Community Grants and Partnerships

Community festival

The Monash Community Grants and Partnership Program provides funding to support community groups and organisations to deliver projects, activities and events to strengthen, enhance and benefit the Monash community.

Local community groups and organisations are invited to submit applications for a Small, Medium or Large grant, which takes place between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027.

Every year Council makes a significant investment in our local community to support applications from a diverse range of ages, cultures, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and experiences.

We encourage applications from groups and organisations working with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and LGBTIQA+ and multicultural communities.

The 2026/27 round of the Monash Community Grants Program opens on Tuesday 27 January 2026 and closes on Tuesday 3 March 2026.

Read guidelines and apply online

Application process

Step 1.Read guidelines, view templates

Please read our guidelines to decide which grant stream applies to you or your organisation: 

Community Grants and Partnerships - Program Guidelines(PDF, 3MB)

Monash Community Grants Program Policy(PDF, 368KB)

Policy, Guidelines and Templates - other languages, templates and FAQs

Step 2.Register for support sessions

Information Support Sessions

Step 3.Timeframe

  • Applications open: 9am, Tuesday 27 January 2026 
  • Applications close: 2pm, Tuesday 3 March 2026
  • Grant expenditures: 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027
  • Reporting and acquittals: 1 July 2027 - 12 August 2027

Step 4.Logo request

If you have been awarded a Monash grant you may develop promotional material. Grant promotional materials must display the Monash logo.

Monash logo request, review and approval