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. Areas of interest for funding include, but are not limited to:
Space
Artificial Intelligence
Cyber-Security
Nuclear Propulsion and Safeguards
Materials Science
Hypersonics
Undersea Robotics Autonomous Systems (AURAS)
Decision Support Systems
Critical Supply Chains
Deterrence
Ethics in International Systems
International Alliances and Security Cooperation
- Disinformation and Narrative Strategy
- Irregular Warfare
- Climate Security
- Human Security
- Mission Engineering
- Disruptive and Emerging Technologies
- Air Domain Awareness
- Underwater Awareness
- GPS-denied Environments
- Competitive State Craft
- Women, Peace and Security
Funding and Duration: Up to $US 15K for trilateral projects or up to $US 10K for bilateral projects, funded over a six month-period in the second half of 2025.
Application deadline: Monday 2 June 2025, 5 PM (AEST).
To learn more about the groundbreaking research initiatives funded through our 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.