Funding to build space payload qualification capability and capacity in Australia

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

• an individual
• partnership
• unincorporated association
• any organisation not included in section 4.1
• trust (however, an incorporated trustee may apply on behalf of a trust)
• a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

We assess your application against the eligibility criteria and then against the assessment criteria. Only eligible applications will proceed to the assessment stage.

The amount of detail and supporting evidence you provide in your application should be relative to the project size, complexity and grant amount requested. You should define, quantify and provide evidence to support your answers. [The sample application form displays character limits.]

The Head or Deputy Head of the Australian Space Agency will make the final decision.

We will assess your application based on the following criteria.

• how your project will improve space payload qualification in Australia (40 points)
• your capacity, capability and resources to deliver the project (30 points)
• the impact of grant funding (30 points)

If your application is successful, you’ll receive a written offer. If you are unsuccessful, we’ll notify you in writing and give you the chance to discuss the outcome with us.

Successful applicants must enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth. The grant agreement will specify the reporting requirements, payment schedule and milestones necessary to receive payments.

We’ll make the first payment when the grant agreement is executed. We’ll make subsequent payments after we have received and accepted the required report.

Payments will be made by direct credit into a nominated bank account.