Call for EOIs: Perpetual Impact (IPAP) grants

If you are interested in putting forward a project for consideration, please populate this form by COB 31 October.

Applications for Perpetual’s Impact Philanthropy Application Program open on 28 October with all applications closing on 6 December. As UoM is eligible to submit up to three applications from different departments, Advancement will coordinate an internal selection process.

Please note: As guidelines for the 2025 grants have not yet been released, included is the grant information from 2024 but it is expected that the guidelines to be very similar if not exactly the same between 2024-25.

Funding is provided for a wide range of projects at different developmental stages including (but not limited to) pilot and existing projects, capacity building and operational costs. Their guidelines are broad, but they are looking for projects which demonstrate:

  • Strategy: Evidence of strategic goals and demonstrable outcome-orientated measures.
  • Outcomes: Evidence of tangible, realistic, measurable and achievable goals and outcomes, including societal impact. Perpetual asks that applicants look beyond the outputs related to their request and demonstrate the potential impact of their activities.
  • Medical research applications are permitted

Guidelines:

  • The average grant amount is approximately $50,000. Applications with conservative budgets will be viewed favourably.
  • Funding is distributed in June 2025, so the earliest start date for the project should be July 2025.
  • Funding is for a single year and projects should be completed by 30 June 2026
  • Funding criteria is broad, and can encapsulate any priority or need of the University, including clinical trails, capital works etc.
  • Applications will be assessed based on strategy, outcomes, capability and leadership

Previous funding provided to UoM:

  • MDHS – Predictive screen for PTSD trauma following traumatic birth
  • MDHS – 3-Photon Imaging System Research
  • FVAS – Feline Research
  • MDHS – ‘Confident Voices’: Promoting positive communication attitudes for children who stutter
  • Strengthening children and families in disaster and emergency recovery
  • MGSE – The In2School Project, in which MGSE partnered with Travancore School and The Royal Children’s Hospital
  • MDHS – AIID ISO Certified Laboratories
  • FEIT – Empowering children with upper limb difference

The 2024 guidelines are attached and further detail can be accessed here.