Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre’s Conference Advantage Program 2027
Take your research to the next level
The Conference Advantage Program is a travel grant designed to support academics attending international conferences, with the primary aim of encouraging future conferences to be hosted on the Gold Coast. The program empowers recipients to build relationships with conference organisers, promote the Gold Coast as a business events destination and create future opportunities for their field on the international stage.
The program can provide financial support to attend an international conference, while helping you:
- Raise your profile within your international research community
- Build and strengthen relationships with global leaders in your field
- Create opportunities for future collaboration and research funding
- Showcase your university and research expertise on an international stage
- Explore opportunities to bring a future international conference to Australia
Why bring an international conference to the Gold Coast?
Bringing an international conference to the Gold Coast delivers benefits that extend well beyond the event itself.
International conferences attract high-value delegates who contribute to the local economy through accommodation, restaurants, transport, retail, attractions and tourism experiences.
They also provide a powerful platform to showcase the Gold Coast as a world-class destination for business events, research and innovation. By hosting an international conference here, you can help create opportunities for knowledge exchange, global collaboration, research partnerships and future investment.
Your conference can bring together leading minds from around the world, while helping position the Gold Coast, Queensland and Australia as a destination where ideas, expertise and new opportunities come together.
Learn more about the program and application guidelines here.