Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund - Strategic Element EOI

The applicant must be a single entity acting as lead organisation, on behalf of partners who have agreed to collaborate to undertake eligible activities.

To be an eligible lead organisation the applicant must have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be one of the following eligible entities:

• a company, incorporated in Australia
• an incorporated not for profit organisation
• a Publicly Funded Research Organisation (PFRO), defined as higher education providers listed at Table A and Table B of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cth) and corporate Commonwealth entities, and State and Territory business enterprises, departments or agencies that undertake publicly funded research
• a Cooperative Research Centre
• an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust, or
• an Australian State, Territory or Local Government agency or body

The delivery partners for the Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element are not eligible to apply.

Eligible projects:

• must be led by one eligible Australian organisation
• must address at least one priority theme in Table 1, and
• must include at least one partner organisation domiciled and registered in a priority partner country in Table 1.

Table 1: Priority themes and partners (partners are not ranked).

Eligible personnel:

The project lead (principal investigator or equivalent) on the Australian side must be an Australian citizen, Permanent Resident, or holder of a Special Category Visa (subclass 444) currently residing in Australia. However, other personnel do not have to meet this condition.

NOTE: additional eligibility information can be found in the program guidelines. Applicants must review all eligibility criteria before submitting an application.