CEI Round 7 is now open, with applications closing on 11 January 2023.
Based on industry feedback received, several changes have been made for CEI Round 7 including:
- Doubling the amount of Program funding from $2.5 million to $5 million
- Increasing the maximum grant from $200,000 to $250,000 - enabling larger, more sophisticated projects to be undertaken
- Encouraging more project diversity
- Supporting collaboration across the industry through regional proposals
- Broadening the areas of interest - new statewide focus
- Seeking more innovative proposals
- Successful recipients invited to present results at GSQ events
A video recording on how best to submit a quality CEI application can be viewed here - Collaborative Exploration Initiative Round 7 Workshop - YouTube
For further information, including the CEI Round 7 Guideline, please refer to the website - Collaborative exploration grants | Business Queensland
Please note GSQ will be closed for the Christmas - New Year's period (24 December – 2 January) and will be unable to attend to any queries during this time. We will respond to you as soon as possible in the new year.
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