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Read how DSI has helped enhance the defence ecosystem through collaborations, funding and networking in our latest impact case studies in the defence sector

DARPA – Methodological Advancements for Generalization Insights into Complex Systems (MAGICS) – DARPA-EA-25-02-05

DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office is seeking submissions of abstracts for innovative exploratory research concepts in the technical domain of computational science research in complex, dynamic, evolving systems. This opportunity is
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DARPA – Reengineering Enabling Sleep Transitions in Operationally Restrictive Environments (RESTORE) – HR001125S0012

DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office is seeking innovative proposals that leverage emerging neuromodulation technologies to enhance sleep efficiency and performance under sleep-restricted conditions. RESTORE aims to develop multimodal, multitarget, noninvasive neuromodulation
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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
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DARPA – FLexible networking Using Intelligent Dialecting (FLUID) – DARPA-PS-25-14

DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office is seeking innovative approaches to technologies to allow Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (C5ISRT) systems (applications and network services) to function
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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
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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
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Amazon Science – Amazon Research Awards – Spring 2025

Proposals are being accepted for the Spring 2025 round of Amazon Research Awards, closing 30 April 2025. Funding of up to USD$80,000 – USD$100,000 and/or AWS Promotional Credits is available,
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DARPA – Chemistries and monoLayers for Anti-aging Kinematics (CLOAK) – DARPA-PA-24-04-08

DARPA Defense Sciences Office is seeking proposals for basic or applied research in novel micromechanical oscillators for applications toward precision positioning and navigation systems. CLOAK aims to develop methods to
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DARPA – The Right Space (TRS) – DARPA-PA-24-04-07

DARPA Defense Sciences Office is seeking proposals for basic or applied reseach concepts in mathematical methods to systematically discover useful mathematical transformations – transformations of a system’s variables and parameters
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DISR/ATSE – Global Connections Fund – Bridging Grants 2025

The Global Connections Fund – Bridging Grants are designed to support international partnerships between SMEs and researchers to grow beyond an initial level of engagement into a strong collaboration leading
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