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Find out information about the aims, funding, key dates, resources and contacts for the Cooperative Research Centres Grants (CRCs).
Aim & Objectives
The objectives of CRC Grants are to assist in:
- supporting science, research, and commercialisation; and
- enabling growth and productivity for globally competitive industries.
The grants aim to:
- improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries, especially where Australia has a competitive strength, and in line with Government Priorities.
- foster high-quality research to solve industry-identified problems through industry-led and outcome-focused collaborative research partnerships between Industry Entities and Research Organisations.
- encourage and facilitate Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) participation in collaborative research.
Funding Stream
The Cooperative Research Centres Grants (CRCs) scheme aims to support medium to long-term industry-led collaborations. Centres can be up to a maximum of ten years duration with no set upper funding limit. However, requests for Program funding of between $4m - $7m per year have been typical. Resources (cash and in-kind) must be contributed by Centre partners and at least match the amount of funding requested. In-kind contributions mean non-cash resources provided by a participant to conduct the activities of the CRC. They may be staff or non-staff resources.
Funding can be used to support the costs of:
- research
- salaries
- student placements
- commercialisation.
This is not a complete list, and other costs may also be eligible.
A CRC must have at least:
- one Australian industry organisation and
- one Australian research organisation
Further information on CRC eligibility criteria is available in the CRC Programme Guidelines.
Major Initiatives Notification of Intent (NOI)
Applicants should notify the University of their intent to apply for major initiatives through the NOI form. The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is a major initiative, and the NOI form applies to this scheme. The NOI form allows intending applicants to request support in the development of their bid.
Note: The NOI only allows for resource requests for application development. For resourcing support to be included as a Macquarie University contribution in the CRC grant application, please speak to the Major Research Initiative team at mri@mq.edu.au
CRC Key Dates for Round 26:
- Stage 1 Open: 7 March 2025
- Stage 1 Close: 29 April 2025
- Stage 1 Outcomes: July / August 2025
- Stage 2 Open: September 2025 (anticipated)
- Stage 2 Close: October / November 2025 (anticipated)
- Interviews: TBC
- Stage 2 outcomes will be announced: early 2026 (anticipated)
- Funding will commence: 1 July 2026
Department of Industry, Science and Resources:
Detailed information about CRCs, including timelines, eligibility criteria, guidelines, and useful documents, can all be found on the DISR webpage here.
Cooperative Research Australia (CRA)
Macquarie is a member of Cooperative Research Australia (CRA), a not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of services, advice and guidance for prospective and established CRCs.
Major Research Initiatives (MRI) Intranet
Further information on CRCs can be found on the MRI intranet page here.
Contacts
Contact us for more information about the CRC program, research partnerships, research innovation and enterprise.
Jo Tuck
Senior Manager
Major Research Initiatives
E: jo.tuck@mq.edu.au
Irina Zakoshanski
Senior Manager
Major Research Initiatives
E: irina.zakoshanski@mq.edu.au