Submitting an Expression of Interest

The expression of interest is designed for you to pitch a general idea to the assessment panel. Expressions of interest do not need to provide any confirmed partners, activities, or timelines. There is no budget submission. Expressions of interest will be assessed on the impact that the proposed activity will have on the applicants practice or career.

You will be asked to provide the following:

• Response: What do you propose to do? (300 words)
• Response: What impact will this fellowship have on your practice or career? Consider assessment criteria 1, 2 and 3 in your response. (300 words)
• Response: What are your key career or practice achievements to date? (200 words)
• Response: How will you spend the funds? (200 words)
• Alternatively, applicants may choose to provide the above responses as a five-minute audio or video recording.
• Two referees that have agreed to provide a testimonial upon request.
• Supporting material: CV and portfolio of past works (maximum 10 pages combined).

You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete and accurate. