Australia-France Indo-Pacific Studies Program

Applications for the 2025 AFIPS Visiting Fellowship Program and Indo-Pacific Strategic Environment Grants are now open until 16 March 2025 at 11:59pm AEDT / 01:59pm CET. 

Information webinar session 27th February 7pm AEDT / 9am CET: Register

The objectives of the AFIPS Program are to:

• • • Promote greater shared understanding of Pacific issues and the main challenges of the region, including climate change and environmental issues.
    • Develop high quality strategic research and distinctive perspectives on trends in the Indo-Pacific to help shape the region and the globe, and draw insights with tangible value for Australian policymakers, scholars, and the public.
    • Facilitate deeper links between French, Australian, and Indo-Pacific scholars, students, and policy makers.
    • Strengthen Australia-France strategic policy engagement.

The AFIPS Program will be delivered by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia with support from the Australian Government and key stakeholders including the Australian National University (ANU) National Security College.

Program Elements:

• • • Visiting Fellows Program
    • Indo-Pacific Strategic Environment Grants
    • Pacific Social Sciences Academic Grants
    • Strategic Dialogues

The Visiting Fellowship Program

The Visiting Fellowship program will support early-career academic or professional researchers from Indo-Pacific Nations, France, and French overseas territories, with support from the Australian Government as part of the AFIPS Program. The Academy will facilitate visiting fellowships for up three months with one or more research organisations in Australia, with funding support for research, networking, and collaboration opportunities. Funding for visiting fellows of up to AU$18,900 for travel, stipend, and conference/training allowance will be available, enhancing research and translation capacities among social scientists working on issues of mutual interest in the Indo-Pacific region.

Indo-Pacific Strategic Environment Grants

The Indo-Pacific Strategic Environment Grants will support collaborative research projects and exchange focusing on the regional strategic environment, including on economic and non-traditional security issues. Grants are available to researchers from Australia, France, Indo-Pacific nations and French overseas territories. Strategic environment grants offer funding of up to AU$10,000 for collaborative projects lasting 12 to 24 months.

For more information please contact –

Anna Devenport
international@socialsciences.org.au

Pacific Social Sciences Academic Grants

This opportunity is an expansion of the Academy’s existing Australia-France Collaborative Research Grants program, in partnership with the Embassy of France in Australia.

Applications for the 2025 round have now closed.

Strategic Dialogues

The Academy has partnered with the National Security College at ANU to organise in-person and virtual strategic dialogues on security and defence trends in the Indo-Pacific, that aim to shape policymaking. These dialogues will involve participants from across the Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions, mainland France and French overseas territories.

Details of the first Track 1.5 Strategic Dialogue held on the 3 and 4 December 2024 can be found here: Statement: Australia-France 1.5 Track Strategic Dialogue, 3-4 December 2024 | National Security College