AEA Ignite — Next (seed)
Supports Australian university researchers in early commercialisation by advancing proof-of-concept work toward market application.
Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite is a competitive grant program administered by the Australian Department of Education that funds early-stage research commercialisation at Australian universities. Sitting within the $1.6 billion AEA — the Australian Government's flagship research translation initiative — Ignite targets projects at Technology Readiness Levels 3, 4, or 5 that are comple…
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