Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange | Journalism in the Middle East | The Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange program will take a group of high-achieving Canberra University journalism students on a journalism tour of the UAE and Qatar. The coordinator will also undertake a research tour of Amman to explore options for an expansion of the project to Jordan in future. | 26,829.00 |
| University of Sydney | Council for Australian-Arab Relations Media Fellows 2017 | Two final year media students from The University of Sydney will undertake a journalism internship in UAE in early 2017 hosted by The Gulf News or/and The National for a period of 4 weeks covering a variety of stories, including arts, trade and culture, in both print and online formats.
The two students will also spend time in Abu Dhabi before starting at their media orgainsation, during which they will receive a briefing on Australian-UAE affairs from staff at the Australian embassy. |
11,000.00 |
| Iraqi Australian University Graduates Forum | The 2017 Iraqi Cultural Festival | In 2017, the Iraqi-Australian community in Sydney and Melbourne will come together to celebrate, engage and showcase their rich heritage and cultural diversity. For the first time, the Festival will expand to Melbourne as well as Sydney. The Festival will include a range of music, dance, food, films and live performances, as well as host a CAAR International Speaker of Iraqi origin. | 18,100.00 |
| Straight Street Media | World of Women Film Fair 2017 | The World of Women's Cinema - WOW Film Fair Middle East is the first women's short film fair that promotes and awards the talents of women directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers in the film industry regionally and internationally. | 20,000.00 |
| Head On Foundation Ltd | Photo-artist Roger Anis attends Head On Photo Festival 2017 | To support Egyptian photo-artist Roger Anis' attendance and exhibition at the 2017 Head On Photo Festival in Sydney. | 5,489.00 |
2016 Grantees
| Recipient | Title | Grant description | Amount (GST exclusive) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information and Cultural Exchange Inc | Arab Film Festival Australia 2016 | The Arab Film Festival Australia (AFFA) presents a selection of the best contemporary films from the Arab world to Australian audiences. AFFA 2016 will be delivered in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. | $40,000.00 |
| University of Sydney | Council for Australian-Arab Relations Media Fellows 2016 | University of Sydney will send two final year media and communications students to intern for four weeks at influential news agencies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in June to July 2016. | $10,000.00 |
| Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange | Journalism in the Middle East and Australia | The 2016 AMEJE 'Journalism in Australia' project will support a group of final year Qatar University journalism students work with and visit Australian media agencies in Sydney and Canberra. | $20,000.00 |
| University of Wollongong | Networking Digital Productivity and Entrepreneurship in Sydney and Dubai: Women, Innovation Hubs and Strategies for Success | The University of Wollongong pilot project will examine the structure and practices of six innovation hubs in the UAE to increase mutual understanding of how women entrepreneurs in Australia and the UAE are participating in innovation hubs and identify supporting strategies. | $10,000.00 |
| Bankstown Youth Development Service Inc | Mashrabiya: a Glimpse into Sacred Arab Art and Architecture | Mashrabiya is a series of talks and workshops on architecture and visual culture of the Arab world. It is an opportunity for professionals and community members to engage with key design principles, to build cultural understanding and strengthen partnership opportunities. | $15,000.00 |
| Meat and Livestock Australia | Arab MasterChef Visits Australia To Film Arabic TV Cooking Show | Masterchef Tarek Ibrahim visits Australia filming three 30 minute cooking shows commissioned by Fatafeat TV produced and aired in 2015/16. Filmed in Arabic and English, Tarek visits Australian farmers, producers, chefs showcasing Australian produce, food safety, diversity and Muslim community. | $50,000.00 |
| Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange | Journalism in the Middle East | The AMEJE Journalism in the Middle East project will take a group of final year University of Canberra (UC) journalism students to work with and visit media agencies in the UAE and Qatar in July 2016. | $16,000.00 |
| University of Technology Sydney and Swinburne University of Technology | The Foreign Correspondent Study Tour | The 2016 Foreign Correspondent study tour is a joint program between UTS and Swinburne universities, where 8 Masters students from both institutes work together on producing journalism in the Arab world, with a focus and visit to Jordan. | $32,000.00 |
| World of Women Film Fair - by Straight Street Media | World of Women Film Fair Middle East 2016 (WOW) | The World of Women's Cinema - WOW Film Fair Middle East is the first women's short film fair that promotes and awards the talents of women directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers in the film industry regionally and internationally. | $20,000.00 |
| The Walkley Foundation | Australia-Arab International Journalism Speaker Program | The Australia-Arab International Journalism Speaker Program will see the Walkley Foundation facilitate one journalist from the Arab region to participate in panel discussions, workshops and networking at Storyology, the Foundation's flagship event and to meet key government, business & tourism contacts. | $10,000.00 |
| Iraqi Australian University Graduates Forum | The 2016 Iraqi Cultural Festival- Keynote Speaker | Sponsoring an influential Iraqi from the region to be the keynote speaker at the Iraqi Cultural Festival in NSW and to participate in public speaking events, meetings and media opportunities about the resilience of Iraqi society (and diaspora) in the face of current challenges. | $12,800.00 |
| Curtin University | Seizing an opportunity: Promoting dialogue between students through Arabic films | A curated programme of contemporary Arab films bringing together Arab and non-Arab background students on Curtin Campus in March 2016 and promoting intercultural understanding between students and ultimately the wider community. Organisers will be Curtin University, Perth and ICE, Sydney. | $10,000.00 |
| Islamic Museum of Australia | Australian Gulf Art Conference | The Australian Gulf Art Conference (AGAC) 2016, hosted by the Islamic Museum of Australia, will provide collaborative and networking opportunities for the arts, museums and cultural institutions operating in the Gulf and Australian regions. | $50,000.00 |
| Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, Australian National University | Greater understanding of the ArabWorld and its implications for Australia | Invite VisitingFellow to spend one months at CAIS to engage and teach within the ANU community and the relevant segments of the Australian Governments for promoting better understanding of the Arab World, especially in the context of the Syrian-Iraqi conflicts | $15,000.00 |
| Lowy Institute for International Policy | Middle East Visiting Fellow | Hayder al-Khoei will act as a VF based at the Lowy Institute for approximately three weeks in April 2016 where his presence will serve to broaden debate on contemporary Middle East issues through talks and engagement. | $10,000.00 |
| Deakin University | Democracy and Local Governance in Tunisia: Australian and Indonesian Perspectives | Tunisia will have its municipal elections by the end of 2016, which are key for the consolidation of democracy. Indonesia has made significant strides in this area and look to share their learning, particularly in relation to youth participation. | $50,000.00 |
| Al Siraat College | Inaugrual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference | Inviting international speakers to address key Islamic and non-Islamic educationalists who are delivering education in Melbourne schools. This is the first step in developing a National Centre of Excellence in Islamic schooling with a view to exporting to Arab countries. | $19,000.00 |
| Adelaide Film Festival | 2015 Adelaide Film Festival | To bring two female Arab director 'Annemarie Jacir' as speaker and Amber Fares to the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival | $6,200.00 |
| Amal Awad | Beyond Veiled Cliches: The Lives of Arab Women | Mrs Awad, an Australian author of Palestinian heritage, has secured a publisher for a book that explores the lives of Arab women in Australia and Middle Eastern countries, including their links to home, and reflecting on the author's own experiences as an Arab-Australian, Muslim woman. The grant will support Ms Awad's travel to the MENA region, and two roundtables in Australia on her return. | $11,000 |
