GLOBAL INNOVATION LINKAGES PROGRAM
Funding for international collaboration
Last Updated: 13 November 2019
Global Innovation Linkages Program
The Global Innovation Linkages Program provides funding to help Australian businesses and researchers collaborate with global partners.
A grant of up to 50% of eligible project costs, to a maximum of $1 million.
An Australian organisation collaborating with another Australian entity and at least 1 global partner.
Overview
The Global Innovation Linkages Program provides funding to help Australian businesses and researchers collaborate with global partners. We support strategically focused, leading-edge research and development.
Your project must be in at least 1 of our 6 priority areas. The priority areas align with the 6 Government-funded Industry Growth Centres set up to support industry. Read more on the relevant Growth Centre website:
- Advanced manufacturing
- Food and agribusiness
- Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals
- Mining equipment, technology and services
- Oil, gas and energy resources
- Cyber security
Find out more about Industry Growth Centres.
Eligibility
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, your project must have a lead applicant and project partners.
Lead applicant
To be eligible, lead organisations must:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
You must also be one of the following:
- an Australian incorporated entity
- a publicly funded research organisation (defined in Appendix A of the grant opportunity guidelines)
- a Cooperative Research Centre
Project partners
Project partners must include at least one of each of the following:
- Australian industry organisation
- Australian research organisation
- global partner
Applying
The Global Innovation Linkages program is currently closed to applications.
How do you apply?
Read the grant opportunity guidelines for information on the application process.
We advise you to get in contact with the relevant Growth Centre when developing a proposal.