Application process

Stage One – Apply through your Innovation District

If you are eligible to participate, your innovation district will work with you to develop your application. The top three proposals for each Innovation District will be nominated to progress to stage two.

Contact the innovation district partners who are leading challenge activities:

Australian Catholic University Anthony Bayss anthony.bayss@acu.edu.au 02 9701 4756	Charles Sturt University Siobhain Howard sihoward@csu.edu.au   02 6933 4004
CSIRO Katie Green katie.green@csiro.au 02 9413 7522	Macquarie University https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/offices-and-units/macquarie-university-incubator/innovation-districts-covid-19-r-and-d-challenges
Southern Cross University Rhianna Poole enterpriselab@scu.edu.au 02 6620 3555	University of New England Lou Conway mconway@une.edu.au 02 6773 3919
University of Newcastle Siobhan Curran siobhan.curran@newcastle.edu.au 02 4921 6951	University of New South Wales Danielle Neale danielle.neale@unsw.edu.au   0481 451 636
University of Sydney Carolyn Arnett carolyn.arnett@sydney.edu.au	University of Technology Sydney Melissa Oey algaebiotech.hub@uts.edu.au   02 9514 7322
University of Wollongong Zahra Shahbazian zahras@uow.edu.au   0438 358 243	Western Sydney University Don Wright don.wright@westernsydney.edu.au 02 9678 7200

Stage Two – Top three applicants in each Innovation District are invited to progress to Stage Two

If you progress to stage two you will need

• completed Stage Two Application
• pitch deck including budget, commercialisation plan, and video presentation up to two minutes

The submissions will be assessed by an independent evaluation panel.

Read the Guidelines for more information.