DEADLINE: AEA Innovate Grant EOIs

AEA Innovate provides funding for projects at TRL 5 to 7, and up to $5 million per grant for up to 2 years.

Innovate grants support mid-stage research commercialisation through competitive grants of up to $5 million for a maximum period of 24 months.

These grants are available for researchers at Australian universities to collaborate with industry to advance projects that already have laboratory proof-of-concept.

Grant recipients are expected to be able to increase the technology and commercial readiness of their innovation to reach proof-of-scale. This includes developing and testing prototypes or pilots for new products, processes or software in an industry-relevant environment.

The eight focus areas are:

• critical and strategic minerals processing
• sustainable fuels
• agriculture and food technology
• quantum
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• advanced manufacturing
• space
• renewable energy.

The closing date for Expressions of Interest is 5:00pm AEST Friday 29 August 2025.