Grants & Opportunities

Partnership grants focus on and enable co-funded collaborations, with a preference for applicants who are not solely reliant on the Foundation for funding.

Grants for groups supporting Western Australian children in need or causes aligned with Foundation's Funding Guidelines

Health research grants for improving health and well-being of children, adolescents and young adults in Western Australia - open year-round

Grants provided to groups supporting Western Australian children in need or causes that align with the Foundation’s Funding Guidelines. Applications are accepted year-round and assessed in May (Round 1) and November (Round 2).

Grants for research aimed at improving the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults.

Supporting organisations addressing disadvantage and social inclusion

Integrated ECD systems for young children and families

Grants are provided for public health initiatives across Australia, with new funding guidelines effective from 2026.

This program offers grants for significant medical research projects that aim to benefit the health of the Australian community.

The Ian Potter Foundation supports environmental initiatives through grants, contributing to a sustainable Australia.

Grants are available for projects and organisations focused on fostering early childhood development across Australia.

This program provides grants to initiatives that aim to enhance community wellbeing, supporting a fair and healthy Australia.

The Ian Potter Foundation offers grants to support charitable organisations working in the arts sector across Australia.

Annual grants to St Vincent's Hospitals and Facilities across NSW for patient wellbeing and healthcare projects

This fund expands patient access to the MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRIgFUS) Clinical Trial, which investigates treatments for movement disorders such as Essential Tremor, dystonic tremor, and Parkinson’s tremor.

The Academy provides leadership and management training, coaching, and professional development opportunities for nurses at St Vincent's Hospitals, empowering them to translate new knowledge into best-practice clinical skills.

This scholarship, supported by the JW&M Cunningham Foundation in partnership with the American Australian Association, funds one Australian and one American graduate-level clinician researcher to undertake research in Movement Disorders.

A clinical exchange fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, established in partnership with the American Australian Association, for a Cunningham Fellow at St Vincent's Hospital.

Provides scholarships to students who demonstrate academic potential but face financial barriers to attending Newington College. The Foundation administers the Newington College Scholarship Fund with tax-deductible status.

A fundraising campaign focused on providing means-tested scholarships to students for a Newington College education, with donations potentially being trebled by matching givers.

Scholarship supporting Indigenous students at Newington College

This program aims to support regional waste groups to undertake education activities to reduce the hazards associated with the disposal of a range of potentially harmful products used in households which cannot be disposed of in kerbside bins.

The Healing at Home on Country, Aboriginal Elders & Mentors Grant Program funds culturally safe, community-led initiatives that support healing, rehabilitation, and reintegration for Aboriginal people leaving custody in NSW. It aims to provide Aboriginal Elders or mentors to support Aboriginal people on parole or post-release, deliver culturally appropriate health, wellbeing, healing or mentoring programs, and support post-release transition, reintegration and connection to family, community and culture.