Apply for Myer Foundation & Sidney Myer Fund’s Education Small Grants Program

Deadline: Ongoing

The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund are seeking applications for its Education Small Grants Program with an aim to provide a quick response to community needs, and support projects that aim to improve educational outcomes for 0-25 year olds and that target:

Disadvantaged young people
Culturally and linguistically diverse young people
Young people in rural and regional communities

Grant Information

Grants are capped at $10,000 and are for a 12 month period only.
The requested amount may be part of a budget of up to $50,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications will be accepted for grants for charitable purposes from Australian incorporated organisations that have been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as Tax Concession Charities (TCC).
The Education Small Grants Program only supports small community-based organizations.
Applications will be accepted from government schools. Private or non-government schools are not eligible to apply.
Only small, discrete projects that meet the needs of a community rather than supplementing the funding of large projects will be supported
Professional development of teachers will not be supported
National school competitive arts productions, such as the Rock Eisteddfod, will not be supported
International travel of students and teachers will not be supported
Applications for projects that begin within three months of your submission date will not be accepted
Submissions will not be accepted from organisations that have received a grant in the last 12 months from The Myer Foundation or Sidney Myer Fund
Applications that have been previously unsuccessful cannot be resubmitted
Submissions will not be accepted from organisations that have not successfully acquitted previous grants
Only one submission can be considered per applicant. This includes those submitted to another funding area of The Myer Foundation or Sidney Myer Fund. Exceptions are made when multiple applications are received from universities and other large organisations where they represent different faculties, departments or schools, and the proposals are unrelated.