Deadline: 12 July 2017
The Australian government is currently accepting applications for its Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) grants to support medium to long term industry-led collaborations to develop important new technologies, products and services. CRC grants solve industry problems and deliver tangible outcomes.
Objectives
Cooperative Research Centre grants aim to:
- improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries, especially where Australia has a competitive strength
- deliver outcomes in line with government priorities, which are encourage and enable small and medium enterprise (SME) participation in collaborative research
- foster high quality research to help solve industry specific problems through collaborative research partnerships between industry entities and research organisations.
Funding Information
- Cooperative Research Centre grants provide CRCs with up to 50% of the resources with no specified limit to funding available for each CRC.
- The CRC collaboration must at least match the amount of grant funding sought through cash and/or in-kind contributions. All in-kind contribution means non-cash resources provided by a participant to conduct the activities of the CRC. They may be staff or non-staff resources.
Eligibility Criteria
- Collaborations from industry, research and community sectors can apply.
- A group of participants who have agreed to collaborate can submit an application.
- A CRC must have at least:
- one Australian industry organisation and
- one Australian research organisation.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) Grants.
