Enterprise Connect support the placement of researchers from universities or public research agencies into businesses, to help develop and implement a new idea with commercial potential.
- They will provide you with funding for up to 50 per cent of salary costs, to a maximum of $50,000, for each grant ranging between 2 and 12 months in duration.
- If you are involved in the Researchers in Business Grant project, you will be required to report on its outcomes.
- A progress report is due halfway through and at the completion of the project. A final report is due from the businesses and the researchers as set out in the Funding Agreement.
- Information contained in the reports will be treated as sensitive and will assist in the evaluation of Enterprise Connect services.
The aim of Enterprise Connect is to:
- help break down the cultural divide between business and the research sector
- speed up the distribution of knowledge and expertise
- accelerate the adoption of new ideas and technologies