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 - Liquid Surge - DARPA-PA-25-07-05
DARPA's Defense Sciences Office is seeking submissions of innovative basic or applied research concepts in the technical domain of developing novel metrology for understanding wave propagation in compressible fluids
The Liquid Surge program seeks foundational understanding by developing novel prototype metrology to study coupled thermodynamic, mechanical, and compositional responses to transient ...
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ASPI Research Internship Program 2027
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is accepting applications for their 2027 Research Internship Program, closing 28 October 2026.
This full-time, paid internship is based in Canberra and runs from January to June 2027 and offers an exceptional opportunity to develop your analytical skills, contribute to high-impact research, and work alongside Australia’s ...
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US Dept of War Innovation Unit - Improved Mobile Electric Power Distribution System (I-MEPDIS)
The US Marine Corps is looking to replace its aging and inefficient Mobile Electric Power Distribution System (MEPDIS) with a logistically supportable family of systems designed to meet the power demands of the future force.
This project seeks to develop and test a robust, scalable distribution system that seamlessly interconnects and ...
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