Growing communities to support Defence innovation
Our Mission
To harness the skills and resources in Victoria and Tasmania to facilitate the creation of new defence and national security capabilities.

Building the STEM Pipeline
Through undergraduate and postgraduate internships, postgraduate scholarship top-ups, prototype development and more, we support science and technology R&D at various stages, ensuring a robust STEM pipeline.

Acting as an Informed Entry Point
With strong connections to universities, industry and government, DSI provides a broad overview of defence-relevant capabilities, facilities and priorities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Supporting Collaborations
DSI’s grants and supporting activities facilitate collaborative research and commercial projects. We help open the unmarked door to new partnerships and opportunities.

Bringing People and Solutions Together
We match people from different sectors looking for specific capability, commercial solutions or funding opportunities and bring together technically and culturally compatible partners.
Current Opportunities
Keep up-to-date with the latest opportunities within The Defence Sector


DISR/ATSE - Global Connections Fund - Bridging Grants 2025
The Global Connections Fund - Bridging Grants are designed to support international partnerships between SMEs and researchers to grow beyond an initial level of engagement into a strong collaboration leading to the translation of research knowledge and intellectual property into market ready products or services.
$35,000 - $75,000 is available to ...
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UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) - Innovations in Dermal Protection against Liquid Chemicals
DASA is seeking proposals addressing the challenge of developing a fabric which provides dermal protection against liquid chemical warfare agents and other low surface tension liquids. DASA is interested in treatments, fabric design, novel constructions or any other approach that prevents the penetration of low surface tension liquids. Any approach ...
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Dept Industry, Science & Resources - Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants - Round 17
Applications are open for Round 17 of the CRC-P program, closing 20 March 2025.
CRC-P grants provide support for industry-led (SME) research collaborations between industry, researchers and the community.
Between $100,000 and $3M over 3 years is available as matching funding to cash and in-kind contributions from eligible project partners.
The lead applicant must ...
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