Application

Please consider the following criteria before you apply. As our funds are limited we are tending to support fewer applicants. Hence it is important to us that applicants and sponsors put time into their application and sponsorship and make a strong case for funding.

1. Letter about yourself and the purpose of the application (or online application questions asking about life and money requested).
2. Application complete
3. Referees
4. Interview

1. The Trustees consider each application on its merits and would like to support all applicants to whatever degree we are able. As we often do not know the applicant or anything about them as a person, their career, how a grant could assist them to further the work of Anthroposophy in Australia, we rely on the application and an accompanying letter to help us build a relationship with the applicant, their past experience, their present work and their intentions regarding how the funds from the Trust will assist in the promotion, study and dissemination of Anthroposophy in Australia.
The accompanying letter can make a case for support much stronger. If possible, please write a separate letter, using letterhead if appropriate, and attach to an email (rather than write the referral in an email). 

2. Except in exceptional circumstances, grants will only be made to Applicants who have studied or undertaken some training already, for at least one full year on their own efforts, in the subject or course for which the grant is requested.

3. If, after making the application, there is any change in circumstances which may influence the work of the Trustees, please advise without delay.  This applies particularly where an Applicant decides to not go ahead with an initiative for which assistance has been requested. Grants are made for specific purposes in accordance with the request and should the project not go ahead, then the money must be returned to Trust funds.  Under no circumstances may a grant be transferred from one project and used for another purpose. If a grant for an alternative project or purpose is needed then this must be the subject of a new and separate application.

4. Please note that the directions in this section have changed.
     Henceforth you are required to send three letters - your 2 sponsors’ letters together with your own letter - after you have submitted the online application form. Ask your sponsors to send their letter to you to forward to the Trust. Correspondence may be emailed to angelo.iezzi@monash.edu.
Guidelines for sponsors: As stated above, we often do not know the applicant or anything about their work and experience, so we rely on sponsors to help us build a relationship with the applicant.
The trustees prefer that the two sponsors have known the Applicant for a number of years, and know the value of what the applicant has to offer, as an individual and as a professional,  what value could come from the grant in Anthroposophical work within Australia and can outline it to the Trustees.
When we do not know the sponsor, it is helpful for the sponsor to give us a good sense of their relationship with the applicant, with the work intended and Anthroposophy generally.  This is best done by writing a separate letter, using letterhead if appropriate, and attach to an email (rather than write the referral in an email). 
Sponsors should have no financial interest in the project for which the applicant is seeking financial support. For instance, a sponsor who expects to receive fees for a course of study or training may not sponsor a potential or existing student for that course or training for funding.
 

5. The deadline for applications is 4 weeks before funds are needed. Neither grant applications within the 4 week period nor retrospective applications made after the event will be considered.