Program overview
Who is it for?
Startup founders, innovation ecosystem enablers and regional innovation coordinators.
What are the grant/program objectives?
Provide a limited number of delegate and/or exhibitor tickets for innovation ecosystem events to people in our network who will benefit from and add value to the event.
What does it involve?
Applicants submit compelling innovation business cases to request tickets to attend specific innovation events.
What are the grant/program goals?
- support startup founders and innovators to continue their business skills’ development
- innovation capability-building for regions, communities, high-potential industry sectors and Queensland overall
- contribute to achieving our vision of a connected and inclusive regional innovation ecosystem.
What will recipients get?
Successful applicants get tickets as delegates and/or exhibitors to innovation ecosystem events around Queensland.
How do you apply?
When event applications are open, click on the link associated with the event you’re interested in attending and complete the application form.
List of events
Forward Fest 24 held on the Sunshine Coast from 31 July to 2 August is a premier three-day business festival designed to ignite local businesses, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and government representatives, along with state, national and international delegations.
Expressions of Interest are now closed. Successful applicants will be notified by Monday 22 July 2024.
Please note: Advance Queensland support covers the Festival ticket only – successful applicants are responsible for any other costs such as travel and accommodation associated with their attendance at the Festival.
The list of events changes over time, so it’s worth checking this periodically so subscribe to the Advance Queensland newsletter to stay up to date about opportunities.
An example of what you can get with this program is the Tropical Innovation Festival in Cairns from 17 to 21 June 2024. Advance Queensland supported 40 eligible Queensland innovators, ecosystem enablers and entrepreneurs to attend.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for opportunities, you must:
- be a business, social enterprise, or startup organisation and/or ecosystem enabler based in Queensland
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- have no more than 100 full-time-equivalent employees or not be a subsidiary of a group of companies that has more than 100 FTEs in total
- submit only one application per ABN for each event
- be an enterprise with a focus on embedding innovation and entrepreneurial business models, products or services – and/or building our regional innovation ecosystem
- tell us how attendance and collaboration opportunities at the event match your progression towards your innovative solution – or how it will build capability or enable innovation participation in your region, community or industry sector
- tell us how your attendance and collaboration opportunities at the event will support your contribution to building Queensland’s innovation community.
Contact
If you have questions about this program, contact us by calling 13 QGOV (13 74 68).