2026-27 Victorian Women's Benevolent Trust Grants Round

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant that will improve the lives of women, girls and gender diverse people living in Victoria.

• Applications open: Thurs 23 April, 2026
• Applications close: Midnight, Fri 19 June, 2026

Ready to apply? Before you submit an application, please make sure you’re across the following:

1. We can only provide grants to projects that benefit women, girls and gender diverse people living in Victoria.
2. Your organisation (or your Auspicing partner) must have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR Item 1) status and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) endorsement.
3. Unfortunately, we are not able to fund individuals.
4. Organisations may submit multiple applications, however, each application must be for an entirely different project.

What you need to apply:

• A PDF copy of your organisation’s DGR 1 endorsement notice AND your Tax Concession Charity (TCC) endorsement.
• Your organisation’s ABN (or the ABN of your Auspicing partner).

How to prepare:

• Read our Grants Guidelines.
  • You will need to select one or more Focus Areas/Themes. Learn more: see pages 6-9 of the Grants Guidelines.
  • See pages 10-11 of the Grants Guidelines to learn more about our requirements for Auspicing arrangements.
• Download an example of the application questions.
• Download and complete the budget template.

Questions? Contact our team via grants@vwt.org.au or call (03) 9642 0422

Apply now