The 2025 Security & Defence PLuS seed grant program is open for applications. The objective of the seed grant is to support the development or expansion of research collaborations across our partner universities: Arizona State University, King’s College London, and the University of New South Wales.
Projects should propose a solution to a security and defence need, with the funding facilitating in-person meeting(s), development of a white paper, and other outcomes as outlined in our guidelines.
Up to $US 15K is available for trilateral projects or up to $US 10K for bilateral projects, funded over a six month-period in the second half of 2025. The application deadline is Monday 2 June 2025, 5 PM (AEST).
For more information and application guidelines, please visit the Security & Defence PLuS website: 2025 Seed Grant Program Now Open for Applications.
To learn more about the groundbreaking research initiatives funded through the inaugural, 2024 Seed Grants scheme: 2024 Security & Defence PLuS Seed Grant Video Series.
The selected projects encompassed a diverse range of research areas, including emerging norms in space governance, ethical training for military personnel, cybersecurity strategies in the Indo-Pacific, material science advancements for defence applications, and the integration of climate change considerations into defence industrial strategies.
