Mid-Career Industry Fellowships for funding commencing in 2024

Overview

The Mid-Career Industry Fellowships scheme creates a pathway to support academic researchers in establishing careers in industry, and industry-based researchers to work in university settings, with the aim of increased two-way mobility and skill-building in research collaboration, translation and commercialisation. The Mid-Career Industry Fellowships scheme objectives are to: develop a strong pipeline of researchers in Australia with capabilities in research collaboration, translation and commercialisation;  open up and maintain a diversity of career pathways traversing university and industry settings;  increase strategic engagement and alignment between universities and industry;   contribute to the solving of industry-identified challenges and opportunities; and  create commercial, economic and other benefits for Australia through enhanced translation and commercialisation, including the development of start-up companies.   The intended outcomes of the Mid-Career Industry Fellowships scheme are: strengthen the industry collaboration skills of mid-career researchers;   encourage uptake of a wider range of career options for established researchers; supervise and develop future research and nurture their development of collaboration, commercialisation and translation skills; and  deliver significant, actionable outcomes for industry partners and end-users.