The Australian Embassy, Bangkok are pleased to inform you on the opportunity to apply for a Reginal Collaborations Programme COVID-19 Digital Grants.
If you have an Australian research partner, you may wish to consider working with them to apply for a Regional Collaborations Programme COVID-19 Digital Grants. The grants support work on projects that utilise digital methods of collaboration to address a shared regional challenge related to the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery.
Eligible project applications must:
· be led by an Australian researcher
· include one or more partners from a regional economy on the Asia–Pacific region list, in addition to Australia as the lead project partner (Thailand is included)
· utilise digital resources and tools to work collaboratively to address a regional challenge of significance to Australia, that either directly, or indirectly, contributes to the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery
· commence activities after grant recipients are announced and conclude by 31 January 2022.
Applications are to be submitted online by Monday, December 14, and involve completing a project proposal summary template, project budget template, referee report (see information for referees), and a supporting letter from partner organisation(s) (read a sample letter of support).
Further information on assessment criteria, eligible budget items, intellectual property and reporting requirements are available on the Australian Academy of Science’s website: https://www.science.org.au/