Over its twenty-three-year history, the Women's Trust has given out over two million dollars, across more than 300 projects, all through our own fundraising efforts.

The Trust has one granting round per year, commencing in October.

To join the list to receive the granting guidelines when they become available, email us. (For the latest Guidelines see below)

Feel free to read through our funded projects and contact us if you have any queries or comments.

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 GRANTS PROGRAM 2008/2009

The Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust is seeking to fund ground-breaking projects that advance conditions for women living in Victoria and lead to long-term, socially progressive change.

In this round, one of our interests is in funding applications that address issues and concerns of young women, including:

• violence and harassment within new media technologies
• workplace barriers
• lack of representation
• young women’s experience of poverty, and
• emerging issues around binge drinking and other drug abuse.

We are mindful that young women may not, as organisations or individuals, satisfy tax requirements for receiving grants. Organisations with requisite tax endorsements will need to demonstrate a capacity to engage and involve young women in developing and driving such projects.

As usual we will also accept applications that address our broader concerns around discrimination and disadvantage faced by women, to improve conditions for women living in Victoria.

Click here to download a copy of the 2008-2009 Granting Guidelines PDF

For more information email women@vwt.org.au or phone (03) 9642 0422

Applications for the 2008-2009 Granting Program close on the 15th DECEMBER 2008.

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GRANTING SPOTLIGHT: 

View this article by the Age's Carol Nader on the Royal Children's Hospital program the 'Peek-A-Boo' Club. The Victorian Women's Trust

has contributed funding to this program for the last two years throughour Annual Grants Round, thanks to our special supporters.