Programs

Overview

The Centre operates ten discrete programs in co-operation with its partner universities. Through these programs the Centre offers seed-grants to stimulate activity among national and international centres of Asia-Pacific Studies – including workshops and conferences, websites, new outreach and information resource centres, international promotion of Australia’s Asia-Pacific expertise, surveys of key stakeholders, and other activities.

Funding for the first three of these Programs is managed through a competitive grants system that is open to applications from acknowledged centres of excellence in Asia-Pacific Studies in Australia and managed through a Grants Committee. Funding for the remaining programs is targeted toward projects not readily served by an open competitive grants system – including the development of a major Asia-Pacific portal for www communications, the commissioning of surveys on the international standing of Australian Asia-Pacific research and education, and meeting the needs of Asia-Pacific Studies stakeholders for library/information and cultural/heritage services.

The Centre manages ten programs to enhance research and teaching capacity in Australia. These include: