Collaborative Internet Innovation Fund - cIIF Program Updates

15.06.2009
cIIF Round 1 Assessments now complete

The cIIF program has now moved into the Plan phase.

Of the 248 applications submitted for consideration in Stage 1, a short-list of 45 applicants have been selected to develop their project idea into a Business Plan.

02.06.2009
cIIF June Update

The formal part of the shortlisting process is almost complete and we expect to be able to advise of the official outcome of Stage 1 very soon.

Next steps for short-listed applicants:
Short-listed applicants will have eight weeks to complete a business plan for their project. Templates and other support will be provided during this process.

07.05.2009
Update on timelines

The cIIF team are currently still short-listing the large volume of applications we have received for Round 1. At this stage we hope to advise of outcomes of this process by late May.

25.03.2009
Feedback to cIIF Applicants in Round 1

The cIIF Team received a large volume of applications for cIIF funding in Round 1. The reading and assessment of these continues.

We expect to provide feedback to applicants regarding their application in May 2009.

06.03.2009
Round 1 EOI has closed

Round 1 closed on Thursday 5 March 2009.
If you were unable to submit an application for Round 1, please note that there will be a second funding round in 2010.

02.03.2009
Round 1 EOI closing this week!

Expressions of interest for Round 1 close this Thursday March 5. Please submit your applications using the application form available for download on the Multimedia Victoria website.

18.02.2009
Eligibility Clarification: Universities can be lead organisations

The cIIF team have had many enquiries on whether universities are eligible as lead organisations in various projects and have previously advised that they would not be eligible.

We would like to clarify that as "not-for-profit" organisations universities are eligible lead organisations under the cIIF guidelines.

However university applicants should consider the eligibility of their project idea. cIIF funding is not available to fund research projects, and project ideas focused exclusively on research activities would not be eligible for funding under the program.

Further information about lead organisations and eligible projects is available in the program guidelines.

21.01.2009
Two additional information sessions announced

Two additional information sessions for the cIIF program have been announced. Registrations for sessions on January 27 and 28 are now being accepted.

09.01.2009
cIIF blog now launched

The cIIF blog is written by a team at Multimedia Victoria who work on the Collaborative Internet Innovation Fund (cIIF), a new Victorian Government funding program.

The team will be regularly posting on topics such as innovative uses of next generation ICT, what is happening in web 2.0, and inspirational projects from around the world.

We hope to motivate you to apply to cIIF program with your great project ideas, and encourage you to send us questions or to post comments on topics of interest.

17.12.2008
Round 1 of cIIF is now open

The Collaborative Internet Innovation Fund is accepting round 1 applications from December 18 2008 until March 5 2009.