Grant Conditions

All grantees must adhere to the Grant Conditions should they be successful in receiving a grant from the Telematics Trust

Reporting Process

All grants received from the Telematics Trust must be acquitted within three months of the project ending or twelve months after the funding was received, whichever occurs soonest. If the project extends beyond twelve months, ongoing six-monthly progress reports are required until the completion of the project.

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Application Process

The Telematics Trust funds initiatives within Victoria involving the application of technology to education which are innovative, educationally driven and market oriented.

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Who Can Apply?

• Individuals
• Educational Institutes
• Government
• Business
• Non-profit organisations

Funding support
The Trust can provide two forms of support;

1. Grants

The Trust requires that all projects provide some level of partnership funding whether it be cash or in-kind support.  The Trust normally provides grants of up to $30,000 and grant applications larger than this will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

2. Loans of up to $100,000 - Security for all loans must be provided.

The Trust does not place any limitation on the number of grants a person may hold from the Trust, however, the applicant can only apply for additional funding for the same project once the initial funding has been fully expended.  Applicants can apply for a maximum of two grants in a funding round if the projects are distinct.  Applicants will be asked to demonstrate they can devote adequate time to each project for which funding is being sought.

The Trust Funds projects which;

• Are in need of special attention;
• Would be assisted by seeding grants;
• Are not within the province of other funding bodies

Assessment criteria

• The quality of the applicant and their ability to deliver the project
• The excellence of the proposed project and the likelihood that it will lead to:
     - the promotion of public education and training in Victoria
     - an important innovation or the solution to an important practical problem
     - economic or social benefit to Victoria and;
• Where a loan is requested, the above plus:
     - sufficient financial return to repay the loan

Assessment

You are asked to nominate two independent assessors on your application form. Your assessors should be two individuals with the expertise to comment on areas such as technological relevance or appropriateness of the project and/or your organisation’s ability to deliver the project.

Assessors May Not

• Be directly involved in the project
• Be related to any individuals involved in the project
• Benefit financially from the project or from providing their report
• Be directly involved with the Telematics Trust as an Advisory Committee Member, Trustee or any other member of the secretariat

Assessors May

• Have previously worked with the applicant organisation and can vouch for their ability to deliver the project
• Be industry professionals or academics

Assessor's Report forms can be found here and should be forwarded to your nominated assessors with a copy of your application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the Assessor's Reports are forwarded to the Secretariat by the closing date. Applications which are not supported by two Assessor's Reports will not be considered.

All applications to the Trust must be submitted on the approved application form. Application forms are updated annually.  Please do not submit applications on old forms as they will not be accepted.

The closing date for applications is no later than 5pm on:

• 19 March 2012 – Closing Date (Round 1) at 5pm

Please note, any application that arrives incomplete or after 5pm on the due date will be deemed ineligible.

Application forms can be downloaded from the Apply Now section of this site.