Explore our research grants

Below is a breakdown of our current research grants at the Griffith Asia Institute.

External research grants

Note: All funding amounts are listed in AUD unless otherwise noted.

ARC Centre of Excellence

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2023-2030 ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Jacqui True, Monash University (Director), Sara Davies (Griffith Lead) (through Monash University) $34,900,000

ARC Future Fellowships

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2019-2023 National human rights institutions and transitional justice in Asia Renée Jeffery $952,348

ARC Discovery Grants

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2022-2025 Public interest advocacy in Australian policymaking Max Grömping $146,214
2022-2025 Understanding the antipodean 'Fair Go'. There is bipartisan support for the 'fair go' in Australia and New Zealand, but what does the fair go actually mean? Cosmo Howard, Juliet Pietsch and Jennifer Curtin $245,067
2022-2025 The politics of expertise during COVID-19: Experts play a crucial role during crises Sara Davies, Cosmo Howard, Jessica Kirk, Clare Wenham, Jeremy Youde and Rachel Irwin $238,424
2022-2025 Public interest advocacy in Australian policymaking Darren Halpin, Max Grömping (through Australian National University) $278,273
2021-2024 Decoding revisionist challenges to the international institutional order Kai He and Huiyun Feng $143,849
2020-2023 Adjudicating priorities and rights in the battle for a sustainable and fair National Disability Insurance Scheme Susan Harris Rimmer $291,836
2020-2023 The impact of sexual and gender-based violence on the dynamics of conflict Sara E Davies (with J True through Monash University) $112,523
2019-2022 Intimidation and voice of research scientists Rob Hales $359,777
2019-2022 Expectations and commitments in the Australia-USA alliance Andrew O'Neil (with S Frühling and P Dean) $238,710
2018-2023 Empowering Indigenous businesses through improved financial literacy Kerry Bodle (with Lorelle Frazer, Scott Weaven and Mark Brimble) $334,840
2017-2020 Accountability for past human rights violations in South Asia Renée Jeffery and Ian Hall $255,126

Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research ( ACIAR )

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2022-2024Rapid transformation of Lao beef sector - biosecurity, trade and smallholdersDominic Smith$22,075
2022-2024 Global burden of animal disease initiative: Indonesia case study Dominic Smith, Robin Roberts, Sara Davies $205,959
2021 COVID-19: Gendered risks, impact and response in the Indo-Pacific—rapid research and policy guidance Sara Davies and Robin Roberts $200,000

Agribusiness

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received Funding body
2021 Strengthening small-scale agricultural exports to China: Evaluation of two innovative marketing channels Robin Roberts $45,000 University of Adelaide_DAWE
2019 WA consumer study— NMBP Mango Survey and Auction Experiment Robin Roberts $17,000 Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
2018 Agribusiness research and development opportunities for tropical fruit processing in the Asia-Pacific region Robin Roberts $110,000 ACIAR
2017-2019 Challenges and opportunities for meeting requirements of China mango markets Robin Roberts $220,000 ACIAR
2017-2019 Enhancing mango fruit quality in Asian mango chains Robin Roberts $250,000 ACIAR
2017-2019 Supporting access to mango research information, communication, collaboration and capacity development Robin Roberts $270,000 ACIAR
2017-2019 Opportunities and strategies to improve biosecurity, market access and trade for selected mango markets Robin Roberts $150,000 ACIAR

International income

Commonwealth Sports Foundation ( UK )

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2021 Filling in the GAPS:  Identifying the successes, missed opportunities and prospects for diplomacy exchange during the GAPS program 2016-18. Caitlin Byrne $58,503

Japan Foundation

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2021 The future of social science education post COVID-19 pandemic Alexandr Akimov, Caitlin Byrne and Akihiro Omura $23,750

Korea Foundation

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2020 Institutionalising the Indo-Pacific: Whither Asian security challenges Huiyun Feng $46,040USD

US Department of State

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2021 Data security, market competition and emerging mobile payment platforms in the Asia Pacific Hui Feng, Dian Tjondronegoro, Luke Houghton and Ernest Foo $98,261USD

World Health Organization ( WHO ) - Department of the Centre of Health Development

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2019 The impacts of climate-related disasters on vulnerable population in China Vietnam and Indonesia: A scoping review of health adaptation and implications for measurement Cordia Chu and Dung Phung $85,856

Simon Fraser University -  Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2020 Understanding and mitigating real-time differential gendered effects of the COVID-19 outbreak Sara Davies and Huiyen Feng $90,423 USD

