US-Australia International Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (AUSMURI)

Overview

MURI is a competitive grant opportunity sponsored by the United States Department of Defense offices. The initiative supports university research involving mixed disciplines in science and engineering, within a range of topics with high potential for future defence capability. AUSMURI is a $25 million non-competitive program open only to Australian universities involved in a successful MURI submission on a designated topic. AUSMURI supports the Australian Government’s commitment to: strengthening Australian university research capacity, skills and global networks in research topics of priority to Defence future capabilities building international collaborative links in key research topics of mutual defence interest for improved efficiency and burden sharing. Grant funding will be 100 per cent of eligible project costs up to a maximum of AUD$1 million per year over 3 years. The grant period is three years, in line with the obligations under MURI. We may extend your grant period for a further two years. An extension is likely to be in line with an extension to your MURI project. However an approved extension under MURI does not guarantee an extension to your AUSMURI project. If we extend your grant period, we will extend your grant funding for the two year period by up to a maximum of AUD$1 million per year. Total grant funding may not exceed AUD$3 million for a three year project, or AUD$5 million for a five year project.