Canon Oceania Grants Program 2018 for Schools and Non-profits in Australia (worth $5,000 each)
Deadline: July 20, 2018
Applications are invited for the Canon Oceania Grants Program 2018. The grants Program supports schools and not-for-profit groups who are addressing both social and environmental issues in their community and inspiring change for future generations. In the spirit of their guiding philosophy of Kyosei – living and working together for the common good, Canon has proudly supported community and environmental groups throughout Oceania for the last 11 years.
Applicants may apply for a grant in one or (where eligible) more of the following categories:
- Community Grant: A project with significance to a local community;
- Educational Grant: A project being run by a primary, secondary or tertiary school;
- Environmental Grant: A project with environmental significance and impact
Grants
Canon will offer seven grants, each worth $5,000 of Canon equipment and money in-kind across Australia and New Zealand in the following categories:
- Australia
- 1 x Environmental Grant – $4,000 product & $1,000 cash
- 1 x Education/School Grant – $4,000 product & $1,000 cash
- 1 x Community/social Grant – $4,000 product & $1,000 cash
- 1 x Runner-up Grant – $1,000 product
- New Zealand
- 1 x Environmental Grant – $4,000 product & $1,000 cash
- 1 x Education/School Grant – $4,000 product & $1,000 cash
- 1 x Community/social Grant – $4,000 product & $1,000 cash
Eligibility
- Open to organisations that can demonstrate that the $5000 grant ($4000 worth of product + $1000 cash) will be used to facilitate an educational, community or environmental project that will benefit the Australian community;
- The Canon Oceania Grants Program does not support:
- Political organisations
- Religious organisations
- Sport organisations
- Requests from individuals
- Fundraising dinners or events
- Capital building, endowment, or debt reduction drives
- Requests from foreign countries
- Applicants must be willing to speak with media and provide quotes for media outreach if needed;
- Applicants must not announce their win publicly (on website or social networks) until given the go ahead from Canon
- Applicants must specify if they have spoken to media about their project before and if so, include who, what, when etc.
Application