ON Prime is a free program designed to help research teams of two to five people take their projects to the next level through customer discovery activities and more. We work with researchers at any stage of their project across all disciplines.
During the nine weeks of ON Prime, you will develop a deeper understanding of the people who could benefit the most from your research and sharpen skills to communicate with that audience.
Expert facilitators will support you to build evidence for the impact of your research, so you can make a difference in the world and attract the resources you need along the way. Remotely delivered sessions are spaced out approximately two weeks apart and you should allocate additional time between sessions to undertake stakeholder engagement activities.
What teams will get out of ON Prime
Every team's pathway is different, so what your team gets out of ON Prime will depend on what you are seeking to achieve.
Outcomes from teams in recent years include:
- attracting new funding sources
- establishing new partnerships
- increasing industry engagement
- improving clarity around the impact and focus of their research
- increasing confidence communicating their research
- forming team bonds in a new project group
- licensing IP or creating a new start-up venture.
Participating teams can receive up to $5000 to reward engagement and learning velocity in the program.
Who can participate in ON Prime
To participate in ON Prime, you must apply with a team of two to five people. One person needs to be a researcher at an Australian research organisation. The rest of your team may include anyone else you think will add value to your team, for example:
- your colleagues
- people from other research organisations
- community representatives
- industry partners
- university students
- someone from your organisation involved in research services, tech transfer, communications.
If you are a small team, think about who else you could involve in ON Prime to strengthen your group.
All team members should be based in Australia for the duration of the program.
How ON Prime is delivered
ON Prime is currently delivered online in six days of facilitated sessions. The sessions are spread over nine weeks, with the first two days in the first week, and then a day every second week. You’ll have the opportunity to meet with your cohort facilitator in team coaching between the workshops. You'll also meet with your allocated innovation mentor between sessions.
The showcase event in week nine will be an in-person event. There may be a requirement to travel for the showcase event (travel costs supported).
What time commitment is required?
The program requires moderate effort and allocation from teams.
Each team member should allocate at least one day per week allocation for nine weeks.
Next session
The current round of ON Prime is being delivered between October to December 2022, with a showcase event in early 2023.
Call for applications for our next ON Prime round are now open, it is anticipated that the delivery for this round will run from April to June 2023.
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How to apply
Applying to participate in ON Prime is a simple, two-step process:
- Submit an online application
Each team is required to register via the online application portal then submit an application. Access to the portal will be made available when applications open. - Application review and evaluation
At the closure of the application period, all applications will be reviewed by representatives of their lead organisation. This is to ensure that each team has engaged their sponsoring institute and has full support to participate in the program.
Each application is evaluated by multiple experts from our extended network. The highest rated applications will be invited to participate in ON Prime.
Applications are evaluated against how clearly they have articulated the following points:
- solution and value proposition for their idea
- the problem that their idea addresses
- the identified end-users of customers of their idea
Successful teams will be notified approximately four weeks after the application closing date. Applicants who do not successfully progress to ON Prime will be provided with access to detailed feedback from the evaluation process to help them refine and continue to work on their ideas.
Have a question?
Watch a recording of our ON Prime applicant information session.
If you have questions about ON Prime, please contact us on email on@csiro.au