Grant stories

  • Cultural education portal to boost links with First Nations people

    A unique new online learning portal will provide an opportunity for all Victorian students to make connections with First Nations Elders.

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Year:
    2021

  • Reconnecting with education as part of COVID recovery

    An Educational Equity smart grant of $40,000 has been awarded to the Beyond the Bell program on the Great South Coast to support students to reconnect with school as part of COVID response.

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    Fund amount:
    $40,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Great South Coast

    Year:
    2021

  • My Tech – get set for high school

    A grant of $300,000 over three years has been awarded to Western Port Secondary College for its My Tech project, to ensure students entering high school have the access to technology they need.

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Mornington Peninsula

    Year:
    2020

  • Whoever you are, whatever your background, we want you to succeed

    Making sure every child, every day is given the support they need to succeed is the key driver of the Learning Guarantee Project which has been established to address the state of readiness of stud...

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    Fund amount:
    $200,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Mornington Peninsula

    Year:
    2020

  • Keeping it REAL in the northern suburbs

    The Northern Centre for Excellence in School Engagement will expand its work addressing primary school disengagement.

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000 over three years

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Hume

    Year:
    2020

  • Investing in an educational outcome for vulnerable students

    A ground-breaking impact investment model will sit behind Melbourne City Mission's vision to help vulnerable young people complete secondary education.

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    Program area:
    Educational Equity

  • Increasing early learning participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

    In the lead up to National Reconciliation Week, the Ross Trust awarded $150,000 over three years to SNAICC, to advocate for increased early learning participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait I...

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    Fund amount:
    $150,000 over three years

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2020

  • Education steps up when home is not an option

    The Ross Trust is putting its support behind an award-winning program to support school children who don’t have a home, to help them stay connected with education and services.

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    Fund amount:
    $250,000 over three years

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2020

  • Backing the expansion of Our Place in Frankston North

    The Ross Trust is contributing $300,000 over three years to support the establishment of Our Place in Frankston North.

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000 over three years

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Southern Metro

    Year:
    2020

  • Early intervention on mental health in the regions

    A project to explore the unique challenges of accessing mental health care for primary-school aged children in regional and rural Victoria, is the beneficiary of a Challenge and Change grant of alm...

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    Fund amount:
    $99,612

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2020