The Australian Government is providing $1.6 billion to amplify Australia’s best asset: people whose skills, ideas and world-class research will benefit and shape Australia now, and into the future.
AEA currently offers funding for AEA Ignite (proof-of-concept) and AEA Innovate (proof-of-scale) grants.
Eligibility
- Only the following organisations are eligible to submit an AEA grant application:
- an Australian public (‘Table A’) university, or
- an Australian private (‘Table B’) university, or
- an Australian organisation in the ‘University College’ category.
- Show us how your project fits into one of the Australian Government identified priority areas of the economy, outlined in the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (Priority Areas) Declaration 2023.
Individual rounds of AEA grants will prioritise projects that align with particular focus areas.
- Critical and strategic minerals processing
- Sustainable fuels
- Agriculture and food technology
- Space
- Renewable energy
- Quantum
- Artificial intelligence
- Advanced manufacturing