Application Process
Large Grants Program
We do not accept unsolicited applications to the Large Grants Program.
Small Grants Program
The Arts and Humanities Small Grants Program application process has two stages:
- Stage 1 – Expression of Interest
- Stage 2 – Full Application
Closing dates for Expressions of Interest are listed below.
Eligibility for Organisations:
Expressions of Interest 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).
If you are unsure of your organisation’s tax status, check with your financial advisor or the Australian Government’s ABN Lookup website.
If your organisation is not endorsed as a TCC, but you are an Australian incorporated organisation, you may still be eligible to apply as long as we can be satisfied that the nature of your project is charitable.
Eligibility for Individuals:
The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund do not provide grants directly to individuals or unincorporated bodies.
If you fall within these categories, an expression of interest for funding may be made through a funding partner that has been endorsed by the ATO as a Tax Concession Charity. If your funding partner organisation is not endorsed as a TCC, but is an Australian incorporated organisation, you may still be eligible to apply as long as we can be satisfied that the nature of the project is charitable.
Closing Dates:
2010 closing dates for the Arts and Humanities Small Grants Program Expressions of Interest are:
- Wednesday 27 January
- Wednesday 28 April
- Wednesday 28 July
- Wednesday 29 September
Grant Size:
Grants are capped at $30,000 and are generally made for a 12 month period only.
Documentation and Support Materials:
Please refer to the Expression of Interest form for information regarding the documentation you are required to supply with your submission.
Do not submit supporting materials with your Expression of Interest form (these will be welcomed at the Full Application stage).
Limitations:
- 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
- Expressions of Interest that have been previously unsuccessful cannot be resubmitted
- Expressions of Interest for projects that begin within three months of the closing date will not be accepted
- Submissions will not be accepted from organisations that have not successfully acquitted previous grants
- The focus area of ‘Build Capacity’ program is specifically focused on training and development of professional artists. Requests to support art programs for school children will not be considered
- Travel and accommodation expenses will not be supported through this program
- The purchase of equipment will not be supported through this program
- 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.
Please refer to our FAQs section of the website for further information on our funding exclusions and eligibility.
Timelines:
- Please allow two weeks from the closing date to receive notification of the outcome of your Expression of Interest
- Unsuccessful applicants will be notified via postal mail, to the address provided on your application form
- Successful applicants will be notified via email. Attached to this email notification will be the template form for the Full Application
- Applicants will be given a further two weeks to complete and submit the Full Application
- Please allow a further six weeks from the submission date of your Full Application to receive notification of its outcome
- Successful applicants will need to allow a further two weeks to receive payment of your grant
