AUSTRALIA · GRANT
Industrial Transformation Training Centres for funding commencing in 2027
Training Centres foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry, through creating and delivering innovative Higher Degree by Research (HDR) and postdoctoral training. Training Centres are to develop researchers with capability in end user research that is vital to Australia's future. In delivering this training, the Training Cent…
Key facts
- Agency
- Agency not disclosed
- Location
- National
- Status
- Open
- Opened
- 16 Sept 2026
- Closing
- 25 Nov 2026
- Funding
- $10M
- Categories
- 381002 - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research, 381001 - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Summary and scope
Training Centres foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry, through creating and delivering innovative Higher Degree by Research (HDR) and postdoctoral training. Training Centres are to develop researchers with capability in end user research that is vital to Australia's future. In delivering this training, the Training Centre focuses its researchers on developing solutions relevant to the Industrial Transformation Priorities. The Training Centres scheme objectives are to: support HDR candidates and postdoctoral researchers to undertake industrial training; support research collaboration between universities and organisations outside the Australian higher education sector; and strengthen the capabilities of industry and research end-users in identified Industrial Transformation Priority areas. The intended outcomes of the Training Centres scheme are: growth, productivity and competitiveness within Industrial Transformation Priorities; and economic, commercial and social transformation
Eligibility
An application may only be submitted through the Research Office of an Eligible Organisation listed in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines (Guidelines). The application must: directly address one or more of the current Industrial Transformation Priorities; nominate at least one Australian Partner Organisation. Applications must include the following: Training Centre Director, who is an eligible Chief Investigator from the Administering Organisation; at least one other Chief Investigator from the Administering Organisation; at least one Chief Investigator from each Other Eligible Organisation; at least one Partner Investigator from each Partner Organisation; at least 10 ICHDRs; and at least one ICPD. Applications must include a commitment of combined cash and in-kind contributions to the Training Centre that, along with the Australian Research Council (ARC) contribution, are sufficient to support all the research projects described in the application and particularly that of the ICHDRs and ICPDs in the Training Centre.
Source and freshness
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Information shown is sourced from public opportunity records. Official buyer documents and addenda take precedence for deadlines, eligibility and submission requirements.