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Do more for others with the Australia Alumni Grants Scheme
Here's your chance to connect and collaborate with your fellow alumni and do more for others with initiatives that matter. Apply now and get
the chance to receive funding to support your advocacies.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to stay connected with your fellow alumni and build and mobilise your professional networks
Register or update your information now to get the latest news and updates on our alumni community
Regional Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Leadership Summit
Click here to have access to the GEDSI videos, digital social impact exhibit, and speakers’ presentations during the 2021 Regional GEDSI Leadership Summit.
Connect to a World of Possibilities
Australia’s global alumni are highly talented, globally mobile and empowered by a world-class Australian education. They are current and future leaders, they are influencers and change-makers. Individually and collectively, Australia Global Alumni are helping to shape the world around them.
Connect
Find out how you can stay connected with Australia and get in touch with your fellow alumni
Mobilise
Get involved with the projects mobilized for the alumni, and find out opportunities to share your learnings and skills to contribute to national development
Celebrate
Read stories on alumni’s achievements and contributions
Australia Global Alumni in the Philippines
Australia’s global alumni community in the Philippines include all Filipinos who completed and/or graduated from recognised Australian educational institutions or Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), including participants in trainings and short-term courses. This includes those that have been awarded scholarships under the Australia Awards, Colombo Plan, Endeavour Awards, Australian Leadership Awards or other Australian Government scholarships. It also includes individuals who have supported their own study in Australia or those who were sponsored by institutions or organisations other than the Australian Government. The community also includes alumni of the Australian Government’s In-Country Scholarship Program (ICSP) and other Australian Government-supported programs, trainings, short courses and non-formal learning opportunities in the Philippines.
Did you recently change careers? Move to another field or industry? Or got promoted to a new position? We’d love to know so we can invite you to future industry-specific events. Update your records in our secured online form.
Exciting events coming up!
We are always gearing up for exciting events for our alumni community. Find out the activities that you can be a part of this month.
Looking for alumni publications?
If you’re looking for knowledge products for reference or source of new ideas, check out these publications authored by our Filipino alumni.
Connect with Alumni Groups
Want to meet fellow alumni for professional networking, exchange of knowledge and ideas, or collaboration for meaningful development projects? Check out these alumni groups and find out how you can be involved.
News and Updates
Two Australia-educated Filipinos honoured with prestigious Global Australian Awards
Manila, Philippines - For the first time in over a decade, Filipinos have been awarded the prestigious Global Australian Awards by Advance, the Global Australian Network.
Australia Global Alumni Dr Armand Mijares and Professor Abelardo Apollo David Jr were finalists at the 2023 Global Australian Awards, which recognised the achievements of inspiring global Australians - including international alumni of Australian universities - who are innovating in their field and shaping the world.
Australia Global Alumni discuss ways to support indigenous communities
Davao City, Philippines - Over 40 Filipino alumni, stakeholders, including representatives of eight indigenous communities in Mindanao, and partners from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Philippine Eagle Foundation, recently gathered in Davao City to discuss and learn ways to support indigenous peoples (IP) communities across the Philippines. The knowledge-sharing session dubbed, Development amidst Diversity: Supporting Indigenous Communities through the Alumni Grants Scheme, were led by alumni speakers who have been making a difference in various indigenous communities through the support of the Australia Alumni Grants Scheme (AGS).
Story Bites
Alumna Anya Lim keeps the Bayanihan spirit alive
In 2023, Anya launched the ANTHILL Bayanihan Crowdfunding Campaign, which connected women artisans to donors who pledged donations that will help them achieve their specific goals. This also helped artisans safeguard their livelihoods while preserving their traditions.
With support from the Australia Alumni Grants Scheme (AGS), the pilot run of the campaign helped weave the dreams of three inspiring women – a seamstress, a weaver, and a crafter.
Under the AGS, Australia-educated Filipinos and recipients of training supported by the Australian Government can submit proposals for grant funding for projects that apply their Australian experiences, knowledge, and skills in addressing development issues. Applications for AGS are open year-round.
Alumni Knowledge-Sharing Session: Supporting Indigenous Communities through the Alumni Grants Scheme
Australia Global Alumni recently gathered in Davao City to discuss meaningful ways to support indigenous communities in the Philippines. Australia-educated Filipinos who have been leading projects that empower indigenous people, through the support of the Alumni Grant Scheme, led the conversations and shared stories, insights, and learnings from their initiatives.
Thank you to all the alumni who joined the knowledge-sharing session!
Up Close and Personal
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Meet Dr Ma Soledad Antonio, 2022 Alumnus of the Year
This is my most fulfilling moment that I could serve using what I’ve learned from my four years in Australia and implementing this now during the pandemic, here in the Philippines.
As Director of the Bureau of International Health Cooperation at the Department of Health, Dr Antonio has been instrumental in mobilising resources from international partners to guarantee access to vaccines and medical supplies. She was recently awarded the Alumnus of the Year in the recently held 2022 Australia Alumni Excellence Award. Dr Antonio completed her PhD in International Trade at Griffith University in 2018.
Alumni Communities across the Philippines
Australian Embassy in the Philippines visits Filipino alumni communities
Australia has been working hand-in-hand with its Filipino alumni on initiatives that help deliver the shared development goals of Australia and the Philippines. During the regional visits, embassy officials and alumni discussed Australia’s work across the country as well as alumni-led initiatives in addressing COVID-19 challenges.
Mateship and Bayanihan
Australia Global Alumni share stories of kindness, bayanihan, and hope in time of COVID-19
Members of the Australia Global Alumni community have been rising above the crisis by making a difference in their fields in their own little ways. If you need an inspiring story to lift you up, read how the COVID-19 crisis affected our alumni’s life and work, and how they have been moved to make a change.
