The Australian National Commission for UNESCO provides annual grant fund assistance for a range of projects which will further UNESCO priorities and objectives. The commission invites applications for funding between $2,000 and $30,000 for Australian projects. The National Commission decides which projects are to be funded and the level of funds approved for each project.

ASSA through its membership of the UNESCO Social Sciences Network, has been successful in past years, in applying on behalf of Fellows for funding for research projects/workshops. Applications for the 2007-08 funding round have now closed.

For specific details of Grant guidelines, a copy of the application form and other information about the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, please refer to this website:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/intorgs/unesco/

Fellows interested in submitting an application in 2009 should contact William Douglas at the Academy on

The Academy assisted in obtaining grant funding from The Australian National Commission for UNESCO Grant Scheme 2006/7 for the workshop Migration Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region in the 21st Century which was hosted by Professor Amarjit Kaur, Professor of Economic History, University of New England on 28-29 November 2006.