Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
Status not published
No round is open at the time of verification: 'Currently there are no grant rounds open to applications' and 'EMDG Round 4 is closed'. Austrade states 'We will update our website when timing of the next grant round is confirmed.' The programme runs in recurring multi-year rounds.
Grant amounts differ by tier and are set in the guidelines for each round; no amount is published on the current programme page, so none is recorded here. Four streams exist: Tier 1 (SMEs ready to export), Tier 2 (exporting within existing markets), Tier 3 (exporting to new key markets) and representative bodies.
Austrade (Australian Trade and Investment Commission)
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Deadline: annual_call — No round is open at the time of verification: 'Currently there are no grant rounds open to applications' and 'EMDG Round 4 is closed'. Austrade states 'We will update our website when timing of the next grant round is confirmed.' The programme runs in recurring multi-year rounds.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
'The EMDG program provides grants to Australian small and medium enterprises and their representative bodies to: market and promote their goods and services globally [and] undertake export training.' Turnover ceilings and tier tests are defined in the round guidelines, which we did not read.
How to apply
- Check eligibility and read the EMDG guidelines and legislation. — link
- Wait for the next grant round to open and apply through the Austrade grants portal. — link
- If successful, enter a multi-year grant agreement and acquit eligible marketing/promotion and export training expenses. — link
What you will need
- EMDG application form (portal)
- Evidence of eligible export promotion expenditure and export plan
Source. https://www.austrade.gov.au/en/how-we-can-help-you/grants/export-market-development-grants — checked 2026-08-14
"The EMDG program provides grants to Australian small and medium enterprises and their representative bodies to: market and promote their goods and services globally ... Currently there are no grant rounds open to applications."