Flinders Community Grants
Funding for student-led ideas that build belonging for underrepresented communities, celebrate diverse backgrounds and bring people together at Flinders.
We’re looking for projects that help students feel more connected, included and seen at Flinders. That could mean creating space for community, celebrating identity and culture, building understanding across different experiences, or making it easier for students to take part and feel like they belong.
Funding is flexible depending on the scope of the idea. No project is too small. Most requests are likely to sit within a lower funding range, but larger proposals may be considered depending on the scope, complexity and impact of the idea.
Your idea could be small and simple, or bigger in scope. What matters most is that it creates a real benefit for students.
Our Goals
We’re looking for projects that:
build belonging for students and communities who may experience barriers to connection, participation or visibility
celebrate diverse backgrounds, identities and lived experiences
create opportunities for students to come together through culture, creativity, shared learning or community connection
Projects do not need to meet every goal, but they should show a clear student community benefit and a thoughtful reason for why the idea matters.
What you can apply for
a workshop, forum or student-led learning activity
a creative project like a book, an art exhibition, short film, performance or installation.
an event, gathering, celebration or activation.
a community resource, toolkit or guide
Something unique and different we can’t imagine right now!
How it works
Share your idea > Submit an expression of interest and tell us what you want to do.
We’ll take a look > We review applications on a rolling basis and aim to respond within two weeks.
We can help > You don’t need to have everything figured out from day one. If your idea needs more shape, we can help with planning, design, promotion, event support, logistics or advice.
Make it happen > If your project is approved, we’ll work with you on the next steps to bring it to life.
Depending on the project, that might include support with bookings, design, promotion, event planning, or connecting you with the right uni-humans for advice and support.
Who can apply
- an individual student
- part of a student group or collective
- part of a student-led team
- a club applying for something beyond business as usual
- a staff member working in genuine partnership with students, where the idea is clearly student-led in purpose and design
What we can’t fund
- retrospective funding
- routine club operations or business-as-usual activity
- projects without a clear student community benefit
- coursework, assessment, conference attendance or research undertaken mainly for study
- requests mainly focused on individual academic or professional development without broader student community impact
- partner-supported proposals that are not clearly student-led
Contact
If you have any questions about your application or would like to know more about the grants, please get in touch with us at community.grants@flinders.edu.au
Funding for this initiative is generously provided by Medibank.
