VWT | GRANTS FOR | Women + Girls. Apply Now | open, closes Friday 31st August 2018

[Edited extract from public address]

Victorian Women's Trust Sub-Funds are now open for application. Each of our Sub-Funds is designed with specific purposes to help women and girls thrive.

Our 2018 Sub-Fund Grants Program is now open. Applications close midnight Friday 31 August 2018. Make sure you read the 2018 Sub-Fund Guidelines before applying.

2018 SUB-FUND GUIDELINES
Humanitas Sub-Fund
Seeks applications from:
Who: Women from African countries living in Victoria, including those who are refugees or asylum seekers, enabling them to avail themselves of educational, employment and other economic opportunities in Australia.

Chris Friday Sub-Fund
Seeks applications from:
Who: Aboriginal community organisations for projects addressing the education, health needs and housing of Aboriginal women and girls in Victoria.

Con Irwin Sub-Fund
Supports innovative social justice projects that offer circuit breaking solutions to long-term problems of:

• discrimination;
• violence against women and children;
• inequality of educational opportunity.

Essie Burbridge Sub-Fund
Supports projects that:

• provide leadership and achievement in cross-cultural understanding, and strategies for combating racism;
• promote values critical to a vibrant and non-racist society;
• build bridges between European, Middle-Eastern and Asian cultures;
• advance tolerance, compassion and understanding in the community.

Fay Marles Equal Opportunity Sub-Fund
Supports projects that provide:

• leadership training to increase young women’s working knowledge of equal opportunity legislation, structures and processes;
• research that strengthens knowledge of loopholes and gaps in equal opportunity legislation, with a view to system improvement and policy change;
• education and engagement on equal opportunity issues in workplaces, organisations and in the broader community.

Fleur Spitzer Sub-Fund
Supports projects that:

• increase the literacy, educational opportunity and empowerment of women and girls;
• identify and address barriers that deny older women safety, security and dignity.

Jean McCaughey Social Justice Sub-Fund
Supports research projects that relate to women in the areas of:

• homelessness;
• poverty and family well-being;
• strengthening local communities.

Joan Hudson Sub-Fund
Supports innovative social justice projects that provide:

• positive and effective community supports for mothers and their children;
• new and/or improved opportunities for respite care for mothers of children with high-need disabilities; or
• practical support for young women from less advantaged backgrounds to access educational and academic opportunities.

Loula Rodopoulos Sub-Fund
Makes grants to:

• assist women recovering from mental illness or other difficult circumstances; or
• support and enable programs which encourage young and established female writers.

Prue Myer Sub-Fund
Supports projects for immigrants and refugees and disadvantaged girls and young women that:

• provide them with positive mentoring opportunities;
• improve their academic and educational outcomes;
• encourage their engagement and participation in political life.

READ MORE ABOUT THE SUB-FUNDS

Grant Amount
Grants can range from $3,000 to $10,000 depending on the Sub-Fund.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss proposals with VWBT prior to submission.

Application Timelines
Monday 16th July 2018 – Applications Open
Friday 31st  August 2018 – Applications Close

Advice and Inquiries
Applicants are encouraged to discuss projects with us prior to submission. Please call 03 9642 0422 or email grants@vwt.org.au and a member our grants team will contact you.

Eligibility and Exclusions

• The Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust cannot fund individuals.
• Grant applicants must be endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office for Item 1, Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and either Tax Concession Charity (TCC) or can prove that they would be charitable but for their connection with government (usually established by a letter from the ATO). Applicants must provide a copy of these endorsements, or letter from the ATO, at the time of application.
• Eligibility is strictly limited to groups which operate for charitable purposes and either provide relief of poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, destitution or helplessness amongst Victorian women or operate for purposes beneficial to Victorian women.
• Projects must address the needs of women and girls living in Victoria.
• VWBT is open to funding the project of an eligible organisation in partnership with another organisation.
• VWBT does not provide matching or shortfall funding for government funded projects, infrastructure or operational costs.

Also refer to our grants FAQs.

Grant Decisions
Decisions about successful applications are made by Trustees in November 2018. Trustees will make decisions by November/December 2018.

Project Reports and Financial Acquittals
Download the Project Report and Financial Acquittal Template (Word Doc)

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The Victorian Women's Trust (VWT)
9/313 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Tel: 03 9642 0422
Email: women@vwt.org.au
Website: www.vwt.org.au