Polyglot Theatre
Closes 28 March 5PM

Polyglot Theatre is seeking new Board Directors to support the company in achieving its strategic vision. Polyglot values different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds, and is actively placing diversity as a priority through this recruitment process. The company particularly encourages applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. A policy is in place to reduce barriers to participation on Polyglot's Board, with a range of supports available for eligible members.

Creative Australia
Closes 1 April 2025, 3pm AEDT
For translators and publishers

International publishers may apply for a contribution towards the translation of works by living Australian authors of creative writing such as fiction, poetry, writing for children and young people, graphic novels, and narrative non-fiction (defined as autobiography, biography, essays, histories, literary criticism, or analytical prose).

Australian publishers may also apply to support the translation of non-English language works to English, providing they are using an Australian translator.

Contributions of AUD $5,000 per successful applicant are available.

Creative Australia
Closes Tuesday 1 April, 3PM

This initiative is part of Creative Australia’s First Nations First industry development programs in response to extensive community consultation on priorities and needs of the sector in response to Pillar 1, First Nations First – Revive, the Australian Government’s shared vision for Australia: a place for every story and a story for every place. These new initiatives aim to elevate existing programs and deliver new funding that build on a 50-year legacy of First Nations leadership and investment at Creative Australia.

First Nations Arts: d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund supports projects and professional development opportunities across all art forms, nationally and internationally. It is open to:
- Australian First Nations d/Deaf artists and arts workers
- Australian First Nations artists and arts workers with disability
- Australian First Nations d/Deaf artists and arts workers groups
Australian First Nations artists and arts workers with disability groups
- Australian First Nations organisations.

Creative Australia
Closes Tuesday 1 April, 3PM

The International Engagement Fund supports Australian artists and creative workers to undertake reciprocal exchange projects with confirmed international partners. This includes creative collaboration and development; cultural exchange and knowledge sharing; labs and practice-exchange models.

Activities can take place in-person, online, or in a combination of in-person and online (hybrid).

International organisations working with Australian artists or creative workers are eligible to apply.

Only one application can be made to this category per closing date.

Funding amounts are available between $5,000 to $30,000.

McClelland
Closes Friday 27 June, 11:59PM
For artistic sculptors

McClelland is delighted to be showcasing the medium of sculpture with the launch of this $20,000 acquisitive award for an original sculpture, thanks to the generous support of Rick Amor.

Rick Amor was born in Frankston and has an extensive body of work and is a highly regarded sculptor.

In 2025 this award will be granted to an outstanding original, maquette which will become part of the McClelland collection.

There is a paid entry fee of $30
Exhibition dates: 15 November 2025 — March 2026

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ongoing

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small grants program funded from Australia's aid budget. It has the flexibility to work with local communities in developing countries on projects that reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development consistent with Australia's national interest.

It sits alongside Australia's longer-term country and multilateral development strategies and with its wide geographical reach plays an important role in supporting local community efforts towards poverty reduction across the globe.

EastWeb
Open four times a year
For organisations and groups

We make grants of between $2000 and $5000 four times a year.

In 2024, we will be trialling some proactive granting, providing unrestricted organisational funding to organisations and groups that work in our focus areas. Advisory Board members will be recommending and reviewing organisations to support.

We’re especially keen to support organisations that are First Nations led, or refugee and asylum seeker led, and organisations that are youth-led

First Draft
Ongoing
For early career Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander curators

The First Peoples Curators Program supports early career Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander curators with new skills, professional presentation and development opportunities, and access to key industry networks.

Successful applicants receive: $1500 curator fee per exhibition; $600 artist fee per artist capped at $3000; access to travel fund up to $1000 if regional or interstate based; a fully subsidised six-week exhibition and more.

Australian Children’s Television Foundation
Ongoing

We engage with Australian producers and writers at the earliest stages of development, investing small amounts across a broad range of projects. Projects are assessed for quality and potential.

Development Funding 2024

The ACTF accepts development funding applications at any time via the ACTF Funding Portal. Turnaround time for assessment and decisions will vary depending on volume of applications received, and whether the ACTF requires further documentation or information from you once your application has been submitted.

Support Act
Ongoing
For those working in all genres of music

Crisis Relief Grants and support are available to musicians, managers, crew and music workers across all genres experiencing financial hardship as the result of illness, injury, mental health, older age or another current crisis that is impacting their ability to work in music.

Grants are assessed for a current issue impacting ability to work in music and, if approved, will be provided through direct payment of bills or other personal expenses related to the crisis, rather than cash grants. Evidence of a current crisis will be required.

Creative Australia
Ongoing

The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) is a fundraising platform for Australian artists. Through the ACF, artists upload their project, start their fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards artists’ creative projects. Through the ACF you can offer tax deductibility to your donors. The ACF has helped raise millions of dollars for Australian artists, enabling a wide range of projects to come to life and offering support to Australia’s cultural sector.

Screen Australia
Ongoing
Filmmakers, screen producers.

International Pitching Events and Talent Labs provides support to producers selected for competitive overseas pitching events in order for them to secure finance, production and marketplace partners for Australian projects, or for key creatives invited to attend premium overseas talent labs to enable professional development and to build international industry networks. $5000 to $20,000 funding available.

City of Greater Dandenong
Individuals and Organisations

The Community Response Grants Program allows individuals and non-profit community organisations to apply for small responsive grants to help them to achieve their goals and ambitions.

Individuals can apply for up to $500, and non-profit community organisations can apply for up to $2000.

Creative Australia
Ongoing
Entrepreneurs

Ignite Small Business Start-Ups offers free, personalised support to help you start or expand a thriving small business, providing expert guidance, creative marketing strategies, assistance with business basics and legal compliance, access to skilled volunteers, and flexible meeting options. This grant is ongoing (no closing date).

The Awesome Foundation
Ongoing
Creators and projects

The Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. At each fully autonomous chapter, the money is pooled together from the coffers of ten or so self-organizing “micro-trustees”.

You can apply to any chapter although sometimes preference is for projects in the chapter's local area. This grant is ongoing (no closing date).

Regional Arts Victoria
Ongoing
Artists and arts workers, small projects

Quick Response Grants are intended to assist regional artists, arts organisations and communities to take up professional or skills development or small project opportunities.

This program is for projects that fall outside the scope of other funding opportunities. It is open to applications on an ongoing basis throughout the year. The grants will fund professional development opportunities for artists and arts workers or small project opportunities.

VicScreen
Ongoing
Screen practitioners, filmmakers and crew

VicScreen's Industry Development program supports organisations to deliver professional skills development activities in Victoria, to promote and support gender equality, diversity and inclusion.

Grants of up to $50,000 per applicant are open to support activities of the successful applicants. Organisations must have screen industry experience. Applications can be received at any time.

City of Whittlesea
Ongoing
For outcomes that benefit the Whittlesea community.

The City of Whittlsea are offering grants for individuals monthly up to $1000 for small grants, medium grants of up to $20,000 monthly and large grants quarterly of up to $40,000 for social enterprises, not-for-profit community groups, organisations and businesses to undertake activities that have a broad community benefit.

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Ongoing
Visual Artists

A Canadian philanthropic grant that supports early career visual artists between the ages of 18 and 41 years, in representational styles of drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture, for a work, project or course of study.

All nationalities may apply. First grant amount is $17,000 (Canadian). This grant is ongoing throughout the year (no closing date).

City of Port Phillip
Until funds are exhausted
Live music support scheme

Through this initiative, council will pay a contribution towards artist fees to encourage local venues, promoters, and event managers to plan live music events and engage local performers.

All applicants must be applying for musicians to perform at venues and events based in the City of Port Phillip.

The Pollack-Krasner Foundation
Ongoing
Visual Artists

For painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmaker. Up to $30,000 to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency and offset living expenses.

Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.

AFTRS
Ongoing
Film, Television and Radio School

To inspire creativity and innovation, The Australian Film, Television, Radio School want to work with students from diverse backgrounds.

To achieve this, they offer a range of scholarships that recognise excellence and assist with the costs associated with higher education.

A variety of financial support options, which you may be able to access include AFTRS Scholarships.