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


Dept Industry, Science and Resources - Industry Growth Program
Applications are now open for the DISR Industry Growth Program.
The program provides SMEs with advice and support to help commercialise ideas and/or grow business operations.
As a second part of the program, recipients may be able to apply for matching grant funding to support
early-stage commercialisation projects ($50,000-250,000; TRL3-6)
commercialisation and ...
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Australian-French Space Research Collaboration Initiative
The Embassy of France, in association with CSIRO, the Australian Space Agency and the Australian-French Association for Research and Innovation (AFRAN) are calling for proposals from Australian researchers to undertake collaborative research activity with French partners.
Joint projects must involve at least one French and one Australian partner, with the lead ...
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Robotics - 2024 Travel Award
Applications are now open for the Robotics journal 2024 Travel Award, closing 31 January 2024.
The award provides CHF800 (~$1,300) for a PhD student or postdoctoral fellow to attend an international conference in the field of robotics to present (paper of poster) in 2024.
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