Funding apps open this morning for uni projects from proof of concept to prototype

The 12 months max seed grants are for early-stage university applied research in government priority areas, renewable and low-emission technology, medical science, resources and agriculture, and forestry and fisheries. A second tranche of the seed grant scheme opens in March.

The “fast-fail” grants are the first stage of the $1.6bn Australia’s Economic Accelerator, the research translation programme created by the previous and continued by the present government.

“AEA is designed to build a pipeline from discovery research through to commercialisation, ensuring Australia reaps the benefits of investment in research within the university sector,” the seed grant guidelines state.