Why invest in ISIF grants program?

• To maintain and diversify support for ICT and Internet related research & development.
• To support regional research that can help Internet growth in our region.
• To facilitate networking and information building throughout the Internet community.

Who can support ISIF?

Leading organizations support us in our objective to foster innovation and socio-economic development. Partners and sponsors offer their experience, advice and regional vision so we are constantly aware of innovation initiatives that will benefit from ISIF funding. Organizations and individuals are welcome to support the program through a variety of partner and sponsorship packages.

Partnership package

ISIF Partners are crucial to the success of the program. Their financial contributions and active participation in ISIF committees support innovative, ICT projects that address issues facing local communities across the Asia Pacific region.

Contributions range from AUD 50,000 to 100,000, where 75% goes toward project funding and 25% funds the ISIF mentoring, workshops and collaboration strategies.

Partners are members of the ISIF Steering Committee, taking direct part of the decision making process in all aspects of the program operation. Partners can also appoint a representative on the Grant Evaluation Committee (GEC), in charge of the selection of final grants recipients. Additionally, partners can access a series of branding/marketing benefits provided by the ISIF secretariat, such as use of logos for promotion purposes and tailored communications activities aligned with their own communications and philanthropic activities.

Sponsorship packages

Sponsors support will help expand ISIF program by funding more projects every cycle or by expanding our professional development opportunities for grants recipients. Sponsorship contributions range from AUD 10,000 for the Bronze tier to AUD 50,000 for the Platinum tier.

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What will be your funding use for?

• ISIF funds local groups and organizations to design and test technical solutions to local issues.
• ISIF mentors prospective applicants throughout the entire application process and promotes networking among grant recipients and committee members. This enables these fledgling projects to share information and experiences during the funding period and beyond.
• Project results are publicly available under a Creative Commons license.
• ISIF offers large donors flexibility in their sponsorship portfolio. This allows donors to spread their contributions across a wide range of development projects and geographical areas.
• A major point of difference that our partners and sponsors appreciate is a fluid communication and collaboration with the ISIF secretariat.

For a description of our partner and sponsorship packages please review the following brochure in PDF format.

ISIF supporters 2008-2011