Deadline: 29-Jan-23
Applications are now open for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’s Qantas Sydney WorldPride Regional Grants program.
Designed to provide opportunities for LGBTQIA+ individuals who reside in regional Australia to engage with and attend the 2023 Festival and Mardi Gras Parade, the program will provide one grant per state/territory to applicants that best demonstrate how they have fostered LGBTQIA+ inclusion in their local communities.
Benefits
Grant recipients will receive:
- Two return economy airfares from the winners closest Qantas operated domestic port to Sydney;
- Two tickets to the newly announced Ruby Road Parade Viewing Area and;
- Two nights’ accommodation.
Eligibility Criteria
- LGBTQIA+ individuals and allies who reside in a regional or remote Australian community.
- A maximum of 8 grants are available, one per Australian state/territory.
- Applicants can apply on behalf of themselves or others.
Ineligible
You are not eligible to apply if you:
- Are employed by a government organisation or are a government official;
- Have received funding from an airline other than Qantas to participate in Sydney WorldPride 2023;
- Are seeking a grant for any project other than a Qantas Sydney WorldPride Regional Grant;
- Reside in a major or capital city;
- Are an employee or contractor for Qantas, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney WorldPride.
Criteria
Grants will be assessed on the following criteria:
- The ability of the applicant to demonstrate a meaningful connection to the LGBTQIA+ communities within regional or remote Australia.
- The extent to which the applicant can identify tangible efforts to foster LGBTQIA+ inclusion within their community.
- The extent to which the applicant can detail the positive benefits the grant would provide to them.
For more information, visit Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.