Technology Student Accelerator Voucher

$10,000 is available to undertake an ICT development project, with a Victorian university, using one or more ICT students and an academic supervisor.

Overview

The Technology Student Accelerator Voucher can be used by Victorian small to medium-sized companies (1–199 employees) to undertake an ICT development project, with a Victorian university, using one or more ICT students and an academic supervisor. Each project is expected to run for a minimum of 10 weeks. The vouchers are administered by the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (the Department).

Eligible Projects

The Technology Student Accelerator Voucher will support ICT projects involving newly-developed technologies or the application of existing technologies in new or novel ways. Examples include:

Applying new user interface technologies in a novel way
Developing new algorithms for pattern matching algorithms
Evaluating the quality attributes of a new computing platform
Assessing the suitability of a new technology or platform for a certain novel application
Evaluating complex requirements or workflows in a novel application

Projects that are not innovative and are part of normal software and system development will not be considered. Examples:

Developing a website for online ordering
Developing reporting systems for sales and marketing analysis
Eliciting requirements, design and development of a common application
Testing application software
Configuring software and networking systems

Funding

Companies can apply for a voucher up to the value of $10,000 and must make a minimum cash co-contribution of 25 per cent of the voucher amount (i.e. $2,500 cash contribution for a $10,000 voucher). The value of the voucher supports the cost of engaging students and an academic supervisor.

Companies will be required to contribute to the project, guide the students and work with the university’s academic supervisor.

Eligible Applicants

Please read this information in conjunction with the Technology Voucher Program Guidelines and the Guidelines for Participating Universities to check program eligibility and voucher requirements.

The Technology Student Accelerator Voucher is open to Victorian small to medium-sized companies (1–199 employees).

Victorian companies must:

be registered in Victoria or carry out more than 50 per cent of their company activity in Victoria
not be currently involved in litigation with the State Government of Victoria

Timing

Applications will close 2pm, on Thursday September 5, 2013.

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