Funder: Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer
Amount: Up to $5,000; Team up to $10,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 20 Oct 2026
For student teams, composition must reflect diversity, equity and inclusion which includes participants who identify with at least one of the following groups: experiencing financial hardship; from remote or regional areas; from a low socio-economic background; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; living with a disability; from any other background that might need support.
Funder: NSW Government - Department of Education
Amount: Amount not listed
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 15 Oct 2026
Be an approved early childhood education and care service provider under the Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW) and Children (Education and Care Services) Supplementary Provisions Regulation 2012, excluding Department of Education preschools, operating in NSW. That is, one of the following eligible service types: community preschool (centre-based); mobile preschool; long day care;...
Funder: The Lowitja Institute
Amount: Up to $15,000 depending on the category
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 15 Oct 2026
Types of scholarships: Post-graduate Top-up; Graduate Certificate; Certificate IV. Each category has its own eligibility, check https://www.lowitja.org.au/scholarship-opportunities/
Funder: Equity Trustees Charitable Foundation
Amount: Up to $50,000 a year for two years
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 13 Oct 2026
To be eligible your organisation and program must: operate in Australia; have charitable status and be registered with the ACNC; be a small to medium sized organisation as defined by the ACN (small charities - those with annual revenue under $500,000 and medium charities - those with annual revenue of $500,000 or more, but under...
Funder: Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
Amount: Up to $50,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 1 Oct 2026
May include: An Australian College of Rural and Regional Medicine (ACRRM) accredited training post; community group located in a town with an ACRRM-accredited training post; health service operating in an eligible rural/remote area; Rural Clinical Hub involved in local training and workforce development; Rural Generalist proposing community-focused initiative; Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) or an Aboriginal...
Funder: Transurban Group
Amount: Up to $10,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Your organisation must be a ACNC registered charity to be eligible for a grant Your initiative must be located in a local council area with a Transurban road. Victoria: City of Boroondara; City of Melbourne; City of Port Phillip; City of Stonnington; Hobsons Bay City Council; Maribyrnong City Council; Merri-bek City Council; Moonee Valley City...
Funder: Alinta Energy
Amount: Up to $25,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Be a registered not-for-profit organisation with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC); be a size that is classified as small or medium with the ACNC (under $3 million in annual revenue); have an Australian Business Number (ABN); be able to demonstrate that your project will have a positive impact on either socio-economic...
Funder: Mazda Foundation Australia
Amount: Up to $400,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Mazda Foundation can only make distributions or grants to funds, authorities or institutions which have deductible gift recipient status under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
Funder: Financial Counselling Industry Fund
Amount: Up to $156,000 p
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 29 Sep 2026
To be eligible, applicants must be an Australian registered business. The applicant is the legal entity that will enter into the Grant Agreement with FCIF. Eligible organisations may submit one application only. An eligible organisation that operates across multiple state/territory jurisdictions under a single ABN may be eligible to submit multiple applications, subject to FCIF's...
Funder: AASW Australian Association of Social Workers
Amount: Amount not listed
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 26 Sep 2026
Nominees must be a current financial member of the AASW and be of good standing with the AASW.
Funder: Mary MacKillop Today
Amount: Up to $10,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 25 Sep 2026
Stream 1: only open to Sisters of Saint Joseph (SOSJ) and associated entities. Stream 2: all applicants who meet the eligibility criteria: community organisation or charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and with an Australian Business Number (ABN); project delivered within Australia. Preference given to Small Charities as defined by the...
Funder: Universal Charitable Fund
Amount: $500 to $3,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 17 Sep 2026
Australian applicants only — funds may be expended on overseas projects if the organisation has an Australian registered office, or already has an auspice arrangement (project account) with an Australian organisation. Applicants must have DGR and ACNC status.
Funder: Nous Group
Amount: $50,001 - $100,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 21 Sep 2026
Not-for-profit organisations; social enterprises; proposed project should contribute to positive social, cultural, economic and/or environmental outcomes.
Funder: Australian Chinese Charity Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 12 Sep 2026
Must be: a registered not-for-profit organisation, or a registered charitable organisation, or a group auspiced by a not-for-profit organisation. Prefers applications from small and medium size organisations (defined as those with annual revenue between $500,000 and $3M). Priority groups include but are not limited to: First Nations people; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;...
Funder: Awards Australia Foundation
Amount: Prize package
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 10 Sep 2026
Businesses, groups, organisations and/or individuals; nominees must be residing in NSW or the ACT (for a minimum of 2 years) or the nomination activity must be specific to NSW or the ACT; nominees who are selected as Finalists should endeavour to attend the Gala Awards Presentation Dinner on Saturday 29 November, 2025.
Funder: HETI Health Educational and Training Institute
Amount: Up to $4,500
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 29 Aug 2026
Applicant group must meet all of the following criteria: all members currently employed by NSW Health (consideration given when working relationship between NSW Health and non NSW Health group members exists); at least 75% of group are AHP and/or AHA; comprised of three or more people; application is supported by the Director of Allied Health...
Funder: The Trustee for The Smartgroup Foundation Ancillary Fund
Amount: $5,000 to $15,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 29 Aug 2026
Charities with Deductible-Gift-Recipient (DGR) status, with a focus on community projects.
Funder: Future2 Foundation
Amount: Up to $15,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 21 Aug 2026
Future2 welcomes applications from a wide range of organisations, including causes, charities, not-for-profits, and community programs that meet the following criteria: organisations are not required to be registered charities or have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status; priority will be given to grassroots programs where funding can have a direct and visible impact; organisations with annual...
Funder: White Feather Foundation
Amount: Amount not listed
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 15 Aug 2026
Any registered educational institution, charity, NGO or school program with a functional website (note: social media pages do not qualify) is eligible to apply on behalf of their female students, providing they represent a minimum of two students. Programs and schools that serve students aged 5 - 18. The scholarship does not have location restrictions....
Funder: Zendesk
Amount: $5,000 to $50,000
Complexity: Moderate
Estimated deadline: 15 Aug 2026
Verifiable charitable organizations including U.S. organizations classified as 501 (c)(3) public charities and foreign organizations operating for charitable purposes whose activities are in furtherance of the Foundation's core focus areas of: fostering community; promoting resilience in times of crisis; creating career pathways in tech. May submit a project that would like to use Zendesk for...