Quantum grants in Australia
Explore Quantum grants for companies in Australia. This list brings together funding for quantum computing, sensing, communications and quantum software from Australian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Australia, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Quantum in Australia come first.
Showing 1-24 of 79 grants
AEA Innovate Round 2
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Connects research teams and institutions for AEA Innovate in artificial intelligence, agriculture innovation, and materials science.
ASCA Missions — Active Call-Outs
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Helps research teams and institutions for ASCA Missions Active Outs in aerospace, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
IP Group Balance-Sheet Equity
🇬🇧IP Group · United Kingdom
Invests directly in university spinouts across health, deep technology, and clean technology from formation through scale-up.
AEA Ignite — Next (seed)
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Supports Australian university researchers in early commercialisation by advancing proof-of-concept work toward market application.
AEA Ignite Round 3
🇦🇺Dept of Education AU · Australia
Provides research teams and institutions for AEA Ignite in artificial intelligence, agriculture innovation, and materials science.
ASCA EDT Decision Advantage
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Funds Australian companies and universities developing AI and data-fusion technologies for Defence decision-making capability.
ASCA EDT Explore: Information Warfare and Quantum Technologies
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Funds Australian companies and universities conducting long-term R&D in information warfare countermeasures and quantum technologies for Defence.
ASCA EDT P2ISR — Persistent and Pervasive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Funds Australian companies and universities developing sensing, edge processing, and ISR technologies for persistent Defence situational awareness.
Critical Technologies Challenge Program (CTCP)
🇦🇺DISR · Australia
Funds consortia solving national challenges with quantum-technology solutions.
NRFC General Fund
🇦🇺NRFC · Australia
Funds Australian companies in seven priority sectors with debt, equity, and guarantee instruments.
Microsoft Research Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.
Female Founders Co-Investment Fund
🇦🇺QLD Government · Australia
Funds Queensland women-led innovation businesses raising early-stage equity through matched co-investment grants.
CSIRO Kick-Start
🇦🇺CSIRO · Australia
Funds Australian small businesses and researchers to run fast innovation pilots with CSIRO.
CSIRO RUIC matched-funding voucher
🇦🇺CSIRO · Australia
Funds Australian Queensland businesses to co-develop projects with regional universities under matching support.
Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII)
🇦🇺DISR · Australia
Funds Australian startups and SMEs to solve government-nominated challenges with new tech.
Export Market Development Grant (EMDG)
🇦🇺Austrade · Australia
Reimburses Australian businesses for a share of their eligible marketing and promotion spend when they sell or plan to sell products overseas.
Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
🇦🇺Austrade · Australia
Pays Australian exporters and their representative bodies between $20,000 and $80,000 a year in matched funding to market and promote their goods and services in international markets, with the maximum set by their export-readiness tier.
Australia R&D Tax Incentive
🇦🇺ATO · Australia
Funds Australian companies through tax incentives that reward innovation investment and reduce financial risk.
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
🇦🇺ARC · Australia
Funds three-year fellowships for early-career researchers across all disciplines except medical research with salary and project support.
ARC Discovery Projects
🇦🇺ARC · Australia
Funds Australian university teams developing long-term, university-led research through a two-stage concept pathway.
ARC Future Fellowships
🇦🇺ARC · Australia
Supports four-year fellowships for mid-career researchers in non-medical disciplines aligned with national science priorities.
ARC Linkage Projects
🇦🇺ARC · Australia
Funds Australian universities and industry in co-funded projects with shared research contributions and partnership.
Innovation Booster Grant 2026
🇦🇺DEED · Australia
Funds WA early-stage founders and startups up to $50,000 to commercialise an innovation.
CSIRO On Accelerate
🇦🇺CSIRO · Australia
Supports Australian science-based startups with six-month acceleration, mentorship, and early-stage equity from CSIRO pathways.