Deadline: 28 May 2020
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund offers grants to leading organisations for projects that deliver exceptional opportunities for Australian writers, journalists, editors, English and literacy teachers, visual artists and key industry stakeholders in the writing, publishing, education, and visual arts sectors.
With these grants, their aim is to support their members and key industry stakeholders to create, award, present, publish, and to offer significant professional development and career sustaining opportunities for writers and visual artists.
The Cultural Fund encourages potential applicants to create opportunities for writers and visual artists at all career stages.
Cultural Fund’s priority is to support projects that will provide sustained and realistic support to writers and visual artists and to encourage greater audiences for their work.
They also offer grants to leading national writing organisations to build literacy skills for children and young adults and to encourage reading at all levels, and they are particularly interested in supporting partnerships with key industry organisations to raise the profile of writing and writers.
Funding Information
- While they have no set minimum or maximum amounts, their grants range from $5,000 to $20,000 per project/year.
- In most cases, the Cultural Fund’s grants for organisations are for a single project for up to a year; however, in some instances funding for three years may be approved.
Eligibility Criteria
- Legally constituted organisations and incorporated associations may apply.
- If applying as a University, only one application from the University may be submitted per round.
- Individuals or sole traders are not eligible to apply for these grants.
- Applicants may submit only one application per round to the Cultural Fund.
- Applicants must have acquitted any overdue Cultural Fund grants to be eligible to apply for further funding.
Support Material
You may submit up to two files of support material with your application as a PDF via the online SmartyGrants system. Support material may include:
- Information on your organisation and key staff.
- A draft program of proposed activities.
- Letters of support.
- Biographical information on participating writers and visual artists.
For more information, visit https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/grants-for-organisations/