BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Cross-disciplinary & Social Impact\, Australia X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Cross-disciplinary & Social Impact\, Australi a deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Cross-disciplinary & So cial Impact\, Australia. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:blackbird-foundation-believers-fund-iii-2026@artificialnouveau.github.i o DTSTAMP:20260706T121001Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270701 SUMMARY:Deadline: Blackbird Foundation: Believers Fund III 2026 DESCRIPTION:Believers funds the people\, projects and programs creating the conditions for young people's creativity to flourish at scale. Creativity is meant in the broadest sense: artists are creative\, but so are scienti sts\, debaters\, community builders and dancers\, and a project can be any thing from a summer camp to a robotics competition to a co-working holiday house for artists. Blackbird looks for inventive\, dynamic experiments th at encourage young people to be curious\, to explore\, to be lifelong lear ners\, and to build community and become high-agency people\, backing proj ects that are 0-1 (just starting) or 1-10 (scaling or iterating) rather th an established groups. Examples: a neighbourhood community science lab\, a hacker house\, a hardware garage makerspace\, a travelling STEM roadshow\ , or an after-school arts or coding club. ELIGIBILITY (no flexibility): in dividuals\, groups or organisations established in Australia and/or New Ze aland\; projects taking place in AU/NZ\; projects completed within 12 mont hs\; projects whose core focus is primarily creative outcomes\; and organi sations with less than AUD 1.5M in revenue. WHEN TO APPLY: Believers is op en year-round\, with EOIs and applications reviewed and progressed on a ro lling basis\; the program closes when all funds are disbursed or at the en d of the FY27 period (30 June 2027)\, whichever comes first. Expressions o f interest for Believers Fund III open on 30 June 2026.\n\nOrganisation: B lackbird Foundation\nLocation: Australia and/or New Zealand\; individuals\ , groups or organisations established in AU/NZ\, with projects taking plac e in AU/NZ.\nAward: AUD 5\,000 and AUD 10\,000 grants. No application fee. \nDuration: Projects must be completed within 12 months\n\nMore: https://w ww.blackbird.foundation/projects URL:https://www.blackbird.foundation/projects LOCATION:Australia and/or New Zealand\; individuals\, groups or organisatio ns established in AU/NZ\, with projects taking place in AU/NZ. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:blackbird-foundation-protostars-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260706T121001Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622 SUMMARY:Deadline: Blackbird Foundation: Protostars Micro-Grant (Young Peopl e's Passion Projects) DESCRIPTION:Protostars is a micro-grant program for young people with passi on projects: Blackbird gives people under 25 in Australia and New Zealand AUD 1\,000 to work on strange\, quirky\, ambitious and audacious passion p rojects. A passion project can be anything\, from metaverse art exhibition s\, battle bots\, space drones\, theatre shows\, films and opera podcasts to a travelling STEM roadshow or an app. The grant comes with a program an d community: recipients join a cohort for 8 weeks of weekly catch-ups\, le arning from each other and special guests\, building in public\, and virtu al or in-person coworking sessions\, plus an in-person dinner and an end-o f-program showcase\, and ongoing access to the wider Protostars community (funding\, networking and social opportunities). ELIGIBILITY: aged 18-25\, based in Australia or New Zealand\, and have a passion project. Protostar s runs in seasonal cohorts. Deadline: 21 June 2026.\n\nOrganisation: Black bird Foundation\nLocation: Australia and New Zealand\; applicants aged 18- 25.\nAward: AUD 1\,000 micro-grant per recipient. No application fee.\nDur ation: 8-week cohort program\n\nMore: https://www.blackbird.foundation/pro tostars URL:https://www.blackbird.foundation/protostars LOCATION:Australia and New Zealand\; applicants aged 18-25. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:canon-oceania-grants-program-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260706T121001Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615 SUMMARY:Deadline: Canon Oceania: Grants Program 2026 DESCRIPTION:Canon Oceania's annual Grants Program\, marking 20 years\, supp orts schools\, not-for-profits and community groups across Australia and N ew Zealand to tell their stories\, reach wider audiences and deliver lasti ng results. CATEGORIES: Education\, Community\, Environment\, and First Na tions/Cultural. AWARD: each recipient receives 5\,000 in local currency\, split as 2\,500 cash and 2\,500 in Canon product\; more than 50\,000 award ed across the region. PROCESS: applications close 11:59pm AEST/NZT Sunday 14 June 2026\; the wider community votes on finalists in July\, and winner s are announced in August. APPLY (Australia): https://www.canon.com.au/abo ut-canon/community/grants \; APPLY (New Zealand): https://www.canon.co.nz/ about-canon/community/grants .\n\nOrganisation: Canon Oceania\nLocation: A ustralia and New Zealand\; open to schools\, not-for-profits and community groups\nAward: Each grant worth 5\,000 in local currency (AUD or NZD): 2\ ,500 cash plus 2\,500 in Canon product. Awarded across four categories: Ed ucation\, Community\, Environment\, and First Nations/Cultural. More than 50\,000 awarded across the region. No application fee.\nDuration: One-off grant of cash and product\n\nMore: https://www.canon.com.au/about-canon/co mmunity/grants URL:https://www.canon.com.au/about-canon/community/grants LOCATION:Australia and New Zealand\; open to schools\, not-for-profits and community groups END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR