Centre for Australia-India Relations – Maitri Grant Program 2026-27
Funded by: Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Key Details
- Amount
- $75,000 to $800,000. Most grants anticipated to be $150,000 to $500,000
- Estimated deadline
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4 Nov 2026
Based on 2025 closing date. - Complexity
- Moderate (standard application)
- Region
- National
- Type
- Grant
- Funder Type
- Federal Government
Contact
- Name: Maitri Grant Round Manager
- Email: MaitriGrants@dfat.gov.au
About This Grant
The Centre is seeking to fund projects that will drive new areas of business engagement between Australia and India in sectors outlined in A New Roadmap for Australia’s Economic Engagement with India, including the four superhighways of growth: clean energy to further advance and deliver supply chain resilience; utilising education and skills to support research into new avenues for industry collaboration and opportunities to commercialise Australia’s technical capability with India; identify and provide education and opportunities for businesses without mature existing channels for market access, including SMEs and First Nations businesses; agri-tech to further leverage the benefits of our economic cooperation under the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA); activities that support sports collaboration to generate economic engagement; deliver high impact cultural, and people to people projects, activities and exchange.
Eligibility
A company incorporated in Australia; a company incorporated by guarantee; an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust; an incorporated association; a partnership; a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation; a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation; a publicly funded research organisation; an individual; an Australian local government body; an Australian state or territory government body; a Corporate Commonwealth Entity, or an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation.
Legal requirements: Aboriginal Community-Controlled, Nonprofit legal entity (inc. assn, company, coop. or trust), Local government, Government body, For-profit, ACNC Registered Charity
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