Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO401
Australia-China Science and Research Fund Joint Research Centres
Joint Research Centres (JRCs) are virtual centres that link Australian and Chinese research institutions conducting a range of research-related activities in a specified field of research. JRCs enable a concentration of effort and achievement of outcomes beyond that of individual research projects.
- The maximum grant amount is $1 million.
- The grant amount will be up to 100 per cent of eligible project costs.
- The maximum grant period is three years.
- The program is ongoing with biennial funding rounds.
Priority Areas
The priority areas for Round 3 of the ACSRF Joint Research Centres are:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- astronomy related technology, including big data
- new materials in manufacturing
- cross-cutting technologies that will de-risk, scale up, and add value to manufactured products
- Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals
- effective technologies for individuals to manage their own health care
- better models of health care and services
- Resources and Energy
- low emission energy production from fossil fuels and other sources
- new clean energy sources and storage technologies and demand response technologies that are efficient, cost-effective and reliable.
To be eligible you must:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be registered for GST
- and be one of the following eligible entities:
- a company incorporated in Australia
- an incorporated not for profit company
- a Publicly Funded Research Organisation (PFRO) as defined in Appendix A of the Program Guidelines
- a Cooperative Research Centre
- an other Australian incorporated entity.
You are unable to apply if you are:
- a non-Corporate Commonwealth entity.
To be eligible your project must involve:
- a Chinese primary partner who has submitted, or is in the process of submitting, a corresponding application to the relevant Chinese organisation
- an Australian end user or industry partner that can apply the research outcomes.
For more information on eligibility please refer to the Program Guidelines.
To apply, go to www.business.gov.au/ACSRFJRC.
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