CSIRO RUIC matched-funding voucher
Funds Australian Queensland businesses to co-develop projects with regional universities under matching support.
The RUIC matched-funding voucher provides Queensland-based SMEs with up to $50,000 to undertake a collaborative R&D project with a researcher from one of four regional Queensland universities. The minimum voucher is $10,000 — matched dollar-for-dollar by the business — giving a minimum project value of $20,000. The voucher is paid to the partner university (covering salary, operating costs and lim…
STEM-focused collaborative R&D project between a Queensland-based SME and one of: James Cook University, Central Queensland University, University of the Sunshine Coast, or University of Southern Queensland. Marketing and market-research projects are explicitly excluded.
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