Funding for incubators to gain expertise to help start-ups
Incubator Support – Expert in ResidenceLast Updated: 19 January 2023
Incubator Support – Expert in Residence
The Incubator Support Initiative is no longer accepting applications.
What do you get?
$5,000 to $100,000 of matched project funding for up to 1 year.
Who is this for?
Australian incubators that provide services to start-ups to help them achieve commercial success in international markets.
Overview
Incubator Support – Expert in Residence supports incubators to increase their capabilities and improve the chance of commercial success for start-ups in international markets by organising and providing access to top quality research, managerial and technical talent through incoming and outgoing secondments of national or international experts.
The experts you nominate must have the skills and expertise to:
- work directly with your program’s start-ups to improve their chance of international commercial success
- increase the capabilities of your incubator
We also assist successful applicants to access public data through the DataStart program and will promote start-ups through case studies on the data.gov.au portal.
The initiative is one of 4 elements that form the Entrepreneurs’ Programme.
Eligibility
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible for an Expert in Residence grant, you must be either:
- be an existing incubator or establishing a new incubator that can foster and facilitate the development of innovative start-ups focused on international trade
You must have an Australian business number (ABN) and be one of the following:
- an entity incorporated in Australia
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- an incorporated not for profit organisation
- a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO)
- a local government agency or body
Your project must:
- include eligible activities and expenditure
- have an eligible project value of at least $10,000
Read the Grant opportunity guidelines for more information on the eligibility criteria.
What do we define as an incubator?
What is an eligible activity?
What is an expert?
Not eligible
Applying
The Incubator Support – Expert in Residence grant is no longer accepting applications.
How do we assess your application?
What are the assessment criteria?
What happens next?
Need help?
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Grant recipients
Entrepreneurs’ Programme
The Incubator Support Initiative is part of the Entrepreneurs’ Programme. It aims to help businesses to:
- improve their growth capabilities and networks
- engage with researchers
- foster innovation
- encourage commercialisation of novel products, processes or services