Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants provide funding for short-term research collaborations.

This grant supports short-term (up to 3 years), industry-led research collaborations.

Projects must:

• develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver real outcomes
• benefit small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

You can use the funding to cover costs directly related to your project including:

• new research
• proof of concept activities
• pre-commercialisation of research outcomes
• industry-focused education and training activities
• conferences, workshops, symposia related to the joint research
• information sharing and communications related to the research.

This is not a complete list and other costs may also be eligible. Applications with a focus on robotics and automation are particularly encouraged.

To be eligible as a lead applicant you must:

• be an SME
• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be incorporated in Australia and a trading corporation.

Your trading activities must be either:

• enough to be called a trading corporation
• a major, not minor, part of your overall activity.

Project partners must include: 

• a lead applicant which is an Australian industry entity SME
• a second Australian industry organisation of any size
• 1 Australian research organisation.

• Phone: 13 28 46
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