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Calendar of Grants and Funding Opportunities

Please note that the dates listed below have been taken from information provided by funding providers and/or their websites. Note that where the application submission deadline has not yet been set by the funding provider, we have followed the diary from the previous year.

What do the dates mean?

Internal Notification Deadline - This is the date by which researchers must advise the Grants Team of their interest in submitting an application to a funding provider. Once registered, the Grants Team will advise you of any further information, such as the Expert Review Deadline and/or the Compliance Review Deadline if applicable.

External Submission Deadline - This is the date by which the application for funding must be submitted to the external funding provider, either by the researcher or the Grants Team (Conditions may apply).

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Calendar of Funding Opportunities

  • Open All Year
    • These funding opportunities do not have a deadline - they are open all year round. Please notify the Grants Team of your interest in applying at least 4 weeks prior to when you want to submit, to allow for compliance checking.
    NSW Trade and Investment
    Innovate NSW
    There are four funding elements to Innovate NSW:
    - Minimum Viable Product (MVP) supports engagement and partnering with a potential reference customer to address a high growth opportunity or challenge in a key market sector. MVP provides matched funding of up to $15,000 to demonstrate an idea, prove a concept, develop a prototype or customise a solution
    - TechVouchers (TV) assists SMEs to partner and collaborate with research organisations to overcome a specific technical challenge. TV provides up to $15,000 in matched funding to the research organisation/partner
    - Collaborative Solutions (CS) provides grants of up to 25% of project costs (to a maximum of $100,000), to a consortium to develop an innovative, new-to-market solution within 12 months. The solution must use an enabling technology to address a high growth opportunity or challenge in a key market sector. The consortium must include three entities: an innovator with the ability to develop and commercialise the solution (Lead Company), an end-user in the key sector that is willing to test the solution (Pilot Organisation), and at least one partner company that will provide additional technology, research capabilities, or assistance to scale the solution
    - Australian Innovation Showcase (ATS) identifies innovative, market ready Australian technologies with global market potential, and provides support through seminars, networking and showcasing to local and international markets. Companies successfully completing an element of the Innovate NSW program will become members of ATS. SMEs completing the Collaborative Solutions component of Innovate NSW may be eligible for matched funding up to $10,000 to access international markets.
    AusIndustry
    Clean Technology Innovation Program - The objective of the program is to increase applied research and development, proof of concept and early stage commercialisation activities that lead to the development of new clean technologies and associated services including low emission and energy efficient solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
    *Category 1
    ACIAR's role is a facilitator and funder of agricultural research for development, clustered around the areas of economics; crops; natural resources management; and livestock and fisheries.
    Tim Fairfax Family Foundation (TFFF)
    TFFF gives preference to organisations and programs which support the particular needs of communities in rural, remote and regional areas, especially those within Queensland and the Northern Territory.
    National Geographic
    The objective of the Conservation Trust is to support conservation activities around the world as they fit within the mission of the National Geographic Society. The trust will fund projects that contribute significantly to the preservation and sustainable use of the Earth's biological, cultural, and historical resources.
    Myer Foundation
    Applications for the Poverty and Disadvantage Small Grants Program are currently being accepted on an ongoing basis, with no specific closing dates.
    Forest & Wood Products Australia Ltd
    R&D investment priorities are chosen because they provide quantifiable benefits for industry.

Updated: 20 May 2013