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This checklist is provided as a guide only and you should ensure you read the eligibility criteria outlined in the current guidelines before applying.
Answer the questions below to see if you meet eligibility criteria for applying for an AISRF grant.
Questions to Identify Eligibility Yes/No
Are you from an eligible Australian organisation?
List of eligible Australian organisations below
Do you have an Indian Partner?
Is your Indian partner from an eligible organisation?
List of eligible organisations below
Will you be submitting an application for a collaborative research project or workshop that addresses a priority area/theme of research?
List of priority areas/themes of research below
If you are submitting an application to the Indo-Australian S&T Fund, is your
Indian partner going to submit an application to the Department of Science and
Technology (India)?
If you are submitting an application to the Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund, is your Indian partner going to submit an application to the Department of
Biotechnology (India)?
 If you answered ‘yes’ to all the above questions: you are eligible to apply for an AISRF grant through the Indo-Australian S&T Fund, the Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund or the Grand Challenge Fund.
 If you answered ‘no’ to at least one of the above questions: you are ineligible to apply.
Please visit the AISRF Useful Links page for links to other international grant and scholarships programs. If you wish to enquire further about AISRF eligibility please email the AISRF team at aisrf@innovation.gov.au

Eligible Australian Organisation Types for all AISRF components
Australian tertiary education institution
Australian Cooperative Research Centre
Australian Commonwealth-funded research organisation
Australian State/Territory-funded research organisation
Australian public research company
Australian private research company
Australian not for profit research organisation
Other Australian incorporated entity
For the Indo-Australian S&T Fund and the
Grand Challenge Fund
Indian educational institutions
UGC recognised universities/deemed universities
Indian academic institutes or national research and development laboratories/institutes
Indian public sector research agencies
Indian private, not for profit, research organisations
For the Indo-Australian Biotechnology
Fund
Indian Education institution
Indian State/Territory-funded research organisation
Indian Public research company
Indian Private research company
Indian not for profit research organisation
Other Indian incorporated entity

Indo-Australian S&T Fund – Round 7
Priority Areas For Collaborative Research
Projects
Information and communication technology
(including computer science)
Marine sciences
Earth sciences
Priority Areas For Workshops
Agricultural Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Environment Sciences (including climate change research)
Material sciences
Renewable energy
Marine sciences
Earth Sciences
Information and communication technology
(including computer science)
Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund – Round 7
Priority Areas For Collaborative Research
Projects
Vaccines, immunomodulators and immunotherapeutics
Priority Areas For Workshops
Biomedical devices and implants
Stem Cells Biotechnological interventions for improved agricultural productivity
Transgenic Crops and Marker-assisted Breeding
Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
Bioremediation
Bioenergy and Biofuels
Vaccines / Medical Diagnostics
Grand Challenge Fund
Food and Water Security
The Environment
Health
Energy