Funding for medium to long-term, industry-led research collaborations
Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants – Round 23Last Updated: 11 April 2022
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Selection Round outcomes
Find out the latest recipients of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) grants for long term, industry led research centres.
CRC Round 23 - Stage 1
The Hon Melissa Price MP, Minster for Science and Technology, has approved the progression of six Round 23 applications to Stage 2 of the selection process.
These are:
- Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre
- Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites (SoMAC) CRC
- CRC for Intelligent Manufacturing (CRC4IM)
- CRC SAAFE (Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food and Environments
- ONE Basin Cooperative Research Centre (ONE Basin CRC)
- Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre
Round 23 Dates (scheduled)
- Stage 1 opened 30 June 2021
- Stage 1 closed 24 August 2021
- Stage 2 open 9 December 2021
- Stage 2 close 3 February 2022
- Interviews to be held 28-29 March 2022
- Outcomes announced May 2022
- Funding to start second half 2022
Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants – Round 23
What you get?
Up to 50% of eligible grant project costs for an industry-led research collaboration.
Who is this for?
A collaboration between at least one Australian industry organisation and one Australian research organisation.
Overview
CRC Grants are part of the CRC Program. The CRC Program supports industry, research and the community in 2 ways:
- CRC Grants – support medium to long term industry-led collaborative research, for up to 10 years.
- CRC Projects (CRC-P) grants – support short term, industry-led collaborative research, for up to 3 years.
CRC Grants provide funding for collaborations to solve industry identified problems.
CRCs must:
- be a medium to long-term industry-led collaborative research program
- aim to solve industry identified problems and improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries
- include an industry-focused education and training program, including a PhD program that builds capability and capacity
- increase research and development (R&D) capacity in small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
- encourage industry take up of research
There is no specified limit to funding for each CRC. However, the number of CRC Grants we fund in each selection round depends on the applications received and available funding.
Applicants must at least match the amount of grant funding sought through cash and/or in-kind contributions.
Eligibility
What are the eligibility criteria?
CRC grant applications are open to all industry sectors, research disciplines and community sectors.
To be eligible you must:
- submit your application from a group that has agreed to collaborate
- have at least one Australian industry organisation and one Australian research organisation in your collaboration
- show you can at least match the grant funding
- if successful, establish the CRC as an incorporated company, limited by guarantee
- be a medium to long term industry-led collaborative research project aimed at solving industry-identified problems and improving the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries
- include an industry-focused education and training program, which must include, but is not limited to, a PhD program which complements the research program and increases engagement, technology development, skilled employees and R&D capacity within industry entities
- implement strategies which build the R&D capacity within SMEs
- deploy research outputs and encourage take-up by industry.
What activities are eligible?
Not eligible
Applying
How do you apply?
The Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants – Round 23 is closed to applications