PA/04/25 13 July 2025
2025 Maitri Grants to power the next chapter of the Australia-India partnership
Australia and India are gearing up to strengthen partnerships across vital sectors of the growing bilateral relationship with the 2025 Maitri Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships – announced today by Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong.
Administered by the Centre for Australia-India Relations, the Maitri grants encourage innovative projects and partnerships that reflect the dynamism of Australia-India bilateral relationship, fostering long-term connections.
The successful recipients of the 2025 Maitri Grants will support connections and research across a wide range of sectors including innovation, enterprise, education and culture.
Welcoming the announcement, Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green OAM, said “Australia’s relationship with India is stronger, deeper and more consequential than ever – and its future holds even greater promise. At the heart of this relationship are the people-to-people connections that bind our two nations. The Maitri Grants program builds on these ties, helping unlock the full potential of our bilateral relationship.”
One of the key initiatives in this year’s Maitri Grants includes funding for the prestigious Lowy Institute to recruit a distinguished scholar as the inaugural India Chair. The Lowy Institute is rated amongst Asia’s leading think tanks, providing high-quality research and distinctive perspectives on international trends shaping Australia and the world. The appointment of an India Chair will be a step change for Lowy’s ability to produce world-class research on India’s emerging role in the Indo-Pacific and dynamics in the Indian Ocean region.
“This is a rare opportunity to lead and shape a new program of work at the Lowy Institute – a top Asian think tank,” said High Commissioner Green.
Other projects to be funded by the Maitri grants include a world-class exhibition featuring rare artworks by renowned Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma in Australia; a project to deliver annual leadership dialogues fostering next-generation of leaders committed to the Australia-India relationship; examining how Australia and India can enhance maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean; innovative research across fields such as clean energy solutions and biomanufacturing; and elevating the stories of Australians of Indian origin. diaspora.
“I congratulate this year’s recipients and look forward to seeing how their work helps foster deeper links between Australia and India,” added High Commissioner Green.
The full list of Maitri Grants recipients is available below:
General: https://www.australiaindiacentre.org.au/GrantRecipients/2025
Scholars: https://www.australiaindiacentre.org.au/Scholars2025
Fellows: https://australiaindiacentre.org.au/Fellows2025
Media Note
Find out more about the Lowy Institute India Chair role in this link: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/about/careers
A limited number of interviews with High Commissioner Green and Director of Research Hervé Lemahieu from the Lowy Institute are also available upon request