Grant snapshot · CSIRO Kick-Start funding

CSIRO Kick-Start

A facilitated collaboration program helping eligible Australian startups and SMEs undertake early-stage R&D with CSIRO researchers while sharing eligible project costs.

Australia-wideDollar-matched R&D project support delivered with CSIRO researchers

What this program supports

  • Feasibility and scoping studies, prototype development, proof-of-concept validation, laboratory testing and data analysis with CSIRO.

Who can apply

Australian startups and SMEs with a defined scientific or technical R&D challenge suited to CSIRO capability

Eligibility requirements

  • Annual turnover and operating expenditure below $10 million, or trading for less than three years.
  • Hold an ACN or ICN and be registered for GST.
  • Able to provide the required cash matched contribution.

Published exclusions

  • In-kind contributions cannot be used as the matched contribution.
  • International companies and Australian subsidiaries of international companies are not eligible.

This summary does not determine eligibility. Program rules can change between rounds.

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