TechVoucher projects must include a Project Lead from a Delivery Partner (UOW) and an eligible SME.
Eligible SMEs must:
- Have an ABN registered in NSW and be based in NSW.
- Employ fewer than 200 employees at the time of application.
- Not be a subsidiary of a revenue-generating business locally or overseas.
- Not be owned, employ, or have any financial ties of any kind with any of the proposed researchers for the project.
- Hold the rights to commercialise their products or services.
- Have secure adequate matched funding (no in-kind) for the project.
- Not be receiving or has not received any other grant or subsidiary for substantially the same project from a State Government or Commonwealth agency or department
- Work in industry sectors or technologies identified in the NSW Industry Development Framework.
TechVoucher projects will undergo an internal assessment process prior to being submitted for funding. Projects must:
- Be Ready: start within 3 months of submission to Investment NSW.
- Be 12 months maximum in projected duration.
- Demonstrate active collaboration between the SME and Delivery Partner. For example, contract research, collaborative research, use of research equipment, facilities, and co-location, or faculty secondment of a researcher to the SME for a set amount of time.
- Have defined commercialisation outcome. For example, development of an innovative product or service with demonstrated TRL progression, solving a technical problem leading to TRL progression, improving business internal R&D, improving the business model or commercial processes, improving understanding of complex markets and strategic fit.
The UOW TechVoucher process is led by iAccelerate in collaboration with UOW Teams ICRU, FROU, CCU and ACD.
- Initial questions regarding the opportunity should be directed to icr-enquiry@uow.edu.au
- Any questions regarding internal UOW approvals and costing can be directed to research-operations@uow.edu.au
