The Bridging Grants are designed to support international partnerships between Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Researchers to grow beyond an initial level of engagement into a strong collaboration leading to the translation of research knowledge and intellectual property into market ready products or services.

Bridging Grants are not to be used for basic research funding, for the acquisition of major capital equipment, or for conference travel.

Projects must be in one of the four priority areas below:

• Robotics
• Quantum technology
• Biotechnology
• Renewable energy and batteries

The current, and final, round of the GCF Bridging Grants will focus on partnerships between Australia and the Republic of Korea.

Partnerships must be between:

• Australian researchers and Korean SMEs; or
• Australian SMEs and Korean researchers.

Applicants must be either an Australian researcher or an Australian-incorporated SME, and have a proposal supporting an SME-Researcher partnership with a Korean partner.