Deadline: 07-Mar-23
The Australian Government has announced the applications for Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants to provide funding for medium to long-term, industry-led research collaborations.
CRCs must:
- Be a medium to long-term industry-led collaborative research program
- Aim to solve industry identified problems and improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries
- Include an industry-focused education and training program, including a PhD program that builds capability and capacity
- Increase research and development (R&D) capacity in small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
- Encourage industry take up of research.
Eligible Activities
- Eligible activities must relate directly to the project and may include:
- New research
- Proof of concept activities
- Pre-commercialisation of research outcomes
- Industry-focused education and training
- Conferences, workshops and communications
- Collaboration with international organisations providing national benefits to Australia.
Eligibility Criteria
- A collaboration between at least one Australian industry organisation and one Australian research organisation.
- CRC grant applications are open to all industry sectors, research disciplines and community sectors.
- To be eligible you must:
- Submit your application from a group that has agreed to collaborate
- Have at least one Australian industry organisation and one Australian research organisation in your collaboration
- Show you can at least match the grant funding
- If successful, establish the CRC as an incorporated company, limited by guarantee
- Be a medium to long term industry-led collaborative research project aimed at solving industry-identified problems and improving the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries
- Include an industry-focused education and training program, which must include, but is not limited to, a PhD program which complements the research program and increases engagement, technology development, skilled employees and R&D capacity within industry entities
- Implement strategies which build the R&D capacity within SMEs
- Deploy research outputs and encourage take-up by industry.
Ineligible
- They can’t consider your application if you don’t satisfy all eligibility criteria. Only eligible applications will proceed to the assessment stage.
- They can only accept applications where you can provide a declaration from each partner on the template provided and where you can demonstrate the ability to at least match (in cash or in-kind) the grant funds requested.
For more information, visit CRC.