Opportunities
RSS subscribeAgricultural Research Bilateral Project Funding
Due: this is perpetual, applications may be submitted at any stage
Organisation: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
WWW: aciar.gov.au/node/469
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The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) supports partnerships that create opportunities for Australian researchers to work with overseas agricultural researchers on issues of common concern. The major focus, as part of Australia’s overseas aid program, is to support research that contributes to sustainable agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region. ACIAR strives to implement project ideas that have proceeded through to full proposal stage, but circumstances can change. ACIAR’s limited funding must target priorities already agreed with individual partner countries.
ACIAR allocates project funding to both bilateral and multilateral projects. The bilateral program comprises all projects involving Australian and developing-country research institutions, where an Australian organisation is commissioned to lead the project. Multilateral projects are led by International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs). Both bilateral and multilateral projects usually involve only one developing-country partner but, in a limited number of cases, several developing countries participate.
By engaging in collaborative agricultural research and capacity building programs with partner countries, ACIAR is an important instrument of the government’s development assistance program. It is likely to play an even greater role in the context of the government’s long term response to the current global food crisis.
ACIAR encourages all agricultural research agencies in Australia to think about how to embrace the opportunities and the substantial benefits of being ACIAR project partners.
ACIAR welcomes project proposals throughout the year, rather than inviting submissions at a particular time.
If an applicant is thinking about developing a research proposal, they should discuss it with the appropriate ACIAR Research Program Manager at an early opportunity.
ACIAR will only commence the process of finalising potential overseas partners when there is a reasonable probability that the project can be funded.
Talking with ACIAR’s Research Program Managers can help shape ideas into proposals that align with the centre’s country priorities, strategies, and programs and ensure duplication does not occur.
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