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Powerful collaborations

Discover who and how the Defence Innovation Partnership can help.

Building connections for defence and space research, development and innovation

The Defence Innovation Partnership is a catalyst for defence and space research, development and innovation in South Australia. We foster collaboration and engagement between Defence SA, Defence Science and Technology Group, the Adelaide University, Flinders University, and other research organisations and industry.

The Defence Innovation Partnership builds research collaborations to deliver innovative solutions to Defence by:

  • Creating connections between researchers, industry and Defence.
  • Fostering defence-relevant collaborations through the Collaborative Research Grants program.
  • Attracting research and development funding to South Australia.
  • Supporting the translation of defence and national security research and development.

The Defence Innovation Partnership is the South Australian node of the Australian Defence Science and Universities Network (ADSUN).

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Collaborator Fund

The Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborator Fund provides up to $800,000 annually to support Defence-aligned research and development projects.

Applications are open until Friday 13 November 2026.

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*Includes Collaborative Research Fund and Activator Fund as at September 2026.

South Australian Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund

The South Australian Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund is a program designed to accelerate the transition of space technology to operational use while growing the South Australian space ecosystem through international collaboration.

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