What this call funds
The Defence Strategic Policy Research Program provides $58.3 million in operating funding to the Australian strategic policy sector to inform Australia’s defence and national security policy and strategy through high quality research and debate.
What applying costs you
| Item | Estimate | Note |
| Drafting effort | 3–4 weeks | single submission |
| Time to first payment | 6–9 months | cut-off → evaluation → grant agreement |
These are Bemzu's estimates from the call's structure (the number of stages and whether a consortium is required) not figures published by the Commission. Only the co-financing share is read from the call itself.
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