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Fostering global business and research ...

Australian researchers and businesses can receive up to $50,000 funding from the Morrison Government to take their products global under round four of the Global Connections Fund (GCF) Bridging Grants.

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the grants are designed to strengthen international partnerships between small businesses and researchers.

Global Connections Fund
Taking Australian business and research to the ...

A blood test designed to improve early detection rates of ovarian cancer is one of the projects to be funded under a new round of the Global Connections Fund from the Coalition Government.

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said Australian researchers and small-to-medium businesses will share in more than $1 million funding.

“These grants provide funding to help with product development, market testing and proof-of-concept activities,” Minister Andrews said.



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RESEARCHER-BUSINESS GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ...

Thirty-eight innovative technology-business projects have been awarded funding in the third round of Priming Grants announced today by Senator Michaelia Cash, Minister for Jobs and Innovation.

Priming Grants are a program of the Global Connections Fund which is managed by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) as part of the Australian Government’s Global Innovation Strategy funded under the Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA).

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Funding Boost Takes Small Projects to ...

With financial support from the Australian Government, researchers in Adelaide will head to the largest almond producing country in the world—the US— to trial their new variety of almonds in the hope of creating massive sales in its nurseries.

The University of Adelaide’s almond breeding program is just one of 38research and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) projects being boosted with $7000 Priming Grants, in the latest round of grants offered under the Global Connections Fund (GCF).

Innovation, Researchers, SME
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Grants help Australian researchers and SMEs ...

Eighteen Australian researchers and 11 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) will share in $1.4 million in government grants to meet and collaborate with global partners to progress their ideas. 

Today I announced the grants, under the Global Connections Fund, which will provide seed funding to help viable Australian projects to grow in scope and scale, and to test commercialisation and proof-of-concept activities.

Priming Grants

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Outcomes of Priming Grants First Round for 2016

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The Global Connections fund is pleased to present the outcomes of the Priming Grant round for 2016. 

A list of the successful awardees can be viewed here.

Overall Summary

EOI submitted:  172

EOI approved:   123 (EOI approval rate ~ 72%)

EOI rejected:    49

PGA final for review: 108 (88% of approved EOI)

PGA approved after review: 74 (69%)

Applications by Priority Area & Economy

PG by SME or Researcher and Economy

PG Partners by Economy

Priority Areas vs Priority Economies   

Advanced Manufacturing

Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals

Food and Agribusiness

Oil, Gas and Energy Resources

Mining Equipment, Technology and Services