What Can You Apply for
Your project or activity must pertain to the field of either the arts or health or a blend of both of these areas of interest. Your project should fulfill one or more of the following criteria to be deemed eligible for consideration of funding.

1. CREATES DISCOVERY in the arts and or health fields by breaking new ground and setting up opportunities for the future.
2. INCREASES THE CAPACITY of communities to foster their arts and health activities and the capacity of talented individuals with the commitment and potential to improve our world.
3. ENABLES ESTABLISHMENT of arts or health activities with real potential to take off and be ongoing.

Who Can Apply

• You must be a body endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient to receive funds directly. You can determine your ATO registrations by going to the Australian Government's ABN site www.abr.business.gov.au
• If you are applying as an individual or you are unsure about your legal status, the Foundation may still be able to assist you. In the event that your application is successful we can often help to link you with a suitable organisation which can auspice our funding on your behalf.

Please note that the Foundation does not accept applications from the following parties:

• "For-Profit" bodies and commercial entities
• Political Parties
• Private Schools
• Sports Clubs

We are also unable to accept applications for the following activities:

• Commercial/business activities
• Requests for retrospective funding
• Fundraising or loans

How to Make an Application

All applications are to be made online using our on-line application. We do not accept hard-copy submissions nor do we require annual reports or financials. In the event that the Board Directors are interested in your project we will speak with you to seek any further information and details that might be required. When you complete your application on-line please:

• ensure that you complete all fields;
• limit your project description to 1,000 words. We do not require referees, resumes or extensively detailed descriptions of your project at this stage of our application process;
• address how your project fits the funding criteria within the project description section. Note that you do not need to meet all criteria to be eligible for consideration of funding. It is acceptable to only meet one of the criteria; and
• ensure that your project summary is limited to around 100 words and provides a brief synopsis of the key intent or aim of your project.

Please note that once you enter your application on-line you will be issued with a receipt confirming that your application has been received by the Foundation. Please ensure that you record the application number the system allocates to you in case you need to contact us at any time.

Closing Date for Applications

We do not have closing dates for applications. We endeavour to respond to you within 10 weeks of receipt of your application.

Special Notes:

As the Harold Mitchell Foundation has limited funds often applications deemed to be eligible and of merit cannot be funded. Decisions therefore cannot be reviewed and all applicants should understand that rejection does not mean that their project was not of interest to or well regarded by the Board Directors.

Please note that in the event that your application isn't successful you are not inhibited from making another application for a different project in the future. However, should you wish to reapply for a project that was not successful, you will have to wait for 12 months from the date of your initial application for your resubmission to be considered.

The Harold Mitchell Foundation does not set predetermined funding levels or limitations for individual grants. The ultimate quantum and term of grant will be finalised depending on the subject matter and appropriateness of the project ideas put forward through the application process.

Further Information Required?

If you require further information or have any questions you can email your query to: info@haroldmitchellfoundation.com.au or phone 1300 308 130