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The following grants have been awarded by the ANU Philippines Institute
2026 Grants Recipients
Travel Grants
Eric D U Gutierrez
- Title: Segmentation and trader power in the Philippine rice sector: A Palawan case study
- Presentation: Segmented markets, chokepoints, and the limits of liberalisation: Rethinking the Philippine rice economy on 20 May 2026
Cassandra Steer
- Title: Space as a Policy Lever in the Asia Pacific: An Opportunity for Engagement with the Philippines
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Dirk Tomsa
- Title: Civil Society and Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in the Philippines
- Project Delivery By: 21 October 2026
Kevin Robb
- Title: Between Human Rights and Military Bases: U.S.-Philippines Relations, 1977-1981
- Project Delivery By: 18 June 2026
Collaborative Research Projects 2026
Haroro J. Ingram
- Title: The Forgotten Theatre: Mindanao as Emerging Domain of Strategic Competition
- Project delivery by: 15 December 2026
Carljohnson Anacin
- Title: Temporary Migrants as Transnational Musicians: A Pilot Study towards Development of Practice, Partnership and Policy in Live Music Performance and Scholarship
- Project delivery by: 31 December 2026
Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS)
- Title: Developing Emerging Voices on Regional Security: Positioning the Philippines as a Hub for Regional Security Cooperation
Grants for co-hosted Events 2026
Melanie Marcelo Reyes
- Title: 8th National Women’s Summit, with the theme “ASEAN Leadership and Regional Cooperation: Where are the Women?”
- Project delivery by: 03 May 2026
2026 Visiting Fellows
Herman Joseph Kraft
- Project Title: Exploring Philippines-Australia Strategic Relations
- Presentation: Getting their act together: Enacting a national maritime policy in the Philippines on 20 July 2026
- Fellowship Timeframe: 07 June to 27 July 2026
Andre Palacios
- Project Title: Promotion or Erosion of the Rule of Law? ASEAN Law Implementation through
the Domestic Courts: Philippines Case Study - Fellowship Timeframe: 25 May to 21 June 2026 and 27 July to 31 August 2026
Vincent Lubay Casil
- Project Title: Layered Peace Settlements and Institutional Consolidation: Reassessing the 1996 Final Peace Agreement and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
- Fellowship Timeframe: 15 August to 15 October 2026
Caroline D. Pinon
- Project Title: The Polycrisis of Resource Scarcity and Competition, Socioeconomic Inequality, Climate Change, and Social Conflicts: A Systematic Review of Interrelated Crises in Mindanao
2025 Grants Recipients
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Collaborative Research Projects 2025
Jaya Jacobo and Sharmila Parmanand
- Title: Gender as a political resource: Sara Duterte and the fight for dynastic power
- Conference: Gender, Power, and Politics in the Philippines: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (26 February 2026)
- Event: Gender and the Duterte Dynasty: A research agenda
Beverley Loke
- Title: Australia-Philippines Security Cooperation in the South China Sea: Anticipating Policy Challenges During Trump 2.0 and Beyond
- Polciy Brief: Navigating the South China Sea: regional power perspectives in an era of rising Sino-American rivalry
Kidjie Ian Saguin
- Title: Policy Analysis in the Philippines: Establishing the State of the Art
- Philippine Public Policy Network Relaunch: Building a Sustainable Network of Public Policy Academics and Practitioners
- Project delivery by: 02 March 2026
Travel Grants 2025
Kiriloi Margaret Ingram
- Title: The Gendered Nature of Democratic Transition in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- Project delivery by: September 2026
Imelda Deinla and Dwayne Antojado
- Title: Behind Bars without a Verdict: Exploring the Unique ‘Pains of Imprisonment’ among Unsentenced Incarcerated Women in the Philippines
- Project delivery by: 30 August 2026
Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang
- Title: Empowering Mindanao scholars: addressing barriers to research and publication in peace and conflict studies
- Project delivery by: 28 February 2025
Raymond Marvic Catolico Baguilat
- Title: Transitional Justice and Peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): Examining the Protection of the Rights of non-Moro and Minority Moro Indigenous Peoples in the Region
- Project delivery by: August 2025
Charlotte Kendra G. Gonzales
- Title: Business within Boundaries: A Multi-Stakeholder and Systems Approach
- Workshop Proceedings: Day 1; Day 2; Post-workshop Webinar
- Policy Brief: Business within boundaries: A multi-stakeholder and systems approach
2025 Visiting Fellows
