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<p style="margin:0px"><strong><span style="margin:0px; font-size:14pt">CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO THE INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT
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<p style="margin:0px"><font face="Calibri">The Australian Embassy calls for Expression of Interest to the Innovation Partnership Grant from Monday, 11 March to midnight
</font><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Friday 19 April 2019 AEST. </span>
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">This Grant</span><font face="Calibri"> provides funding opportunities to help
</font><strong><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">scale up already tested activities to address emerging challenges or opportunities in any sector of Vietnam’s innovation system.</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0px"><strong><font face="Calibri">Grants of between AUD 100,000 to AUD 1,000,000 will be awarded on a competitive basis</font></strong><strong><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">.
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Grants will be available for existing partnerships or working relationships between Australian and Vietnamese institutions that can demonstrate an articulated pathway for scale or sustainability
in Vietnam.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Potential applicants are encouraged to read the
</span><a href="https://research.csiro.au/aus4innovation/apply/"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">Grant Guideline</font></span></a><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> and apply
</span><a href="https://csiro.smartygrants.com.au/"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">here</font></span></a><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> .
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">If you have questions, refer to the
</span><a href="https://research.csiro.au/aus4innovation/apply/"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">Frequently Asked Questions</font></span></a><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> or email us at
</span><a><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">aus4innovation@csiro.au</span></a><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">.
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">The Innovation Partnership Grant is a key component of the flagship</span><font face="Calibri"> #Aus4Innovation program, funded by the Australian Government, managed by the Australian Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), in strategic collaboration with Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0px"><font face="Calibri">Aus4innovation Program Office </font></p>
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