How we can support you
Welcome to CSIRO, where innovation is at the heart of everything we do.
Whether you're a student aspiring to work in STEM, a researcher with translation ambition, or a thriving small to medium-sized business, we're here to help your journey.
Our diverse range of initiatives is tailored to support you every step of the way, from validating your ideas to scaling your success. We’d love to collaborate and help turn your vision into reality.
The ON Program accelerates Australia’s most promising research breakthroughs from mind to market. Our mission is to empower every researcher in Australia to translate their knowledge into real-world impact by connecting them to world-class programs, expert resources and an inclusive community.
Through a series of events and experiences, our ON programs equip researchers with the skills, networks and confidence to explore pathways to growth—beyond academia and commercialisation. Since its launch in 2015, the ON Program has delivered training and support to thousands of people, creating a legacy and vibrant community of researchers, founders, industry experts, advisors and investors that participants can lean into.
Whether you’re curious about creating impact or have bold founder ambitions, ON exists for all researchers ready to take their leap to something more.
Every day, we work to connect small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) to world-class research and development, whether within CSIRO or the Australian research ecosystem.
Our SME Connect team help Australian start-ups, small and medium businesses uncover what’s possible through research and development; taking an idea from concept through to execution to drive business growth.
We can connect you to the right research expertise for your business, as well as access to funding support, world-class facilities, training, and links to other CSIRO opportunities, networks and the Australian research sector.
CSIRO partners with governments and industry around the world to tackle shared global challenges, delivering connectivity to international science, technology and innovation.
Through our global partnerships, and international innovation programs - such as the India Australia RISE Accelerator, Indo-Pacific Plastics Innovation Network (IPPIN) and more - learn how our collaborations are helping to make the impossible, possible.
Our next generation programs help support and uplift talented tertiary students and graduates in STEM by providing on the job experience.
Generation STEM Links provides high‑quality internships to help tertiary students gain workplace skills and transition into STEM jobs after graduation. It also aims to build a pool of STEM-capable professionals for the future of NSW STEM industries through its partnerships.
Next Generation Graduates Program provides in-depth training and facilitates collaboration among students, researchers, and industry professionals. By doing so, the program aims to build a competitive and capable workforce that will drive the growth of the Australian tech sector.
Industry PhD Scholarship Program brings together an industry partner, a university, and CSIRO, to co-develop a four-year industry-focused PhD project. PhD students receive a scholarship and unique learning opportunities focused on impact-driven research and real-world experience.
Begin your journey with CSIROAnswering these four questions will help you navigate the process and offer insights into working with us.
Our Collaboration Readiness Levels is a digital tool useful for any start-up or small to medium (SME) business. It helps analyse your business’ readiness to collaborate, whether that be with an R&D partner or other party.
The Lindfield Collaboration Hub is an innovation incubator. A dedicated space for start-ups and SMEs to develop unique, high-tech products and devices.
Our IP and Commercialisation team By linking world-class scientific developments with industry, we take research from the lab to the market, creating real-world economic, environmental and society-wide value.
Main Sequence Main Sequence was founded by CSIRO in 2017 to address the ‘valley of death’ between research and commercialisation. Investing in translating Australian research into new companies that solve the greatest challenges in health, food, space, transport, security and decarbonisation.