CSIRO Flagships Collaboration Fund

On 5 May 2005, CSIRO announced the implementation of the Flagships Collaboration Fund (FCF).

The Fund, as part of the Federal Government’s ‘Backing Australia’s Ability – Building our Future through Science and Innovation’ package, will invest $96.8m over seven years to support collaborative research geared to contribute to the objectives of CSIRO’s National Research Flagships Program (PDF file 2,615kb). 

The Flagships are targeted initially at six fields of national endeavour:

• Preventative Health     
• Light Metals     
• Food Futures     
• Energy Transformed
• Water for a Healthy Country
• Wealth from Oceans    

During 2005/6 some $8.75m will be available across three components of the Fund. The components and key points are as follows, with further details in the linked flyers and guidelines (where available):  

1. Flagship Collaborative Research Program, comprised of:

• Flagship clusters - minimum $1 million. APPLICATIONS CLOSE 30/6/05
• Flagship projects - minimum $100,000. 

The Flagship Collaborative Research Program Guidelines are now available [PDF file, 59 Kb].

2. Flagship Visiting Fellowships - APPLICATIONS FOR SEMESTER 2, 2005 CLOSE ON 10/6/05. Guidelines are available now (PDF file, 42kb).

3. Flagship Postgraduate Scholarships - applications for 2006 open in early 2005. Guidelines are available now (PDF file, 33kb).

Detailed information about all aspects of the Fund is available from CSIRO’s website at http://www.csiro.au/Flagships/CollaborationFund

Interested in participating?

The UWA Research Development Team can assist researchers who want to participate in the Flagships program.  Please contact your Associate Dean of Research in the first instance.

Want the 'inside scoop' on the Flagship program? Then come along to a workshop at the CSIRO Floreat Park Labs on 14 June, where Mr. Craig Roy, Flagship Director of Wealth from Oceans, will discuss the "Wealth from Oceans Ningaloo Cluster." Click here for the agenda.  If you are able to attend please register your interest with Lucy Kay lucy.kay@csiro.au - by Friday 10th of June.

Thank you!