For an Australian founder on the move · Minjerribah to the world

Non-dilutive treasure, not grant-shaped compost.

A working atlas of funding, startup visas, residencies, research placements and paid pilots that actively want foreign founders, ideas and experimental projects. Searchable, scored and honest about what still needs checking.

See the top 15 shortlist Open the full atlas Explore the territory

1Search across countries, zones, funds and universities

2Rank by a weighted score tuned to your priorities

3Match the best project and framing to each program

4Verify live dates at source, then apply in focused batches

Plain-English purpose: do the global research once, keep it tidy and scored, then customise applications in a few focused sessions instead of trawling from scratch. This is a curated first pass to author knowledge (to January 2026). Every live date, amount and eligibility rule must be verified at the official source before you apply. Nothing here is invented.

Nine ways to read the map

The categories, A to I

Every opportunity is filed by status (open, recurring, soon) and by type (relocation, research, pilots, social impact, creative, wildcard). Jump into any bucket.

Strongest right now

Top three by weighted score

Scored across eligibility for an Australian, non-dilutive value, project alignment, early-stage openness, practical infrastructure, IP terms, relocation burden and application credibility.

Built to be reused

The atlas is also a prompt

The research brief that generated this map is surfaced in full so you can re-run or extend the search whenever you like, then fold new finds back into the same scored structure.

Open the research brief See the 90-day plan

One founder, two maps

This atlas covers the world. Pair it with home.

The Global Founder Atlas is the international half. For Australian, Queensland and Redland grants close to home, and the profile and reporting kit that turns a match into a submission, use its sibling, the Stradbroke Grants Lab. Meet the communities and events behind the funding on the People page.

Sibling site