State Polytechnic of Jakarta Collaboration

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2021 The Role of Leadership Style on the Relationship between Comprehensive Performance Measures, Reward System and Task Performance: A Comparative Study in Indonesia and Australia Lanita Winata $5,000

Vingroup Innovation Foundation

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2022 Applying artificial intelligence ( AI ) and eye-tracking in designing and managing delightful customer experiences in the hospitality sector Sara Thaichon $100,096

Other external income

Australia-ASEAN Council

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2021-2022 Australia- ASEAN Tourism and Hospitality Forum for SMART Recovery and Development Park Thaichon and Sara Thaichon $25,000

Australia-Indonesia Foundation

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2018 Deepening regional cooperation on sustainable development and climate change Caitlin Byrne and Brendan Mackey $27,984

Australia-Indonesia Collaboration Grants (Koneksi)

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2023 Forced labour and climate change: keeping a focus on women and children Susan Harris Rimmer and Sara Davies $183,358
2023 Developing applications of satellite imagery for modelling environmental and social impacts of climate change on seaweed farming in Indonesia Zannie Langford $349,392

Australia-Japan Foundation

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2021 Making the future change agents today Naomi Birdthistle, Kerry Bodle, Caitlin Byrne, Susan Harris Rimmer, Akihiro Omura $30,000
2021 Next steps in the Australia-Japan strategic partnership Ian Hall and Caitlin Byrne $25,000
2018 Indo-Pacific connectivity: Economic opportunities and security challenges Caitlin Byrne and Ian Hall $20,000

Australian National University

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2022 Healthy Environments And Lives ( HEAL ) - National Research Network on Human Health and Environmental Change Cordia Chu $383,400
2019 Nuclear Deterrence in US Alliances: Implications for Australia Andrew O'Neil $97,910

Certified Practising Accountant ( CPA ) Australia

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2020 Making management controls inclusive: The importance of embedding Indigenous community values in the key performance indicators used by Australian organisations Kerry Bodle and Shireenjit Johl $35,541

Department of Defence - Strategic Policy Grants Program

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2020-21 Strategic change and the US alliance: Lessons from the Australian strategy and views from the nation Andrew O’Neil, Caitlin Byrne, Stefan Fruhling and Peter Dean $162,843
2020-21 Assessing Australia's strategic personality and its impact on national power and regional influence Ian Hall, Caitlin Byrne, Renee Jeffery and Peter Layton $124,630
2019-20 Nuclear deterrence in US Alliances: Implications for Australia Andrew O’Neil (through subcontract Australian National University) $15,384

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2023 Reimagining collaboration in the Australian and Vietnam beef cattle sectors Dominic Smith $595,420
2021 Platform 4 Change ( P4C ) Naomi Birdthistle, Caitlin Byrne, Susan Harris Rimmer, Luke Houghton, Bradley McConachie $96,187
2018 Deepening regional cooperation on sustainable development and climate change Caitlin Byrne $25,440

Department of Health - Flexible Living Ltd

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2019 Connecting culture and robotic technology: The future of Aged care in Australia Gloria Ge $192,347

Department of Social Services - Try Test and Learn Fund

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2019 Sisters support business together Dhara Shah $682,000

eWater Ltd

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2021 Technical support in developing water legislation in Lao People's Democratic Republic Andrea Haefner $201,832

Foundation for Development Cooperation Ltd (FDC)

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2022 Pacific MSME Support Ecosystem Mapping Naomi Birdthistle, Shawn Hunter and Tess Newton Cain $100,000
2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Development and Financial Inclusion Initiative Caitlin Byrne $100,000

Monash University - UN Women

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2018 Mapping on women's access to justice in Asia and the Pacific: bridging the gap between formal and informal systems through women's empowerment Sara Davies $54,838

Study Queensland-Trade Investment Queensland

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2019 Going Global- Enhancing the intercultural business capabilities of Queensland Entrepreneurs and Indian Women Entrepreneurs Dhara Shah and Michelle Barker  $87,910

University of Queensland - Queensland Program for Japanese Education

Year Project titleResearcher(s) Amount received
2020 Innovation and engagement in Tokushima farmers markets: narratives around local and degrees of embeddedness Anne Cullen $6,992
2018 Challenges of doing business in Japan: Understanding industry needs for Japan-savvy university graduates Gloria Ge $5,000

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Room 1.30, Macrossan Building N16
170 Kessels Road
Nathan QLD 4111

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