Before you apply, there are a few things you should check to make sure your dream is approved and to increase your chances of winning a grant. Select the tabs to read on and get ready to apply for a grant to help make the world a better place.
If your not-for-profit organisation or community group dreams of helping to create brighter futures for Australians or a more active community or support others to live better we want to hear about it.
ApplyThere are three rounds, and each time there’s a different theme. So if you have a dream that fits the criteria, tell us about it and you could be in the running to receiving a share of $150,0000 in grants to help a cause close to your heart.
Applications close 24 March
Applications close 6 June
Applications close 26 June
The judges look for eligible dreams that will make a difference to the lives of other Australians and have a positive impact on the community. Such as community-led programs that help rebuild local areas, support job creation or improve the health, wellbeing and safety of many Australians. Tell us about your grassroots community group or not-for-profit organisation and how you would spend a grant of up to $20,000 to make your dream a reality.
Make sure your dream meets our guidelines below and check out the criteria to give your dream the best chance of being shortlisted.
To qualify, your dream must aim to make a positive difference in the community, and it must also:
• benefit a registered community cause, charity group or not-for-profit organisation (and not an individual)
• be based in Australia with funds being spent in Australia
• be able to be undertaken in the next 12 months
• align to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• fit with the round theme
Sunsuper Dreams for a Better World is open to all residents of Australia, aged 18 years or older at the time of entry. You don’t need to be a Sunsuper member to enter.
You’ll receive a confirmation email that your dream has been accepted. If your dream doesn’t meet the guidelines, we’ll let you know.
Meet the application requirements.
Submit a unique dream that makes a positive difference in the community.
Support your dream with photos and videos to stand out from the crowd.
Drum up votes for your dream from the public.
Download the questions and application requirements. Prepare your dream submission in a word document or notepad and when you’re ready, click APPLY. From there it should take around 15 minutes to fill in the form as required.
Apply to the Better Business round for the chance to receive up to $10,000 and help fund a project or innovative solution that tackles a social issue in your local community.
Applications open
Applications close
3 finalists announced
Winner announced at Grand Final
As long as your business is eligible to receive a grant, the judges welcome small and medium sized businesses from all industries to apply. For instance, your business may sell products overseas but as long as the grant will be used to help your business give back to your local community, like employ people with disabilities or build infrastructure that will benefit the community, the judges want to hear about it.
Don't forget to tell us about your community and why your business wants to make a difference - it may be to address mental health issues in regional communities, increase job opportunities in remote areas or connect multicultural communities in metro regions. Tell us on the application form, but to impress the judges you could upload a video, add photos or even add a testimony from a local leader about your business and its impact on the community.
To qualify your dream must aim to tackle a local or social issue in Australian communities, and the business receiving the grant must also be:
If your dream is shortlisted to the top 10, your business mst also provide documents that validate the viability of business.
Sunsuper's Dreams for a Better World is open to all Australian residents aged 18 years or older at the time of entry. You don't need to be a Sunsuper member to enter.
You'll receive a confirmation email that your dream has been accepted. If your dream doesn't meet the guidelines, we'll let you know.
Download the questions and application requirements. Prepare your dream submission in a word document or notepad and when you’re ready, click APPLY. From there it should take around 15 minutes to fill in the form as required.
