Current Request for Tenders

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Australia Awards Short Courses offer the next generation of global leaders an opportunity to undertake short-term study, research and professional development in support of key development and foreign affairs priorities. Short Course opportunities build valuable people-to-people links both within Australia and across the Indo-Pacific region, enabling mid-career professionals and emerging leaders to tap into Australian expertise and to exchange valuable skills and knowledge.

Australia Awards – South Asia & Mongolia is seeking an Australian Higher Education provider or an Australian Registered Training Organisation to deliver Australia Awards Short Courses. For details regarding the request for tender for each Course, please click on the Course name below.

For any queries, contact us on tenders@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org

RFT05-2026 Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Food Security Short Course (Pakistan)

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The purpose of this Short Course is to strengthen the capacity of practitioners/emerging leaders in Pakistan to implement, and promote climate-resilient, bio-secure, and technologically enabled agricultural systems.

By fostering cross-country collaboration and engagement with Australian counterparts, the course will enhance domestic resilience in food systems and support sustainable trade priorities.

The course aims to strengthen participants’ ability to support a more climate resilient, sustainable, and competitive agricultural sector in Pakistan. Specifically, it will equip participants to:

Integrate climate risk and adaptation considerations into agricultural and food security project development
Strengthen water governance and resource efficiency in agricultural systems
Explore climate finance and private investment opportunities for sustainable agriculture
Enhance agricultural productivity through improved data use, monitoring systems, and inter-agency coordination
Promote integrated approaches that strengthen the water-food-climate nexus and enhance resource efficiency
Better understand relevant national and provincial strategies, international climate commitments and emerging trade priorities

This Short Course will support up to 20 participants.

This Short Course will be delivered via blended mode over five months, commencing in January 2027 and completing no later than May 2027.

Further details are outlined in the tender documents below:

RFT05-2026 Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Food Security Short Course (Pakistan)

RFT05-2026 – Attachment 6&7 – Financial Proposal and Indicative Budget

Attachment 9 – AASAM Short Course Provider Handbook

Attachment 10 – GEDSI Approach & Action Plan 2024-25

Attachment 11 – Services Agreement Template

Registration of intent to submit a tender must be sent to tenders@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org by Wednesday 21 October 2026.

Proposals must be submitted via email to tenders@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org by 5:00pm Adelaide time on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

*Note: Only registered Tenderers will receive any addenda to the RFT.

RFT04-2026 Integrated Water Management and Disaster Resilience Short Course (India)

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This Short Course aims to strengthen the capacity of Indian policymakers and practitioners in India to apply integrated, climate-resilient approaches to water-resource management and disaster risk reduction, while strengthening institutional linkages and practical cooperation between Indian and Australian organisations.

A Short Course focusing on Australia’s internationally recognised expertise and practical experience in water governance, river basin management, scarcity forecasting, and disaster resilience would provide valuable opportunities for knowledge exchange with Indian policymakers and practitioners. Australia’s experience in managing complex river basins, balancing water demands, planning for drought and climate variability, and strengthening institutional and stakeholder coordination provides relevant lessons for India. The Murray-Darling Basin provides a particularly relevant case study of basin-scale water planning, governance, environmental management, stakeholder engagement and management of competing water demands.

This Short Course would provide a foundation for long-term collaboration between both countries, including through alumni engagement, institutional partnerships, knowledge exchange and potential cooperation between relevant government agencies, universities and research institutions.

The Short Course would also provide the flexibility to engage a broader range of stakeholders beyond government representatives, including those from civil society, academia, and the policy community who work regularly with disaster affected populations (often from Indigenous communities). This would help ensure a more inclusive and consultative approach to an issue that disproportionately affects marginalised communities.

This Short Course will support up to 16 participants.

This Short Course will be delivered via blended mode over five months, commencing in January 2027 and completing no later than May 2027.

Further details are outlined in the tender documents below:

RFT04-2026 Integrated Water Management and Disaster Resilience Short Course (India)

RFT04-2026 – Attachment 6&7 – Financial Proposal and Indicative Budget

Attachment 9 – AASAM Short Course Provider Handbook

Attachment 10 – GEDSI Approach & Action Plan 2024-25

Attachment 11 – Services Agreement Template

Registration of intent to submit a tender must be sent to tenders@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org by Friday 16 October 2026.

Proposals must be submitted via email to tenders@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org by 5:00pm Adelaide time on Thursday 29 October 2026.

*Note: Only registered Tenderers will receive any addenda to the RFT.

RFT03-2026 Building Social Licence and Sustainable Resource Management Short Course (Mongolia)

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This Short Course aims to strengthen the capability of Mongolian government officials, regulators, mining industry leaders and civil society representatives to build and sustain social licence for resource development through effective governance, stakeholder engagement, environmental stewardship and responsible resource management, ensuring Mongolia’s mineral wealth contributes to inclusive, resilient and sustainable economic development.

At the conclusion of the Short Course, participants will be able to:

Analyse the strategic importance of social licence to operate and its relationship to mining project success, investment attraction, risk management and sustainable development outcomes.
Assess the environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors influencing resource development and identify approaches to strengthening ESG performance within the Mongolian context.
Apply stakeholder engagement and community partnership approaches that build trust, strengthen social acceptance and support meaningful participation in resource development decision-making.
Evaluate governance, transparency and accountability mechanisms that promote responsible resource management and enhance public confidence in the mining sector.
Identify strategies for managing environmental and social impacts, including water resource management, biodiversity protection, mine closure planning and protection of traditional livelihoods.
Examine models for benefit-sharing and local development that maximise economic and social outcomes for mining-affected communities.
Explore international good practice and Australian experience in social performance, Indigenous engagement, ESG reporting and sustainable resource governance.
Develop practical action plans to strengthen social licence, stakeholder trust and sustainable resource management within participants’ organisations and areas of responsibility.

This Short Course will support up to 20 participants.

This Short Course will be delivered via blended mode over four months, commencing in January 2027 and completing no later than April 2027.

Further details are outlined in the tender documents below:

RFT03-2026 Building Social Licence and Sustainable Resource Management Short Course (Mongolia)

RFT03-2026 – Attachment 6&7 – Financial Proposal and Indicative Budget

Attachment 9 – AASAM Short Course Provider Handbook

Attachment 10 – GEDSI Approach & Action Plan 2024-25

Attachment 11 – Services Agreement Template

Registration of intent to submit a tender must be sent to tenders@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org by Thursday 15 October 2026.

Proposals must be submitted via email to tenders@australiaawardssouthasiamongolia.org by 5:00pm Adelaide time on Tuesday 27 October 2026.

*Note: Only registered Tenderers will receive any addenda to the RFT.

RFT02-2026 Managing Energy Transition for Resilient and Inclusive Growth Short Course (Multi-country)

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The proposed Short Course aims to strengthen the knowledge and capacity of government officials, energy sector leaders, and policy practitioners from South Asia to design and implement policies and strategies that support secure, affordable, resilient, and sustainable energy transitions.

Through the examination of policy frameworks, strategic planning approaches, governance arrangements and regional cooperation opportunities, participants will strengthen their ability to develop practical and fiscally sustainable energy transition strategies that respond to growing electricity demand, improve energy security, enhance climate resilience and support inclusive economic development.

At the conclusion of the Short Course, participants will be able to: