Deadline: 15-Feb-23
Applications for the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Support Program are now open.
Objectives
- The objective of the NCRIS Support Program is to increase the research and translation capability and capacity of NSW NCRIS facilities.
- Applicants will be applying for funding to provide NSW-based research and innovation infrastructure as identified in the Commonwealth Government’s 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap, or skilled technical experts to enhance access to this infrastructure, specialised technologies and systems to facilitate access, or other programs driving access to this infrastructure.
- For the purposes of the NCRIS Support Program, research and innovation infrastructure refers to facilities, equipment and resources that are needed to perform research, including experts needed to run the infrastructure. This is in line with the Commonwealth Department of Education’s definition of National Research Infrastructure.
Funding Information
- Grants provided for projects would be:
- a minimum of $500,000
- a maximum of $10,000,000
- paid over a maximum of 24 months or until 30 June 2025
Outcomes
- NCRIS Support Program funded activities should contribute to the outcomes:
- Outcome 1 – Increase the availability and use of open-access research and innovation infrastructure (e.g., facilities, equipment, resources and expertise).
- Outcome 2 – Increase collaborative R&D and innovation within the NSW innovation community (academia, industry, government, non-government organisations and students).
- Outcome 3 – a) Increase R&D output, translation, and other commercial outcomes and/or b) contribute to a robust talent pipeline of technical skills and career pathways.
Eligible Projects
- NCRIS Support Program funding may be provided for any of which are directly targeted at driving innovation, and where it can be demonstrated that the activity will increase research and commercial outputs and outcomes:
- major equipment upgrades or replacement, or equipment to increase the ‘industry offering’ of the facility
- laboratory facilities improvement to facilitate industry access
- developing new infrastructure facilities
- highly skilled technical experts where it can be shown that this enhances end-user access or outcomes from the equipment
- business development managers or industry application scientists employed by a university, research infrastructure facility or consortium to assist SMEs and companies to navigate the research pathways and access infrastructure
- specialised technologies and systems to facilitate researcher and industry access
- industry-focused collaborative programs driving access to infrastructure and commercialisation, which can be joint across facilities
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the NCRIS Support Program, applicants must:
- currently, or have previously been funded, under the Commonwealth Government’s NCRIS, and
- be located in NSW or be planning a major research/innovation presence located in NSW. Applicants must be based in NSW before entering into a Deed of Agreement with DEIT.
- confirm alignment to the investment plans in the 2021 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap , the NSW 20-Year R&D Roadmap and the NSW Industry Development Framework .
- have already been assessed by the Commonwealth Government for their ability to deliver openaccess infrastructure through a Commonwealth NCRIS funding round. Applicants who have not received extension funding in the most recent Commonwealth Government NCRIS grant round are eligible to apply for NCRIS Support Program funding.
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN).
For more information, visit NCRIS.