In 2014-15, the AIC will support the following innovative projects that foster deeper people-to-people and institutional links between Australia and India:
| Grant recipient | Project | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|
| Opera Australia | "Shane Warne The Musical" tour of India | $50,000 |
| AusHeritage | "Shantivan Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum" – technical collaboration to renew the museum | $17,600 |
| Sharing Stories Foundation | "A Song for Country" – multimedia exhibition tour of India celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture | $35,000 |
| University of New South Wales | "Salinity and Sodicity mapping in 3D - Seeing is Believing" – collaborative, cutting edge research aimed at sustaining the productivity of saline land and water | $50,000 |
| University of Sydney | "Extending the value of data: a national workshop on novel analysis for soil and water resources" – a collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | $42,400 |
| Charles Sturt University | "Advancing mutual understanding and co-operation for rural development" – symposium and workshop focused on building resilient rural communities in collaboration with PRADAN and Ambedkar University of Delhi |
$29,090 |
| La Trobe University | "Sharing Learning and Life Stories: Reciprocal relationships between Australian and Indian Schools and higher education" – a collaboration with the University of Mumbai and American School of Bombay focused on the teaching of children with learning difficulties | $49,000 |
| Sports Education and Development Australia | "Skills Development of Indian Students in Sports Activities" – a collaboration with the Indian Sports Authority to deliver vocational training in fitness and events management | $50,000 |
| Griffith University | "Food Safety and Standards in India" - a collaborative study with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute to help improve food value chains in India | $35,681 |
| George Institute for Global Health | "FoodSwitch India – a Healthier Population and a Better Food Supply" – the sharing of Australian technological and policy innovation in addressing the disease burdens of under and over nutrition | $40,000 |
| Curtin University | "Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transport and Innovating Financing Mechanism" - workshops in Bangalore, Pune and New Delhi to transfer knowledge in transport planning | $48,349 |
| Griffith University | "Adaptation of Waste Management Postgraduate Courses to Indian institutions offering Postgraduate Studies in Environmental Science and Engineering" – workshops delivered in India with the Ekonnect Knowledge Foundation and Environmental Management Centre. | $30,000 |
| Asialink - University of Melbourne | "Kochi Muziris Biennale 2014" – participation of Australian artist Daniel Boyd at the Biennale | $20,000 |