Robotics grants in Australia
Explore Robotics grants for companies in Australia. This list brings together funding for autonomous systems, industrial and service robots, drones and human-robot interaction 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 Robotics in Australia come first.
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ASCA Innovation Incubation — Pitch Days & Challenges
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Supports Australian innovators with incubation and challenge programs for AI, cybersecurity, and defense technologies.
ASCA Missions — Active Call-Outs
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Helps research teams and institutions for ASCA Missions Active Outs in aerospace, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
CRC-P Grants Round 19 — AI Accelerator
DISR · Australia
Supports Australian small businesses and researchers building applied artificial intelligence projects through industry partnerships and shared development resources.
Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Grants Program — Round 2
🇦🇺QLD Government · Australia
Offers matched support for Queensland manufacturers increasing productivity, export pathways, and reshoring potential.
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 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.
MVP Ventures Program — Round 3-26
🇦🇺NSW Government · Australia
Supports small New South Wales businesses in commercialising innovative products and moving them toward market-ready delivery.
MVP Ventures Program — Seed
🇦🇺NSW Government · Australia
Funds small businesses in New South Wales to commercialise innovative products through hands-on development support.
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.
Invent the Future with Arduino UNO Q and App Lab
Arduino · Global / Multinational
Pays up to $5,000 in cash and prizes to the best hardware projects built on the Arduino UNO Q.
NVIDIA Academic Grant Program
NVIDIA · United States
Provides in-kind GPU compute and hardware to faculty-led research at PhD-granting universities.
Global Deep Tech Battle @ SLUSH 2026
swisstech · Switzerland
Awards a 3,000-euro cash prize to the winning deep-tech pitch at SLUSH 2026.