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Vouchers

CSIRO Kick-Start

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
60,000 AUD

'Access up to 2 vouchers between $20K - $60K each', matched dollar-for-dollar by the business ('$60,000 from CSIRO = $60,000 from the business'). Vouchers pay for CSIRO research services on a 2-12 month project.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — No fixed rounds published on the eligibility page; applications are made when a suitable project is scoped with CSIRO.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Annual turnover and operating expenditure under $10 million OR operating less than three years; GST-registered with ACN/ICN; cash-only matching; international companies and subsidiaries not eligible.

How to apply

  1. Confirm eligibility (turnover/trading history, GST registration, ACN or ICN, ability to match funding). — link
  2. Scope a 2-12 month R&D project requiring scientific, technical or analytical expertise with CSIRO.
  3. Submit the Kick-Start application and, if successful, contract the research with CSIRO. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.csiro.au/en/work-with-us/funding-programs/SME/CSIRO-Kick-Start/Eligibility-and-funding

"Each voucher ranges from $20,000 to $60,000 ... For every dollar your business contributes, CSIRO matches the investment up to the voucher limit."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.csiro.au

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