With a research grant from the Australia Awards Cambodia, Mr Ing Chhay Por conducted a study on how rice straw burning harms air quality and people’s health. His team recommends practical alternatives — biochar, compost, animal feed and bioenergy — plus...

Hear Min Chinda and Kheang Sokleng as they describe how the Equity Pathways Program and tailored support (extra exam time, medical and mobility aids, including an electric scooter that transformed daily mobility, and emotional care) made their postgraduate...

Australian alumna Rang Sokha is concerned about the disproportionate impact climate is having on rural women in Cambodia.   Her research project looks at how climate change affects women farmers and what practical measures, like gender sensitive training,...

"I felt cared for from the moment I arrived. Australia Awards even provided me with an electric scooter that changed everything."   Hear how Kheang Sokleng, an Australia Awards Scholarships alumna with a disability, received tailored support — extra exam...

Australia Awards Scholarships alumnus Dr Oum Chan Mono is passionate about helping smallholder farmers adapt to climate change through climate-smart farming and intercropping to protect livelihoods and improve market opportunities. His research project looks...

Meet Min Chinda — our visually impaired Australia Awards Scholarships alumna. Chinda obtained a Master of Disability Policy & Practice from Flinders University in 2024 under an Australia Awards Scholarship. The scholarship strengthened her confidence,...

Discover how inclusive planning is transforming Cambodia’s indigenous communities—protecting culture, creating economic opportunities, and empowering voices that shape their future.   Join Australia Awards alumnus Rorn Naro as he shares real stories,...

Meet Heav Det a Cambodian studying a Master’s in Environmental Management and Development at the Australian National University (ANU) through an Australia Awards Scholarship. As a person with a visual impairment, he shares how Australia’s inclusive support...

On this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate Pheap Sochea—the first Indigenous Cambodian to receive an Australia Awards Scholarship—who arrived in Western Australia earlier this year to begin his Master of Development Studies at...