Inspire Grant

Bank of Melbourne Foundation's Inspire Grant was created to uplift the education outcomes of children and young people facing the greatest barriers to reaching their potential. The grant awards up to $150,000 over three years to support innovative approaches to education access, participation, learning and transition to further study or employment. Bank of Melbourne Foundation Inspire Grants are provided to one eligible charity each year. 

Inspire Grants

About the grant

The Inspire Grant provides up to $50,000 per year for three years to support better education outcomes for children and young people in our Priority Groups.

We invest in smaller, local charities providing opportunities for children and young people experiencing disadvantage and support innovative approaches to education access, participation, learning and transition to further study or employment.

The 2025 Inspire Grant round will be focussing on educational achievement, and applications will be via invitation only in January.

Key impact areas

  • Participation - supporting school attendance, retention, participation in further study or training, access to education
  • Engagement - supporting engagement or re-engagement with education/learning, motivation, confidence, wellbeing, cultural identity
  • Achievement - supporting completion of school or further study, transition to next level education or employment, improved learning outcomes
  • Capacity building - supporting parent/carer engagement in their child's learning; improving teaching and learning practice

Eligibility

  1. Organisation is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR-1 status) and registered with Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC)
  2. Organisation can provide recent, audited financial statements, signed by the auditor
  3. Organisation has an annual gross revenue of less than $5 million
  4. Organisation receives less than 60% of its annual revenue from federal, state or local government funding, where income is above $1million per annum
  5. Proposed initiative is located within VIC

What we don't fund

  • Charity works outside Australia
  • Initiatives outside of VIC
  • Sponsorship or fundraising activities
  • Residential camps, except where that is the core purpose of the applicant organisation
  • Research
  • Individuals

Additional Information

  • For grants supporting initiatives in NSW/QLD/ACT/WA see St.George Foundation
  • For grants supporting initiatives in SA/NT see BankSA Foundation
  • Auspiced applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis
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