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


ASCA - AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge 2025: Undersea Communications and Autonomy
The AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, focused on undersea Command, Control and Communications, is run across the three AUKUS partners.
Stage 1 submissions for the Challenge are due midday 28 April 2025 (AEST) via AusTender (Reference: AUKUS02-2025-ITR) for Australian respondents.
AUKUS partners are seeking to research and develop innovations to enable the synchronisation ...
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Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australia-Korea Foundation Grants
DFAT's Australia-Korea Foundation Grants program provides funding of $10,000 - $50,000 for up to 3 years to promote people-people links and a contemporary and positive image in of Australia in Korea.
Key Priority Areas:
Cross cultural collaborations including but not limited to arts, society, history, cultural events and sporting events
Technological, ...
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US Army - xTechSoldier Fire Control Competition
The US Army xTechSoldier Fire Control competition invites participants to showcase their innovative concepts for a Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control Module-X (NGSW-FC M-X), engage with the US Department of Defense (DoD), earn prize money and potentially receive a contract award or agreement of up to $5 million.
Soldiers require ...
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