Melbourne
Dishwasher for foodbank volunteers
Par Carol Franceschi November 2019My Very Cool Project For Geography
Par Angus Paterson October 2019
Wheels for Dancing
Par Jacqi Spencer September 2019
Fifth Element Academy: Math + Hip Hop
Par Preethi Vergis August 2019
'I AM' art exhibition
Par Lenka Brazda July 2019Now You See Us
Par Lee Cohen June 2019
Reaching for Gold
Par Sam Cartledge May 2019
Children of Cherbourg
Par John harding February 2019
Day Hospice guest bus pick up
Par Kerry Dmytrenko February 2019Kensington Social Inclusion Week Lunch
Par Carolyn Webster August 2018
The arts as a therapy in stroke recovery
Par Carly Stephens August 2018ANIKA
Par Perveen Maan May 2018
Wheelie Good Greenhouse
Par Morgan Koegel March 2018
Let's read
Par Andrew Kay February 2018
Kids' Urban Dreaming
Par Clare Walton February 2018
Teddy Bears Picnic
Par Georgia Jacobs & Fartun Abdi November 2017An awesome VIP Day for Melbourne's homeless
Par Marcus Crook November 2017
Equal Access to Healthcare for Transgender People
Par Tina Shaw September 2017
Dinosaur- Library Takeover: Kids change the world!
Par Erin Wicking September 2017
The Strong Sunflower book
Par Writing Through Fences - Janet Galbraith & Rose Turtle Ertler July 2017
Gravity Initiative
Par Emily Serle June 2017
Kitestring
Par Ryan Hubbard April 2017
Pay A sack Forward
Par Kunti Benson March 2017
Friendship Dog Foundation
Par Hari Jeevakumar February 2017
Audio Description in Victoria
Par Will McRostie January 2017
Greening Kensington’s Industrial Streets
Par Loretta Curtin November 2016Pihuru Community Sanitation Project
Par Silas Wagatora October 2016
The Ultimate Pop Up Junkyard Playground
Par Clare Walton September 2016
Complimentary Caravan
Par Rose Turtle Ertler August 2016
Pumped for Parole
Par Fiona Grinwald July 2016
Mechanical Youth
Par Shane Elmore May 2016
The Day Dream Program
Par Madeleine Buchner April 2016
The Wonder Woman Bootcamp
Par Olivia Shelton March 2016
Community Workshop: On The Move
Par Margaux Hayes January 2016Unique walking tours of Melbourne
Par Joanne Jenkins December 2015
Be. Bangles - Inspirational bangles for women
Par Chantelle Baxter October 2015
The Tasmanian Tree Project
Par Jennifer Sanger September 2015
Happy Hubbub
Par Erin Richards August 2015
Instagran
Par Kyle Vermeulen August 2015
PROJECT HONEYCOMB
Par Christopher Kowalski July 2015
Sunshine Children's Garden
Par Joyce Watts / Jo Skaldzien June 2015
Up-skilling at Norm Community Workshop
Par margaux hayes May 2015
The Welcome Dinner Project Victoria
Par Meagan Williams April 2015
Second Star - Mermaid Bar
Par Brianna Lund April 2015
Long Johns Condoms
Par Brad Zadow April 2015
The Man Cave
Par Hunter Johnson April 2015
Australian Ichthyosis Meet
Par Carly Findlay January 2015
Wearable Arts Experience - From Concept to catwalk
Par Alison Jones November 2014The Melbourne Hidden Gift
Par Hidden Gift Melbourne October 2014
Long Street Coffee Training Pop-up
Par Jane Marx September 2014PointsThing
Par Jacob Kemsley August 2014
Our World Our Vision
Par Atalanti Dionysus August 2014TEAM OF LIFE
Par KAGE (Submitted by Simone Schinkel - General Manager and Producer at KAGE) June 2014
Bosom Buddies
Par Anna Kaplan May 2014
Electrical Wiring Pilot Program for Women in Nepal
Par Briony Mackenzie May 2014
EDDIES BACKPACKS
Par DARRELL J CRUSE April 2014
Seen & Heard Film Festival - Melbourne
Par Mia Falstein-Rush February 2014
National Boat Day
Par Michael Roper December 2013
Traveling Gypsy for Disabled
Par Robert Willi Fantom October 2013Growstuff
Par Alex Bayley September 2013
Mini Free Library
Par Lisa D'Onofrio September 2013
The Grantmaker Jukebox: Music that makes new grant
Par Rachael Byrnes February 2013
PetHomeStay Videos - Sharing the Care of Pets!
Par Tom LeGrice December 2012
Beerend - It's like a bookend for your beer
Par Zac Martin November 2012
ideservetoo
Par Juste Angelo Compaore November 2012
Good Cycles
Par luke wright October 2012
All Of The Numbers
Par Kealey Nutt - @kealey September 2012
Do it on the Roof
Par Dr Shelley Meagher August 2012
Handmade Dog Coats & Vests for Pounds and Rescues.
Par Tania Quinlan August 2012
The World's First Comfort Zone Calculator
Par Marcus Taylor August 2012
Freelove Magazine Melbourne
Par Scott Ashby June 2012
Roll-Up Bike Valet for Park(ing) Day 2012
Par Joyce Watts May 2012
The Ownership Project
Par The Ownership Project May 2012httpmote
Par Mitch Denny April 2012
Poo Power!
Par Duncan Chew April 2012
Do It In a Dress
Par Chantelle July 2011
Mini Macaron Melbourne Campaign
Par Linda Kowalski May 2011
Trams + Music = Tram Sessions
Par Nick Wallberg March 2011
Melbourne City Rooftop Honey
Par Vanessa Kwiatkowski January 2011
A Propos
We're all into one thing: seeing good ideas go from idea to completion. Especially the kooky ones.
Overview
Applications are open to all awesome projects in the greater Melbourne area, we are an active chapter which awards a $1000 grant on the last Tuesday of each month (Applications close 12pm on the last Sunday).
The Melbourne chapter consists of 10 board members who meet each month to review every application. Each board member contributes $100 to the winner's grant. This means you're asking strangers to give you money out of their pocket with no strings attached. Keep that in mind as you write your application.
- Winners will be emailed within 3 business days of the last Tuesday of each month.
- Unsuccessful applicants will not receive feedback on their submissions or be notified of the outcome (we are volunteers and simply do not have the capacity, sorry).
- Money will only be transferred to Australian bank accounts. If you are from overseas, sorry, try your local Awesome Foundation.
- You are welcome to resubmit an application for the same (or a different) project.
- For the best chance of success please read and follow the guidelines below.
Please read the information below to give your application the best chance of success.
We love:
- Innovative, exciting and unusual ideas.
- Seriously, we're here to fund the ideas that other foundations won't, so weird is great!
- Applications that clearly explain where the money will be spent. (Hint: "marketing" or "website" isn't specific enough.)
- Ideas filled with passion.
- Projects where the grant will be a catalyst to kickstart something truly awesome.
- People who are so dedicated to doing something awesome that they'll read all of the bullet points before applying. Please include the word "dinosaur" at the beginning of your application to show us you're serious.
- Brief pitches. Must fit on 1 A4 page.
We are not so keen on:
- Paying for your rent or living expenses.
- Funding marketing for existing projects.
- Giving money to a project that already has a load of funding; we want to make something happen!
- Funding travel expenses or for "experience"
- Proposals that are not clear what the impact would be of the grant - tell us what SUCCESS looks like.
- Long pitches.
Bonus hint: Our decision often comes down to how well you've answer the question 'How will you use the money?' Please make sure you take some time to be really clear and specific about what the grant would be spent on and what that would achieve.