This strategy funds a number of programs. Landing pads Landing pads provide marketready startups with a shortterm (90 day) operational base where they can access entrepreneurial talent, mentors, investors and a wider connected network of innovation hubs in global innovation hotspots Berlin, San Francisco, — Shanghai, Singapore and Tel Aviv. Global Connections Fund The Global Connections Fund supports global SMEtoresearcher collaborations to enable viable projects to grow and test commercialisation in industries of strategic growth in Australia. The fund consists of two types of grants: larger grants of up to $50 000 designed as seed funding capital to Bridging Grants — enable viable projects to grow in scope and scale, test commercialisation and proofofconcept activities small grants of around $7000 to enable Australian SMEs and Priming Grants — Australian researchers to meet and collaborate with international partners to further develop their ideas. The grants are administered by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. Global Innovation Linkages programme The programme supports groups (or consortia) of Australian industry and research organisations with grants of up to $1 million over a maximum period of four years, to engage with international partners in key economies to undertake research and development projects. Regional Collaborations Programme This programme, administered by the Australian Academy of Science, aims to deliver solutions to shared regional challenges in the AsiaPacific region through multipartner research and collaboration activities.
This strategy funds a number of programs. Landing pads Landing pads provide marketready startups with a shortterm (90 day) operational base where they can access entrepreneurial talent, mentors, investors and a wider connected network of innovation hubs in global innovation hotspots — Berlin, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore and Tel Aviv. Global Connections Fund The Global Connections Fund supports global SMEtoresearcher collaborations to enable viable projects to grow and test commercialisation in industries of strategic growth in Australia. The fund consists of two types of grants: Bridging Grants — larger grants of up to $50 000 designed as seed funding capital to enable viable projects to grow in scope and scale, test commercialisation and proofofconcept activities Priming Grants — small grants of around $7000 to enable Australian SMEs and Australian researchers to meet and collaborate with international partners to further develop their ideas. The grants are administered by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. Global Innovation Linkages programme The programme supports groups (or consortia) of Australian industry and research organisations with grants of up to $1 million over a maximum period of four years, to engage with international partners in key economies to undertake research and development projects. Regional Collaborations Programme This programme, administered by the Australian Academy of Science, aims to deliver solutions to shared regional challenges in the AsiaPacific region through multipartner research and collaboration activities.
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