New CRC-P program helps fund research

February 8, 2016

The Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Christopher Pyne, has announced that applications are now open for the latest round of funding for CRCs and CRC Projects (CRC-Ps).

The program is designed to promote collaboration between researchers and industry – to cultivate a more innovative and entrepreneurial economy.

The new guidelines, released in December, mean that funding will be prioritised to those CRCs and CRC-Ps that are aligned with the six Industry Growth Centres and the Government’s nine Science and Research Priorities.

CRC-Ps will focus on shorter term activity with an emphasis on involving SMEs in specific project based research for a defined short term outcome.

Funding rounds for CRCs (Round 18) and CRC-Ps (Round 1) open for applications on 1 February. CRC-P applications close on 17 March; CRC applications close on 31 March.

Applications that are industry-led and focused on practical outcomes are encouraged to apply.

More info at

http://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-assistance/Collaboration/CRC/selection-rounds/Pages/default.aspx