Australia: Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants

The CRC Program supports industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers and the community. It’s a proven way to link researchers with industry. The focus is on research and development that will have commercial uses.

The program aims to:

• improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries, especially where Australia is competitive and in government priority areas.
• use high quality research to solve industry-identified problems.
• encourage and help SMEs to take part in collaborative research.

What do you get?

• Matched funding of between $100,000 and $3 million. Grants are for up to 3 years.

Eligible Projects

Projects must:

• develop a product, service or process that will solve problems for industry and deliver real outcomes
• benefit small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
• include education and training activities

What are the eligibility criteria?

• To be eligible as a lead applicant you must:
  • be an SME
    • have an Australian business number (ABN)
    • be incorporated in Australia and a trading corporation
  • Your trading activities must be either:
    • enough to be called a trading corporation
    • a major, not minor, part of your overall activity
  • Project partners must include:
    • 2 Australian industry organisations
    • 1 Australian research organisation

For more information, visit Australian Government.