Apply for an Australian Design Grant

Priority Areas

• Workplace design
• Housing (public, private, multi-residential)
• Sustainability

Funding Information

• Grant amount: $10,000

Ineligible Costs

• Costs not directly related to research or the Project
• Insurance or similar indirect costs
• Salaries and/or on-costs, in whole or part, for Chief Investigators or Partner Investigators and/or salary support for the organisation submitting or partnering the proposal that will be responsible for the administration of the funding general infrastructure costs, such as computer or software purchase.

Eligibility Criteria

• Grants are generally offered to individual applicants over the age of 18 years.
• All applicants must have a registered Australian Business Number (ABN)
• Grants are awarded for the purpose of the advancement of architecture and design through research, education and exhibition. Project outcomes must align with their Open Access Policy. Applicants must clearly state if they are applying as individual or as part of an organisation, institution or collective.
• Grant applications that focus solely on personal academic studies, or are for activities that are part of assessable coursework are unlikely to be successful. They do not support applications requesting the costs of academic fees or courses.
• The Foundation will not consider any new grant, sponsoring or other funding proposal from an individual or entity where they are the recipient of a funded proposal from the Foundation that remains active and has not been fully acquitted.
• For these reasons, grantees with outstanding Foundation obligations are ineligible to apply.

Assessment Criteria

• All applications will be assessed and moderated by a panel of industry experts, having regard to the following areas:
  • Applicant(s) Capability
  • Project Quality and Innovation
  • Feasibility and Resourcing
  • Benefit – meets one or more of the Foundation’s outcomes

Application Requirements

• You must submit a budget for your proposed project and the CVs of those who will work on the project as part of your grant application.
• The budget should detail any in-kind support or other funding sources for your project.

For more information, visit Alastair Swayn Foundation.