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Grants

ARENA Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV R&D funding round

Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV Research and Development

Status

Closed for now

ARENA has run repeated solar R&D rounds; monitor arena.gov.au/funding for the next one.

Closed

Amount

60,000,000 AUD

AUD 60 million round supporting research and development towards ARENA's Solar 30 30 30 target (30% module efficiency and 30 cents per watt installed by 2030).

Funder

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

public · national

Deadline: Closed — Full applications closed 13 March 2026 (EOI closed 21 October 2025).

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Sectors: energy
Stage: seed and Series A
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://arena.gov.au/funding/ultra-low-cost-solar-pv-research-and-development-round-4/

"This opportunity is closed to new applications. $60 million; closing date 13 March 2026"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: arena.gov.au

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