Applicants for R&D investment funding through CRDC should be aware that both CRDC and Cotton Australia assess research proposals against a range of criteria which are set both by Government and industry. Applications for investment funding which do not address the criteria will not succeed.
Successful investment funding applications would clearly demonstrate the benefits to industry of their proposal.
When developing a submission, keep the following points and questions in mind.
- How will your research fit/complement/add to current or prior R&D? Is it novel R&D?
- How will your research fit in to the current CRDC Strategic R&D Plan, and what measurements could be used to assess the progress and outcomes of the proposed research?
- What are the expected outcomes of the proposed project? In essence, applicants should show why their proposal represents a sound investment for CRDC’s stakeholders including the public?
- Is the research potentially of real benefit to the Australian cotton industry and the Australian community?
- Is the project well focused and likely to succeed? Can that success be measured against the Corporation’s outputs? Your application should address where your research fits into the Outcome and Outputs framework of the CRDC?
- Is there potential for the commercialisation of outputs, and if so, how can this best be put into effect? Or are the outputs more efficiently and effectively exploited by encouraging rapid and free adoption by the industry or the community?
- Where expected outcomes will require adoption by the industry or community to achieve the maximum benefit, what approach is planned to encourage this?
- Are the priority objectives established by Government, the Corporation and the industry fully addressed – including industry sustainability and flow on benefit
For further information, click on the following links:
- calendar of R&D funding
- ask for assistance
- Government research priorities