Australia – Brazil Engineering Women Researchers Network
Key Objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Business)
Country Location: Australia and Brazil
Grantee:The University of Wollongong, New South Wales
Project description:
To establish a Women Researchers Engineers' Network (WREN) led by The University of Wollongong (Australia) and the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). The project will be launched in April and will support a series of online meetings and events in Brazil and Australia to increase research and teaching collaboration and to enable the sharing of technologies between both countries.
Key dates:
Start date: 26 April 2021
Completion date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
- The University of Wollongong (UOW)
- UOW's Youtube channe
- UOW's Instagram
- UOW's Facebook
- UOW's LinkedIn
- WREN LinkedIn
- University of Sao Paulo
COALAR grant offer: $37,750 (no GST)
Resource Recovery from Mine Waste in Australia, Mexico and Chile
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Business)
Country location: Australia, Chile and Mexico
Grantee: University of Queensland, Queensland
Project description:
To create a capacity building partnership between industry, government and university institutions in Mexico, Chile and Australia to digitally share knowledge and information of mine tailings that can be potentially used as a source of elements highly demanded in new technologies combating climate change.
Graphic Credit Denys K. Villa Gomez
Photo Credit: SMI UQ
Key dates:
Start date: 12 April 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
- University of Queensland
- UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute
- Sustainable Minerals Institute Twitter
- UQ EAIT Twitter
- UQ Facebook
- UQ Eng Tech Facebook
COALAR grant offer:$10,860 (no GST)
Biennale of Sydney digital program with Alta Tecnología Andina (ATA)
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Arts and Culture)
Country location: Australia and Peru
Grantee: Biennale of Sydney
Project description:
The Biennale of Sydney is a renowned exhibition of international contemporary art, the third oldest biennial in the world after Venice and Sao Paulo. In 2021, the Biennale of Sydney and ATA will present a digital cultural knowledge exchange program in the lead up to the 2022 Biennale of Sydney exhibition. Led by Biennale Artistic Director, Colombian Curator, Jose Roca, this project involves exploring rivers of Peru and Australia from a research, sustainability and creative perspective.
Credit: José Roca, Artistic Director, 23rd Biennale of Sydney, rīvus, 2021
Key dates:
Start date: 1 May 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
COALAR grant offer: $50,000 (no GST)
Economic Recovery for Women through Construction Trades and Digital
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Business)
Country location: Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Grantee: University of Newcastle, New South Wales
Project description:
This project is an employment and skills development program for women in Latin America. It will facilitate economic recovery and independence through education, training, employment and increased entrepreneurships and capability development in the construction trades. It will support economic recovery for women through increasing workforce participation in sectors where women are under-represented.
Designer/Photo Credit – Jedda Cranfield.
Key dates:
Start date: 24 May 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
COALAR grant offer: $31,979 (no GST)
Understanding Hydrogen Dairy Industry Opportunities in Australia and Uruguay
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Business)
Country location: Australia, Uruguay
Grantee: Deakin University, Victoria
Project description:
Deakin University will scope, connect, and communicate the hydrogen opportunities for dairy industries in Australia and Uruguay; presented in a research report, Australian / Latin American webinar and communicated via key messages in social and news media to targeted audiences.
Credit: Deakin University
Key dates:
Start date: 3 May 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
COALAR Grant Offer: $50,000 (no GST)
LatAm Female Investors and Entrepreneurs Masterclass Series
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Business)
Country Location: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru
Grantee: Green Arch Consulting
Project description:
Green Arch Consulting will collaborate with Amplifica Capital to run a series of five online classes that draw on Australian expertise in Sustainable Finance, Impact Investing and Corporate Governance to educate and empower female investors and entrepreneurs across Latin America.
Credit: Claire Weller Creative
Key dates:
Start date: 5 April 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
COALAR Council Grant Offer: $30,000 (no GST)
Joint Australia-Argentina AgTech Ecosystem Pilot Project
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Business)
Country location: Australia and Argentina
Grantee: Aglive Pty Ltd
Project description:
The AgTech ecosystem pilot project will be led by Aglive, an AgTech company based in regional Australia. The project involves collaboration between leading Australian and Argentine AgTech providers and two farm operations in both Australia and Argentina as well as allied agricultural processing facilities and other service providers. The project will develop a ‘proof of concept' report to identify pathways for future collaboration and quantification of the operational and productivity benefits of integrated AgTech services.
Key dates:
Start date: 15 April 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
- Aglive
- Aglive - LinkedIn
- Aglive - Facebook
- Digirodeo
- Digirodeo - Blog
- Digirodeo - Twitter
- Digirodeo - LinkedIn
COALAR grant offer: $45,000 (no GST)
Australia Latin America Leaders Forums and Innovation Hub
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Business)
Country location: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
Grantee: Australia-Latin America Business Council (ALABC)
Project description:
The project focuses on supporting the economic recovery of the Latin American region. It will involve the use of digital tools to establish partnerships with industry associations based in the region, leveraging on ALABC's reputation and recognised brand, for a unified approach under a single private sector entity to foster sustainable, innovative business growth of trade and investment between Australia and the Latin American region.
Image credit: Marcelo Salas ALABC
Key dates:
Start date: 20 April 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
COALAR grant offer: $40,000 (no GST)
Internationalisation of Education in Latin America
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Education)
Country location: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
Grantee: Curtin University, Western Australia
Project description:
To support the development of faculty and staff capabilities to internationalise education in Latin America, using online tools and community engagement. It will contribute to economic recovery through the development of strong networks by expanding new educational collaboration opportunities.
Credit: Curtin University
Key dates:
Start date: 1 May 2021
End date: 30 September 2021
Social media:
COALAR grant offer: $46,000 (no GST)
Australia-Brazil Circular Economy Innovation Digital Hub
Key Objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery (Education)
Country Location: Australia and Brazil
Grantee: University of Technology Sydney
Project description:
The University of Technology Sydney and AgI-PUC-Rio will develop an online platform and run webinars to serve as an innovation digital hub to foster interactions between Australian and Brazilian businesses and other parties related to the circular economy. This project supports innovation collaborations that contribute to economic recovery post-COVID by exploring sustainable development challenges and opportunities faced by stakeholders in both countries.
Key dates:
Start date: 31 May 2021
Completion date: 30 September 2021
Social media: to be advised
COALAR grant offer: $50,000 (no GST)
Virtual COVID-19 Symptom Tracking in Argentina to Support Economic Recovery
Key objective: COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Country location: Australia and Argentina
Grantee: Dr Nicholas Walsh
Project description:
Implementation of a successful virtual community based COVID-19/influenza symptom tracking system known as 'Flu-tracker' in Argentina to further inform timely and effective public health measures and support economic recovery following COVID-19.
Key dates:
Start date: 31 May 2021
Completion date: 30 September 2021
Social media: to be advised
COALAR grant offer: $42,000 (no GST)