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


DARPA - Measurement-based Quantum Information and Transduction (MeasQuIT) - DARPA-PA-23-05
DARPA Defense Sciences Office is seeking submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of novel approaches to scalable preparation, control and error mitigation of quantum circuits of relevance to quantum-enhanced computing, sensing, and information processing.
DARPA is interested in
Scalable state preparation, stabilization, and control of ...
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DARPA - Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy (REMA) - DARPA-PS-23-12
DARPA Tactical Technology Office is seeking innovative proposals for drone autonomy capability that is not tied to the specific drone hardware and is developed rapidly and flexibly enough to remain relevant in a dynamic battlefield.
REMA's primary objectives are to enhance remotely operated group 1-3 stock commercial and military drones at ...
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UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) - Themed Competition - Reducing Cyber Risk Across Defence
Under the Reducing Cyber Risk Across Defence Themed Competition, DASA is seeking innovative projects that will deliver outputs at TRL 6 (technology model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment) in three challenges:
Digital Resilience innovative ways to strengthen digital resilience across Defence eg tools to stress test applications, systems, networks; ...
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