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WA Minister for Defence Issues Paul Papalia has announced an expansion of the WA government’s continued investment in the future of defence innovation, announcing the Defence Science Centre’s latest funding round for collaborative research projects.
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The Collaborative Research Grant (CRG) is intended to encourage collaborations with industry, the research sector, Defence and DSC member universities.
In general, multidisciplinary proposals that are relevant to a potential Defence sponsor and involve collaboration between DSC member universities and industry and/or Defence are supported. Funding is awarded on a competitive basis subject to prioritisation against the selection criteria and available funding.
Seed funding, ranging from $50,000 to $150,000, is available for collaborations between universities, industry and government, which include at least one DSC-member university. Projects must be linked to the Department of Defence's technology-themed Next Generation Technologies Fund priorities or the round three theme of maritime maintenance and sustainment.
Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia explained, "We are committed to boosting innovation and emerging technologies in the defence industry, and creating more local defence jobs. To date, 11 research projects have received $1.6 million in seed funding through the Defence Science Centre's Collaborative Research Grant."
The Defence Science Centre CRG supports defence-relevant research with DSC member universities that meets the technology themes for the current grant round (see 'Technology Themes' below).
Requests for funding should be in the order of $50,000 to $150,000, but requests outside of this range will be considered where there is a compelling business case.
CRG funds can be used to pay for:
- Project services and consumables;
- Access to facilities (e.g. bench fees or workshop costs); and/or
- To support or employ research and technical staff.
CRG funds cannot be used for teaching relief, student fees or publication costs. Investigators seeking stipend support for students should apply for a Defence Science Centre Research Higher Degree Student Grant.
Minister Papalia said, "By fostering the relationships between universities, industry and government, we are helping to strengthen WA's defence industry capabilities, commercialise emerging technologies and diversify the state's economy."
In order to assist in determining if your project is in scope applicants are invited to submit a proposal abstract (less than 300 words) for discussion. Proposal abstracts must be submitted by 5pm AWST on Monday, 15 February 2021.
Note that a determination made on the basis of an abstract does not guarantee the proposal will be considered to be in scope. Such determinations should be considered as a guide to the scope of the grants where there is some concern by the applicant.
