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Australian Alumni Grants Fund
AAGF - Round 4, 2021
The Australian Alumni Grants Fund (AAGF) supports proposals of Vietnamese alumni from Australian education institutions to implement impact projects that consolidate their professional knowledge and skills, contribute to organisational change within selected Vietnamese government, private sector, civil society and other partner organisations, and strengthen linkages between Australia and Vietnam.
Since 2016, the AAGF has provided over A$2,2m funding to projects led by 460 alumni, addressing issues in the priority areas of governance and economic growth, infrastructure and transport, water and sanitation, education, gender equality, agriculture and rural development, regional stability and human rights, disability inclusion, climate change, and health related to Vietnam’s COVID-19 recovery. Over 170 funded projects across Vietnam have broadly impacted thousands of people including people from vulnerable groups through professional and community development and capacity building, public awareness and advocacy campaigns, and organisational and institutional changes.
BROADER ALUMNI
- Vietnamese alumni who have completed their studies in an Australian education institution through an Australian Government funded scholarship, Including Australia Awards Scholarships, Australia Awards Fellowships, Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships, and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Scholarships
- Vietnamese alumni who have completed their studies in an Australian education institution through Vietnamese Government scholarships.
- Vietnamese alumni who have completed their studies in an Australian education institution through Vietnamese Government scholarships.
AUS4SKILLS HRD ALUMNI
- Alumni of Aus4Skills Australia Awards Short Courses (AASC) and informal Learning Opportunities (ILOS).
- Other alumni of Australian education institutions can be part of an eligible team of alumni who submit an AAGP application, with the condition that the team is led by an Aus4Skills HRD alumnus.
Selected priority areas/sectors
Agriculture and Rural Development
Agricultural-forestry-fisheries sciences, agribusiness, agricultural economics, rural development, sustainable tourism management, food safety, aquaculture, science and technology transfer
Climate Change
Including disaster risk reduction, science and technology transfer) Includin ess, technolo cs, rural internati inable Cyber security (including cybercrime, cyber technology standards, international cyber norms, digital transformation and digital infrastructure
Cyber security
Including cybercrime, cyber technology standards, international cyber norms, digital transformation and digital infrastructure
Disability
Including social work, special education
Education
Educational studies, education management, institutional governance, adult and vocational education management
Gender Equality
Gender and development, women's studies, social work, social policy, women's leadership
Governance and Economic Growth
Economics, competition, international trade, public policy, public administration, public finance management, corporate finance, law to support economic integration, entrepreneurship and innovation
Health
Including vaccinate cooperation, research, health system strengthening, support Vietnam's COVID-19 recovery
Infrastructure and Transport
Project management and financing, traffic forecasting, transport engineering, social and environmental safeguards, urban transport planning and management, transport master planning, public-private partnership, transport economics, road safety and audit, logistics and supply chain management including maritime logistics management
Regional Stability and Human Rights
Criminology and public governance, international law, international human rights law, maritime sustainability and maritime security, international law of the sea, international relations, political science, international security studies, strategies studies
Water and sanitation
Water management, water engineering, water quality and supply systems, water and waste water, water governance, water security, drought management, marine pollution, science and technology transfer
Funding
The value of a grant is based on the following table.
| Numbers of alumni applicants | Maxinum Grant |
| One or two alumni | VND 165,000,000 |
| Three alumni | VND 245,000,000 |
| four alumni and more | VND 325,000,000 |
Any project that has the involvement of an alumni team must clearly demonstrate that it is a team project with specified roles for each alumnus. It should show the added value in submitting a team proposal as compared to individual submissions.
Additional funding: Co-funding
Aus4Skills will provide matching funds of 100% of a contribution by the applicant, employer or other relevant Vietnamese/Australian organisation (e.g. industry association, universities) to a maximum of VND50,000,000. The co-funding must be in the form of cash (not in kind’) contribution and be shown as part of the budget in the AAGF application including the timing of the provision of the co-funding. Such a co-funding arrangement will increase the amount of funds available for a proposal as well as strengthen the commitment of the applicant/employer/organisation to the proposal. Aus4Skills will assess in its sole discretion whether matching funds are available
| Example 1 ( VND ): | Example 2 ( VND ): | Example 3 ( VND ): | |
| AAGF project grant | 165,000,000 | 165,000,000 | 165,000,000 |
| Co-funding(i.e from employer) | 30,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
| AAGF matching funds | 30,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
| Total | 225,000,000 | 265,000,000 | 315,000,000 |
Funding for translation
All applications and subsequent progress and completion reports must be written in English. If Aus4Skills HRD alumni are not proficient in English, they are only entitled to claim the costs of translation into English of their application, progress and completion reports up to a maximum of VND5,000,000 per application. The cost for translation must be included in the application budget and receipts must be submitted in acquittal reports to support claims for translation costs
Equity of Access Fund
For alumni with disability and rural disadvantaged alumni (including rural disadvantaged ethnic minority alumni) wishing to participate in AAGF events organised by the Australian Embassy or Aus4Skills, alumni may seek the support from the Aus4Skills Equity of Access Fund.
AAGF Results
List of Alumni and projects Awarded | View | Download |
AAGF Round 2-2018 Completion Video | ||
AAGF Round 2-2018 Storyboards: | ||