2015 Grantees
| Recipient | Grant description | Amount | Approval date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | CAAR Media Fellows 2015 The University of Sydney is piloting 'CAAR Flagship' Media Internship Programs. Two final year media students from Univesity of Sydney will travel to UAE to intern for four weeks. | $15,000 | 2015 |
| Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange Ltd (Canberra University) | Journalism in the Middle East Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange Ltd (AMEJE) is piloting 'CAAR Flagship' Media Internship Programs. Journalism students from University of Canberra will travel to UAE and Qatar for three weeks. Australia-Middle East Journalism Exchange to achieve its long-term mission of improving cross-cultural understanding by fostering better informed journalism. | $30,000 | 2015 |
| Australian Businesswomen's Forum | 2015 Australian Arab Businesswomen's Forum (AABF) The March 2015 AABF will gather entrepreneurs and business owners from Australia and the Arab World to discuss dynamic and practical ways to promote the growth of international business with a focus on women in business. | $20,000 | 2015 |
| Omani Student Association of Victoria (OSSV) | Fourth Omani Exhibition Melbourne The exhibition aims showcase the traditions of Oman; the people's culture and the modern Oman, as well as presenting some of the Omani Food, Music and traditional Art. | $10,000 | 2015 |
| Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, The Australian National University | Fostering Education and Policy Links between the Arab world and Australia The Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies at the Australian National University (ANU) will be piloting a 'CAAR Flagship' International Speakers Program by facilitating high-profile speakers from the Arab world to visit Australia. | $80,000 | 2015 |
| Deakin University - Centre for Globalisation and Citizenship | Round Table: Democratic Transition in Tunisia and the Role of Civil Society This roundtable will bring leaders from the Tunisian and Australia civil society sector together. | $33,880 | 2015 |
| Deakin University - Centre for Globalisation and Citizenship | Building Research Collaboration with the Gulf The project will entail two high profile fellows from the Arab world undertaking a position at Deakin University and undertaking research work and mentoring of Australian students | $66,000 | 2015 |
| Swinburne University of Technology - Department of Media and Communication | The Foreign Correspondent Study Tour Media Students from Swinburne University will undertake a exchange program in the UAE and Jordan. | $53,900 | 2015 |
| Australia Saudi Business Council | Australia Saudi Joint Business Conference Funding for the Australia Saudi Joint Business Conference focusing on the bilateral economic relationship | $6,620 | 2015 |
| Information and Cultural Exchange | 2015 Arab Film Festival Australia This Film Festival focusses on films and filmmakers from the Arab world, the Arab diaspora and Australia. | $44,000 | 2015 |
Previous Grantees
| Recipient | Grant description | Amount | Approval date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ma'mal Foundation, Jerusalem | "Comparative Monument - Scarred Tree" Australian artist Tom Nicholson participation in the Jerusalem Show VII ('Ala Abwab Al Janna) | $18,414 | 9/04/2014 |
| Local Organising Committee, AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 Ltd | To use the 2015 Asian Cup and football more broadly to strengthen business and community relations between Australia and the Arab world, and to encourage the development of tourism, trade and investment, social and cultural links. | $40,000 | 09/04/2014 |
| The University of Sydney | Building networks between the University of Sydney and the Gulf region to develop joint solutions to promote food, water and energy sustainability; encourage healthy life expectancies and support strong economic systems. | $15,000 | 21/01/2014 |
| The University of Sydney | "A Continuing Spring" program of seminars, public lectures and film screenings | $20,000 | 21/01/2014 |
| Biennale of Sydney Ltd | Exhibition of Egyptian Artist Wael Shawky's audiovisual work Al Araba Al Madfuna 2012 at the Art Gallery of NSW as part of the 19th Biennale of Sydney You Imagine What You Desire 21 March-9 June 2014 | $50,000 | 21/01/2014 |
| Adelaide Festival Corporation | Invitation to Beirut-based artist Khalil Joreige to exhibit 'The Lebanese Rocket Society' at Adelaide International 2014. | $20,000 | 21/01/2014 |
| Information and Cultural Exchange Inc. | 2014 Arab Film Festival Australia - a curated program of films by Arabic-speaking filmmakers from the Arab world, the Arab diaspora and Australia. | $13,800 | 21/01/2014 |
| Australian Business Women's Forum (Cynthia Dearin) | The 2014 AABF will gather entrepreneurs and business owners from Australia and the Arab world to discuss dynamic and practical ways to promote the growth of international business for women and support women's economic empowerment. | $25,000 | 21/01/2014 |
| International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies | Funding to support the participation of delegates from Arab speaking countries in the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture | $35,000 | 16/09/2011 |
| Australian International Documentary Conference | Funding will help present Mostafa Nagy as a keynote speaker in a new series, Voices from Afar | $15,000 | 21/06/2011 |
| Information and Cultural Exchange Inc | Funding for Arab Film Festival Australia | $20,000 | 27/05/2011 |
| Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales | This project will contribute to the capacity of Palestine to develop a legal system approriate to a modern State | $30,332.50 | 14/04/2011 |
| Ms Leila Alloush, Victorian Arabic Social Services (VASS) | Kallam TV | $20,000 | 14/04/2011 |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | Scoping visit to establish the International Postgraduate Paediatric Certificate in Libya. | $14,534.30 | 28/01/2011 |
| Government of South Australia Rural Solutions SA | Information exchange on irrigation and water management between Egypt and Australia | $10,000 | 19/01/2011 |
| Adelaide Film Festival | Arab component at Adelaide Film Festival | $10,000 | 15/12/2010 |
| Royal Life Saving Society Australia | World Conference on Drowning Prevention Scholarships program | $11,692 | 14/12/2010 |
| Chunky Move | Glow Tour of the Masahat Dance Festival | $20,000 | 14/12/2010 |
| The University of Sydney | Funding for the Gulf-Australia Symposium: Breast Cancer current practice and future directions in imaging, medication formulation and safety and rehabilitation | $19,982 | 18/06/2010 |
| University of Melbourne | Australian-Syrian Archaeological and Historical Research and Collaboration Project | $13,636.36 | 18/06/2010 |
| University of Southern Queensland | Identification of the Benefits of an Australian-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement for Australian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) | $19,700 | 18/06/2010 |
| Independent Schools Victoria | Fund representatives visit by the Qatar Supreme Education Council Partnership Project | $8,909.09 | 17/06/2010 |
| Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry | AACCI Inaugural Australia Arab Business Forum and Expo | $30,000 | 15/06/2010 |
| Erin Roche | Inter-weavings: Exhibition of Omani Women's Clothing and Clothing Folklore | $10,000 | 2/06/2010 |
| Crawford Fund | Biodiversity and Climate Change in Dry Areas - ABC journalist visit to ICARDA, Syria | $3,500 | 1/06/2010 |
| Crawford Fund | Biodiversity and Climate Change in Dry Areas - Cosmos journalist to visit ICARDA, Syria | $2,937 | 1/06/2010 |
| Crawford Fund | Biodiversity and Climate Change in Dry Areas - Cosmos journalist to visit ICARDA, Syria | $563 | 1/06/2010 |
| Centre for Multi-cultural Youth | First Egyptian-Australian Youth Cultural Exchange | $24,460 | 31/05/2010 |
| Victoria Police | International Student Safety campaign | $5,000 | 31/05/2010 |
| Standards Australia | Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Standardisation Training Project | $18,181.82 | 25/05/2010 |
| Aboriginal Nations Australia Pty Ltd | Translation of "The Dreaming" animated series into Arabic | $43,713 | 7/04/2010 |
| CBT Training Pty Ltd | Training program for health care professionals in the use of cognitive-behavioural principles in the management of sufferers of Sickle Cell Disease | $8,181.82 | 7/04/2010 |
| Lowy Institute for International Policy | 2010 Australia-UAE Dialogue | $35,000 | 7/04/2010 |
| Marda Permaculture Farm | Permaculture and cultural exchange program in the Palestinian Territories to foster cross-cultural exchange between agricultural professionals | $14,850 | 7/04/2010 |