How to apply
Before you apply, please ensure that you:
- Identify the grant category best suited to your proposal
- Read about eligibility, support material and how we process your application
- Check that you are eligible to apply to the category, review the selection criteria, and check the application closing date, the decision notification date and the project start date.
Online grant applications
We recommend you apply for Australia Council grants using the online application system. Most grant rounds will open for online applications six weeks before the advertised closing date. When a grant round is open it will appear in the online system. For detailed information read the Online grant applications section.
Please note that a small number of grants only accept printed applications and cannot be applied for using the online system. Refer to the specific grant category guidelines to confirm.
Printed application forms
If you cannot access the online system you can, in most instances, request a printed copy of the application form be mailed to you by Australia Council staff.
Tel: (02) 9215 9000 (Sydney)
Toll-free: 1800 226 912 (outside Sydney)
Toll-free: 1800 659 291 (voicemail only)
Email: mail@australiacouncil.gov.au.
PO Box 788
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
When your application form is completed, submit one copy only, along with the required support material specified in the grant category, by the closing date. You should also keep a copy of your application for your own records.
Printed applications must be submitted either on the standard application form or strictly conform to the style, format and length of the standard form. Applications must be typed or handwritten in black ink.
Please ensure that you sign the application form and where appropriate, ensure the application form is signed by the administering person or organisation.
Application closing dates
All grant categories have a closing date which is the deadline by which you must submit your grant application. Closing dates are advertised well in advance and it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they are aware of the closing date for the grant they are applying to, and that they adhere to it.- Online applications and support material must be submitted by midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on the closing date. Applications received after that will not be accepted. Applications may be submitted at any time once the grant round is open and up until the closing date. Important: please note that the online applications helpdesk is open between 9am and 5pm (AEST) and there will be no one to assist you after hours.
- Hand-delivered applications and support material will only be accepted at the reception desk and must be received at the Australia Council offices in Sydney no later than 5pm on the closing date (AEST). (If the closing date falls on a weekend or on a public holiday in Sydney your application must be delivered no later than 5pm on the next working day.)
- Printed applications and support material must be POST-MARKED on or before the closing date (Australian Eastern Standard Time). If the closing date falls on a weekend or on a public holiday in any state or territory within Australia, your application must be post-marked on or before the next working day.