Deadline: 16 May 2017
The Global Connections Fund (GCF) is seeking proposals for its Bridging Grants 2017 with an aim to support international SME-Researcher partnerships grow beyond an initial level of engagement.
Bridging Grants (BG) are a program of assistance that targets early stage proof of concept and knowledge transfer, product development and market testing, innovation and commercialisation activities.
Priority Areas
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Food and Agribusiness
- Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals
- Mining Equipment, Technology and Services
- Oil, Gas and Energy Resources
Grant Information
- Bridging Grants are available for projects ranging from AUD25,000 up to AUD50,000.
- Grant applications for less than $25,000 will not be considered eligible.
Priority Economies
The following are the priority economies that Australian entities can engage with when applying for GCF Bridging Grants.
Brazil, China, European Union Member States(Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom), India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Republic of, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States of America, Vietnam
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be an Australian Researcher or an Australian-incorporated SME and have a proposal supporting an international SME-Researcher partnership.
- Only the following partnership collaborations are supported:
- Australian SMEs looking to partner with Researchers in a priority economy (mentioned above).
- Australian Researchers seeking to partner with International SMEs in a priority listed economy.
- Applicants can only submit one Bridging Grant application, and only one application per research group or SME will be considered.
- The applicant must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and living in Australia at the time of submitting the grant application.
- If successful, Bridging Grant applicants will need to provide proof of citizenship or permanent residency if requested, as a condition of receiving funds.
- Australian research applicants are defined as those employed by a tertiary education institution, publicly funded research organisation, not-for-profit research organisation, or cooperative research centre.
- Where an applicant’s institutional arrangements are such that the institution is deemed the applicant in the grant application, the applicant should also ensure institutional sign off.
How to Apply
The application process consists of two stages:
- Complete and submit an on-line the BG eligibility form.
- Once submitted the information will be assessed for eligibility to proceed to a full Bridging Grant Application.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Bridging Grants 2017.