The federal government is offering $50,000 grants so you can take your idea global

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The federal government is offering $50,000 grants so you can take your idea global

Simon Thomsen - June 3, 2019 < 1 MIN READ

The Australian government is offering researchers and businesses up to take their products global under round four of its Global Connections Fund (GCF) Bridging Grants.

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the grants are designed to strengthen international partnerships between small businesses and researchers.

“Connecting small and medium enterprises with the research community will help grow our economy and create new Australian jobs,” she said.

“This will also help get innovative ideas off the ground, with the funding supporting early stage proof of concept and knowledge transfer, product development and market testing.”

A device for diagnosing Parkinson’s disease, virtual reality to improve health check-ups, and renewable fertiliser are among the projects previously supported by the fund to the tune of $4.2 million.

More information about the Global Connections Fund is available here.

Simon Thomsen

Simon has been editor of Startup Daily since 2019.

He hosted the Startup Daily show on streaming service ausbiz.com.au from 2020 to 2023.

He was previously associate editor of Business Insider Australia, a national restaurant critic, editor of The Good Food Guide, and newspaper proprietor during a 30-year career in journalism and publishing.

He's also an investor in early stage startups.

Simon chaired the environment committee of industry lobby group Australian Business Ltd's (now NSW Business Chamber) during the Kyoto agreement era, debating cow farts with mining execs.