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
US Air Force Office of Scientific Research - Broad Agency Announcement - FA9550-23-S-001
AFOSR seeks proposals for fundamental research in the areas listed below.
Funding of USD$100,000 - $300,000 per year for 3 - 5 years is available.
Proposals received under this BAA will be assessed on an ongoing basis, although some topic areas may have suggested dates to align with funding cycles.
AFOSR also funds ...
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DARPA - Investigating how Neurological Systems Process Information in REality (INSPIRE) - DARPA-EA-24-01-4
DARPA's Defense Sciences Office is soliciting ideas to explore the question of Are there new ways to explore and describe how functional neural systems store and process information that expand beyond the limits of digital representations?
The INSPIRE ARC urges performers to go back to fundamentals and consider novel, paradigm shifting questions ...
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DARPA - Safe and Assured Foundation Robots for Open Environments (SAFRON) - DARPA-EA-24-01-05
DARPA's Defense Sciences Office is soliciting ideas to explore the question of how, and to what extent, can we assure foundation model-enabled robots will behave only as directed and intended?
DARPA is seeking investigations into innovative methods and approaches that will lead to assurances about the behavior of robots that use functional ...
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