Telematics Trust Grants – Opening Soon

We are pleased to announce that the Telematics Trust grant round opens on Monday, 27th June 2022.

Advancement are coordinating an internal selection process to ensure that the most competitive applications are submitted to the Trust for this funding round. If you are interested in putting forward a project for consideration, please populate this form by COB Monday 27 June.

Please contact the MERI Grants team (mgse-grants@unimelb.edu.au) if you are interested to apply for this exciting funding opportunity.

Application guidelines are available here. 2021 grantees are detailed here.

Funding is available for initiatives that demonstrate the innovative use of technology through education and training. The Trust funds innovative initiatives that reach diverse and disadvantaged groups and address important practical problems and social issues in our community and environment. Through education and learning projects should focus on measurably improving the well-being of the community and environment. Projects that will be competitive are ones that support the Trusts mission to use technology to transform lives through education and training for the cultural, social and economic benefit of Victorians.

Guidelines:

  • One-off grants of up to $50,000.
  • Telematics targets project which would be assisted by seeding grants and are not likely to be supported by other funding bodies.
  • Be based in Victoria and be for the benefit of Victoria and Victorians. There may also be a broader benefit to Australians arising from the project or initiative.
  • Be education and/or training driven and market oriented.
  • Have a significant commitment of support from the applicant organisation, which may include in-kind or monetary contributions.
  • The Trust will also consider the projects reach and target beneficiaries (number of people and number of outcomes), the project potential to succeed (risk identification and mitigation, third party support) and the projects innovation and uniqueness.
  • The Trust will not fund projects that are >50% infrastructural and/or equipment; recurring, permanent salaries, however the Trust will fund salaries for special purpose projects; projects that merely translate curriculum materials from one medium to another; core organisational costs; projects lacking innovation (innovation is defined as a new idea, device or method); the same project more than once.