Steve Waugh Foundation Grant Program – Australia

What the Foundation will fund?

• The Foundation will consider funding:
  • Equipment
  • Mobility Aids
  • Communication Devices
  • Therapy
  • Treatment
  • Some minor house modifications (home must be owned by Grant Applicant)
  • Items that improve the quality of life for the applicant and their family

What the Foundation does not fund?

• The Foundation is not currently able to provide financial assistance for:
  • Purchase of new or used vehicles or their modification
  • Major home modifications/renovations e.g. swimming pools, spas
  • Rent, mortgage payments, household utilities, general living expenses
  • Conferences, meetings, travel, accommodation – local and international
  • Costs associated with doctor and specialist appointments and surgeries
  • Research and Clinical Trials
  • Assistance Dogs
• In line with their philosophy to fund items that are ineligible to be funded from other sources, you must identify:
  • Other eligible sources of funding you have tried
  • Supports received from other charitable organisations
  • Supports received previously from the Steve Waugh Foundation
• They will not always be in a position to support all individual, family and community requests.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Steve Waugh Foundation (‘the Foundation’) will support children and young adults aged 0-25 years who have a rare disease with a prevalence of at least 2:100,000.
• You must be an Australian Citizen or an Australian permanent resident of at least five years to gain assistance from the Foundation and;
  • Have a recognised rare disease as identified on ORPHANET or if not recognised your medical specialist must confirm the disease is rare
  • Have an Australian Medicare card
  • Have already made an application for government funding assistance for the requested item, e.g. NDIS – with documented evidence or NDIS approval or decline
  • The rare disease has been formally and officially diagnosed by a Paediatrician or other Medical Specialist
  • You have and can provide evidence of the diagnosis of the rare disease signed off by a Paediatrician or other medical specialist
  • You have and can provide medical, health and other support documentation required as part of your application
• Medical Specialists:
  • A Medical Specialist is any doctor (not a GP), who has qualified in a specialty e.g. MBBS. Allied health professionals
    • Social workers, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapist etc are not classified as Medical Specialists.

For more information, visit Steve Waugh Foundation.