Photo: UHT’s The Lonely Crowd, by Nam Nguyen
Grants
University of Melbourne Theatre Board Grants
The Theatre Board offers funding to student theatre groups and individuals to encourage diversity and renewal of student theatre.
Grants available include:
- Creative Development Grants
- Venue Hire and Production Support
- New Work Grants
- Remote Creativity and Connection Grants
- Seed Funding Grants
- Rehearsal Support Grants
For full details and to apply see:
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/theatreboard/grants-funding
Access Grants
Affiliated Student Theatre Groups can apply for up to $500 to assist you to make your work accessible.
You must discuss your application with the UHT Artistic Director before applying.
Email artistic@union.unimelb.edu.au to make a time.
For more information about Access please see here.
To apply please fill in THIS FORM
UMSU Creative Arts Grants
You can apply for grants (up to $500) from UMSU Creative Arts.
Whether you’re directing three musicals or curating an exhibition on dogs – you can apply for funding through this grants program.
For more info and to apply see:
umsu.unimelb.edu.au/studentlife/arts/grants/
UMSU Student Initiative Grants (SIGs)
Do you have an idea that will make the University of Melbourne student experience even better than it already is? SIGs are open to all students studying at the University of Melbourne, where students can be granted up to $1,000 to get their initiative started.
Applications are available year round and the approval comes from Students’ Council.
For more info and to apply see: umsu.unimelb.edu.au/getinvolved/studentscouncil/studentinitiativegrants/
Uni Melb SSAF Grant Program Now Open
Do you have an idea for a project that will benefit a wide and diverse reach of students? Turn that idea into reality with a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) Grants of up to $20,000. Securing a grant for your project is a great opportunity to develop some great skills for yourself while benefiting the student community in a meaningful way.
Applications open Monday 22 March and close 18 April 2021.
Visit the website to find out more.
For further enquiries please email: ssaf-grants@unimelb.edu.au
![UMSU will be closed today, but we won't be celebrating anything.
Statement from @umsuindigenous:
TW/CW: mentions of Indigenous Death, Stolen Generations, Racism and Australia Day
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"Leading up to January 26, we see the stores start to fill with all sorts of unnecessarily branded Australian merchandise. Thongs, bikinis, plastic flags, cups, BBQ accessories are all things we frantically try to avert our eyes from, while in our local shopping centres.
It’s a cruel reminder that the day is almost here.
Invasion Day marks a pain that will never really leave us, it is a reminder of the slaughters that have been deliberately left out of the pages of history books. It is a reminder to the people that will never know where they came from because their grandparents and ancestors were stolen from the arms of their parents. It is a reminder that the nation that we are now citizens of refuses to acknowledge or repent for the racialised actions of its past and present.
In a nation that insists it is built upon ideals of mateship and diversity, it becomes increasingly clear that those notions are only bestowed upon the ‘good Australian’. The one that believes in the stories of the underdog and plight of the convict. Those that celebrate their ancestors coming to a strange new land in search of wealth and opportunity.
I am not a ‘good Australian’, nor do I strive to be one. In order to fulfil this stereotype, you must turn a blind eye to violence and injustice and hold an unquestionable belief in the goodwill of the government. You are an active participant in ‘fun-loving Aussie racism’..."
Read the full statement on our Facebook page.
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