ATI Funded Grant Projects
The ATI accesses the Department's International Relations Grants Program (IRGP) funding to directly fund public projects designed to advance Australia-Thailand bilateral relations. The ATI is allocated an annual IRGP budget of $250,000 (GST exc).
Further information regarding the projects the ATI has supported through its grants rounds can be found below.
2011/12
Science, Technology and Innovation
Professional and Business Exchange
Education
- Education Radio Productions, Talkback Classroom Australia/Thailand Forum
- Global Entrepreneurial Education, Establishing Sustainability Partnerships with 27 Thailand Government Schools in Phuket
- RMIT University, Thai Studies Conference
- National Thai Studies Centre – Australian National University, Thai Update Conference
Health and Sport
- Surf Life Saving Australia, Phuket Lifesaving Education Centre
- Community Accommodation and Respite Agency (CARA) Inc, Growing Disability Services in Thailand Through Volunteering and Partnership
Culture and the Arts
- Biennale of Sydney, 18th Biennale of Sydney
- Australian National University, Thai Music Festival and Symposium
- Access Arts, Polyphonic: Many Voices, Many Styles
- Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation – University of Melbourne, The Conservation of Cultural Materials in Tropical Climates Symposium
- Corrugated Iron Youth Arts, Wandering Moon Shadow Puppet Theatre Residency
- 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Thai-na-town
Public Polilcy and Media
- The University of Sydney, ATI Media Intern
- Lowy Institute for International Policy, The China Impact: Comparing Countries' Responses to the Rise of China (Thailand)
2010/11
Science, Technology and Innovation
- IPM Technologies, Integrated Pest Management in Northern Thailand
- Asialink, Building the Australia-Thailand Partnership in Community Mental Health
- University of Technology Sydney/Central Institute of Forensic Science Thailand, Specialist Forensic Science Training in Thailand: A Capacity Building Activity
- James Cook University, MangroveWatch Thailand
Economics and Trade
Education
- Education Radio Productions, Talkback Classroom in the Classroom
- Royal Life Saving Society Australia, SwimSafe Thailand
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Promoting Midwifery Care Through Education Exchange
- Global Entrepreneurial Education, Phuket/Darwin Education Initiative
- Australian National University, Building and Sustaining Research Capacity of Academic Staff Through Collaborative Research and Postgraduate Supervision
- University of Sydney, Democratic Governance and Human Rights Program
Culture and the Arts
- QL2 Centre for Youth Dance, Toes on the Edge
- Adelaide International Film Festival, Thai Cinema Strand
- Australian Catholic University, Vejjasala (Place of Healing) Buddhist Art and Community Development Project
- Helen Stacey Fine Art Productions, Border Crossing Art Project
- Thai Culture and Food Festival Inc, Thai Culture and Food Festivals, Melbourne and Brisbane 2010
- Asialink, Arts Residency Program 2011
Community Programs
- Justice Empowerment Mission, Mao Yao Hill Tribes Craft and Textiles Development Program
- Canberra Grammar School, Tha Ma Khaeng School IT Room Project
- Free the Bears Fund Inc, Bears for Thought – Developing Environmental Knowledge and Youth Wildlife Advocacy in Rural Thailand