In 2015-16, the AIC supported the following innovative projects that foster deeper people-to-people and institutional links between Australia and India:
| Grant recipient | Project | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| James Cook University | Online Learning Mode for Dual Degree delivery | $22,201 |
| Mind Blowing Films | Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | $50,000 |
| Australian World Orchestra | AWO 2015 Tour of India | $50,000 |
| AUSTSWIM | Championing "The Australian Way" | $44,000 |
| University of Queensland | Nanotechnology research on buffalo milk | $50,000 |
| Australian National University | The challenge of policy reform: Australia and India | $65,000 |
| Victoria University | Pathway to sporting excellence in India | $50,000 |
| Queensland Gallery of Modern Art | The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art | $50,000 |
| Biennale of Sydney | 20th Biennale of Sydney: The Future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed | $32,000 |
| TAFE NSW | Development and Promotion of an Indian Hospitality and Tourism 'Maintaining Health and Hygiene' E-booklet | $50,980 |
| Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Advancing research cooperation: joint workshops between Australia & India: water scarcity & ways to reduce impact | $29,550 |
| The Walkley Foundation | Media Exchange Program | $30,000 |
| Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Reviving Indian Rivers: Is nano-remediation the answer? | $24,000 |
| Wyhldfisch Productions | Study Down Under | $37,905 |
| University of Sydney | Development of effective animal disease control programs in India | $26,850 |
| Cricket Australia | National Indigenous Women's Cricket Tour | $25,000 |
| Cricket Australia | Australian Cricket's Focus on Female Engagement | $25,000 |
| Australian National University | Australia-India Policy Forum | $50,000 |
| Canberra Institute of Technology | Advanced Fingerprinting Skills Workshop | $36,325 |
| University of Western Australia | Seabed Engineering for deepwater oil and gas | $43,190 |
| Company B Ltd trading as Belvoir | Stories I Want to Tell You in Person - Indian Tour | $30,000 |
| Australia India Business Council | Women in Business Speaker Series | $10,000 |
| CSIRO | Nanoporous Materials for Clean Energy Applications | $27,180 |
| Australian National University | 2016 K.R. Narayanan Oration | $6,000 |
| Hardie Grant Publishing | Walking Towards Ourselves: Indian Women Tell Their Stories | $50,000 |
| Chayan Sarkar | Indian International Film Festival of Queensland | $10,000 |
| Gandhi Creations | Confluence: A Festival of India in Australia | $50,000 |
| Women's Legal Service Tasmania | Girls Gotta Know India | $19,500 |