Deadline: 05-Mar-2024
The Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants Round 25 is currently open for applications.
The Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants provide funding for medium to long-term, industry-led research collaborations.
CRC Grants are part of the CRC Program. The CRC Program supports industry, research and the community in 2 ways:
- CRC Grants – support medium to long term industry-led collaborative research, for up to 10 years.
- CRC Projects (CRC-P) grants – support short term, industry-led collaborative research, for up to 3 years.
CRC Grants provide funding for collaborations to solve industry identified problems.
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
- There is no specified limit to funding for each CRC. However, the number of CRC Grants they fund in each selection round depends on the applications received and available funding.
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
- 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 won’t consider your application if you don’t satisfy all eligibility criteria. Only eligible applications will proceed to the assessment stage.
- They will 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 Australian Government.