On the back of QDSA’s announcement that EOIs are now open for the 2024 QDSA Collaborative Research Grants (CRG) , researchers and industry partners are invited to attend a Briefing and Networking evening in Brisbane on Thursday 22 August 2024.
In the spirit of forging greater collaboration between researchers and industry across Queensland and the Northern Territory, QDSA is excited to introduce a new in-person event.
For the first time in CRG’s 3-year history that the Alliance will facilitate an opportunity for
researchers and industry partners to connect and team up during the EOI period.
What are the Collaborative Research Grants?
The CRG is QDSA’s signature competitive grants program designed to pull through emerging technology from university research to prototype stage.
The program drives collaboration between Queensland and Northern Territory member universities, industry partners and non-member universities across the nation to deliver sovereign capability that will serve our Defence personnel.
Project proposals should be aligned with the QDSA Research Priorities and Topics, which were drawn from the 2024 National Defence Strategy, 2024 Integrated Investment Program, and wide consultation with Defence stakeholders. They are as follows:
- Undersea Warfare
- Cyber
- Amphibious capable combined‑arms land system
- Theatre logistics
- Theatre command and control
More information about the research topics and CRG guidelines are available here, while the media announcement can be read here.
Event Details
When: Thursday 22 August 2024, 6-8pm
Where: The Ship Inn, South Brisbane
RSVP: Monday 19 August 2024 via the form below
Event Format
The evening will be delivered in two parts:
Part 1 – Information Session
QDSA will provide an overview of the Collaborative Research Grants, process and applications.
Part 2 – Networking & Collaboration
Industry and Researchers will be given a couple of minutes each to provide a brief overview of their company capabilities or area of research they are seeking to collaborate around.
Following the briefings participants will be given the opportunity to register their interest by topics to group together interested parties. Interested parties can then use the remainder of the meeting to identify areas for collaboration and possible teaming.
To support the collaboration process QDSA will provide canapes and drinks during the event.
Parking and venue access
Limited metered street parking is nearby. Alternatively, we recommend public transport or paid parking available under Southbank Parklands.
The Ship Inn is wheelchair accessible and there are disabled parking spots in the underground carpark.
For further information or enquiries contact info@qdsa.au.
