The Trust does not currently have an application form. Instead, applicants are asked to complete the requirements detailed in the Submitting an Application section below.  The Application Coversheet must be completed and included for your application to be considered. Note: Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Applications are accepted throughout the year but are only considered at the three meetings of the Board of Trustees.

In order for requests to be considered, they must be received by 5pm on the specified closing date. Late applications may be held over for consideration at the next meeting.

The applicant’s intended project commencement or travel date should be after the dates specified in the Closing Dates section below. This is due to the timing of the Trustee’s meeting, as the Trust does not fund retrospectively.

Receipt of applications will be acknowledged by email within 7 working days.

In some cases Trust staff will contact applicants to request further information regarding an application. If the applicant does not respond in the time-frame requested, the application will automatically be declined.

Applicants should be aware that for the purposes of assessment their proposal is usually sent to specialist consultants. This is done on a confidential basis.

Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application in writing, by post, approximately three and a half months after the closing date.

It is the policy of the Trust not to provide reasons for declining applications. However ineligible applicants will be notified as to why their application was unable to be considered.

Note: all grants are made subject to the Standard Grant Conditions (14kb PDF).

Applications should be posted, couriered, or hand-delivered to the Foundation’s office. For your application to be considered it must be received by 5.00 pm on the closing date. Please note that we do not accept emailed or faxed applications.

All applicants are encouraged to submit their applications earlier rather than wait until the closing date.

Applications should include:

• a completed Application Coversheet which may be downloaded from the How to Apply section.
• a signed two to three page letter describing the proposed project and which clearly outlines the professional development objectives that the project is intended to meet.
• only one copy of the application is required, and this must be signed by the author of the application. Unsigned applications will not be accepted.
• a detailed budget (in Australian Dollars) showing the total funding requirements and anticipated sources (indicating whether confirmed or awaiting confirmation), including the reasonable personal contribution of the applicant. Anticipated response dates for requests to other funding bodies should also be included.
• details of the proposed itinerary.
• two signed letters of reference for the proposed project from colleagues or mentors, no more than one of whom has been in a teaching role to the applicant. Unsigned or emailed references will not be accepted.
• a detailed curriculum vitae - not a biography, including employment history and education details.

• a reasonable sample of the applicant's work (eg, CD, DVD, photographs, scripts or recent reviews) giving a broad view of the applicant’s work to date.

For musicians at least 20 minutes of recorded material should be included demonstrating a variety of styles.

Visual artists should include between 12 – 20 images on disk.

Performing artists should include a DVD of a variety of work and include reviews if possible.

Note: You must ensure that the CD or DVD you are submitting is of a quality that can be viewed on any computer or media equipment.

No mini-disk recordings will be accepted and electronic files must be submitted in an easily accessed format.

Support material
The material will be returned only if an appropriate stamped, self-addressed envelope is included with the application, otherwise it will be held for a period of two months at the Trust’s office and then will be disposed of.

An application may be submitted if the applicant is awaiting confirmation of their acceptance into a post-graduate course of study. However, if the applicant has been accepted, a letter of confirmation from the university or institution should be included. If the project includes private lessons or working with mentors, then the applicant should include a letter confirming the teacher’s agreement to work with them.

Note: letters of confirmation do not qualify as references.

Applications should be addressed to: