2027 AI Impact Award

$1 million grant to access ResetData’s sovereign AI services

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The 2027 AI Impact Award will support an Australian organisation developing a high-impact, technically ready AI solution with the potential to deliver meaningful outcomes.

The award is open to Australian startups, scaleups, enterprises, research institutes, not-for-profits and selected public sector organisations with high-potential AI use cases.

What we’re looking for

Beyond the impact of their AI solution, applicants should demonstrate:

  • Technical readiness to take their AI solution further

  • Existing traction or evidence of progress

  • A genuine need for compute to accelerate development

  • A clear vision of what additional compute capacity could enable

We’re looking for Australian businesses using AI to drive meaningful, positive impact. Whether solving real-world challenges, advancing innovation or creating lasting value for Australia, we want to support ideas with the potential to make a difference.

Timeline

Round 1

AI Impact Award
Applications open

[ 4 Nov - 20 Jan ]

Successful
applicants notified if
they are to progress
to Round 2

[ 29 Jan 2027 ]

Round 2

Submissions for
Round 2 due

[ 28 Feb 2027 ]

Finalists

Finalists notified.
In-person pitches

[ March 2027 ]

Winner
Announced

[ April 2027 ]

How to apply

01

Create a one-page A4 Qualifying Statement

Provide enough information for ResetData to evaluate relevance, readiness and potential without requiring a full technical proposal.

02

Submit application by 20 January 2027

Complete the application form and upload your Qualifying Statement here. A $250 application fee applies.


Not-for-profit organisations:

If your organisation qualifies as a NFP please email [email protected].

We will provide you with a code to waive the $250 application fee.

Qualifying Statement:

1. The idea: What AI solution or use case are you proposing?

2. The problem: What major challenge are you seeking to solve and why does it matter?

3. Potential impact: What outcomes could the solution deliver and who would benefit?

4. Traction to date: What progress, testing, validation or development has been achieved?

5. Financial support: What funding, investment, grants or other financial support has been received to date?

6. AI services requirement: Why do you need ResetData AI services or GPU support and what will that enable?

Submission requirements:

  • Maximum one A4 page, minimum font size 10 pt, submitted as a PDF.

  • Include organisation name and primary contact details within the one-page limit.

  • Submissions must be legible and complete.

Applications will be reviewed against the award criteria. Selected applicants will be invited to progress to Round 2

Winner of the 2025 AI Innovation Award:

$1 million in ResetData AI compute was awarded to the Proteome of Cancer program, ProCan®, based at Children’s Medical Research Institute. 

“By combining our unique proteomic data with ResetData’s cutting-edge AI, we’re unlocking new possibilities for personalised treatment that has the potential to benefit every cancer patient.”

Professor Roger Reddel

Director, Children’s Medical Research Institute, and Co-Director, ProCan

Meet the judges

Joint Chief Executive Officer,

ResetData

Bass Salah

Managing Director, Innovation Ecosystems,

CommBank

Brendan Hopper

Dr. Catherine Ball

Scientific Futurist,

Vox Meriden

Last year’s finalists

  • Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)

  • Archistar

  • Mexx Engineering

  • Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI)

  • AANNDD

  • Olinqua

  • QCIF Digital Research

Ready to accelerate your innovation with sovereign AI? 

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Frequently asked questions

  • Part of ResetData’s AI Growth Program, the ResetData 2027 AI Impact Award offers a $1 million grant in the form of credits to access eligible ResetData sovereign AI services.

    The award supports an Australian organisation developing a high-impact AI solution with the technical readiness and potential to deliver meaningful outcomes.

  • No. The award is provided as service credits, not cash, and is subject to final award terms.

  • The award welcomes applications from Australian startups, scaleups, enterprises, research institutes, not-for-profits and selected public sector organisations developing high-potential AI use cases.

  • Applicants should demonstrate:

    • High-impact AI use case: a clearly defined problem with significant potential benefits for Australian industry, business, research or communities.

    • Technical readiness: an AI solution, model, prototype or development program advanced enough to benefit from ResetData services.

    • Demonstrated traction: evidence of research, product development, testing, validation, customer engagement or other milestones.

    • Genuine requirement for AI services: how additional GPU infrastructure, model services, storage or related services will accelerate progress.

    • Capacity to deliver: the expertise, resources and organisational support to execute the project.

  • All applicants must submit a one-page A4 Qualifying Statement that gives ResetData sufficient information to evaluate relevance, readiness and potential without requiring a full technical proposal.

    Submission page: https://resetdata.com.au/2027-ai-impact/application

  • The AI Growth Program is ResetData’s broader commitment to advancing Australian AI capability, supporting businesses and organisations of all sizes through access to sovereign AI infrastructure, services and partnerships, including collaboration with government agencies.

    • The idea: What AI solution or use case are you proposing?

    • The problem: What major challenge are you seeking to solve and why does it matter?

    • Potential impact: What outcomes could the solution deliver and who would benefit?

    • Traction to date: What progress, testing, validation or development has been achieved?

    • Financial support: What funding, investment, grants or other financial support has been received to date?

    • AI services requirement: Why do you need ResetData AI services or GPU support and what will that enable?

  • There’s a $250 application fee.

    If your organisation qualifies as a Not-For-Profit, please email [email protected].

    We will provide you with a code to waive the $250 application fee.

  • Applications will be reviewed against the award criteria. Selected applicants will be invited to progress to Round 2.

  • Finalists will be assessed by Bass Salah (Joint CEO, ResetData), Brendan Hopper (Managing Director Innovation Ecosystems, CBA) and Dr. Catherine Ball (Scientific Futurist).

  • Last year, Children’s Medical Research Institute’s (CMRI) ProCan cancer research project was supported with $1 million worth of ResetData’s sovereign AI services.

    The project sought to use AI compute capability to better understand the molecular characteristics of cancer and investigate how those characteristics could be used to predict patient outcomes and treatment response.

  • The winning organisation is announced in April 2027.