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Michael Pante
- Project Title: Assessing Fifty Years of Metropolitan Governance: Metro Manila, 1975–2025
- Presentation: Chasing Clout: Manila Transport Workers as a Voting Bloc, Past and Present
- Policy Brief: Toward a commuter-centric transportation system in Metro Manila: The need for a historical lens
- Fellowship Timeframe: 17 May to 17 July 2025
Queenie Pearl Tomaro
- Project Title: (Un)Seating women within the P/CVE and Counterterrorism space of the Philippines
- Presentation: A Security-Feminist Order: Women in Counter Extremism
- Fellowship Timeframe: 01 September to 07 November 2025
2024 Grants Recipients
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Collaborative Research Projects 2024
Cyril Bryan Cuizon
- Title: International Investment Dispute Mechanisms in the Philippines: The Philippines and Australia Business Engagements, Prospects, and Ways Forward
- Project delivery by: March 2025
Herman Jospeh Kraft
- Title: Handbook on Philippine Foreign Policy
- Project delivery by: June 2025
Jan Robert Go
- Title: Book Series on Understanding Philippine Politics: Politics from the Local Lenses
- Project delivery by: August/September 2025
Catriona Devanadera
- Title: Co-creating Pathways and Principles on Community-driven Impact Assessment Practices for Just Energy Transitions
- Project delivery by: November 2025
Ron Dangcalan
- Title: Strengthening human-environment and sustainability education amidst the anthropocene: examining the state of human ecology in philippine higher education institutions and co-creating future directions
- Review: A systematic literature review on the role of human ecology higher education institutions in policy development for food and nutrition security in the Philippines
- Policy Brief: Paglinang (Development), Pagtutulungan (Collaboration) at Pamamahala (Governance): How Human Ecology Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines can help improve Policies on Food and Nutrition Security
Anne Gene Broomhall
- Title: Climate change anxiety in Filipinos: Investigating the roles of plastic pollution visuals and upward counterfactual comparisons
- Policy Brief: Experience of Climate Change and Behavioural Engagement in Filipinos: The Role of Perceived Flood Impact and Comparisons with Australian Waste Management Practices
- Presentation: Conducting online research with a Filipino sample: From research question development and ethics approval to statistical analysis
Travel Grants 2024
Nina Araneta-Alana
- Title: Research Fieldwork on Strategic Alliances and Disengagements: The Philippines - International Relationships Past and Present
- Research Seminar: The Philippine human rights landscape amid the challenge of populism
- Policy Brief: The Philippine Human Rights Landscape: Challenges and Prospects Post-Duterte
Sue Thompson
- Title: Untangling the History of the Sabah Dispute between the Philippines and Malaysia: Exploring narratives, contexts, and implications
- Research Seminar: Untangling the History of the Sabah Dispute between the Philippines and Malaysia: Exploring narratives, contexts, and implications
Rosalie Hall
- Title: Gender and Social Inclusion in Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing for High Value Live Reef Fish for Food in Tawi Tawi, Philippines: Implications for Governance
- Project delivery by: March 2025
Grants for co-hosted events 2024
Richard Muallil
- Event title: Embracing the currents: An International Conference on the Sulu Archipelago
- Event delivery: 12-14 November 2024
- Conference proceedings: View the proceedings here
2024 Visiting Fellowship
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Marlouize Villanueva
- Project Title: Unearthing Responsibilities, Seeking Justice: A Comparative Examination of Enforced CSR Practices in the Philippine and Australian Mining Sectors
- Presentation: The environment as a corporate constituent? Reflections on theories of the corporation and Philippine jurisprudence
- Policy Brief: Mining and mandatory community development programs in the Philippines: A legal interrogation
- Fellowship Timeframe: 19 August to 19 October 2024
Weena Gera
- Project Title: Urban Risk Governance for Climate Change Resilience: Rethinking Politico-Territorial Scales in Metropolitan Regions in the Philippines
- Presentation: The Mandanas-Garcia Ruling: New Challenges in Balancing Finance and Function in Philippine Devolution as part of the 2024 Philippines Update Conference
- Policy Brief: Urban governance for managing climate change risks: Rethinking political mandates for metropolitan structures in the Philippines
- Fellowship Timeframe: 02 September 2024 to 02 November 2024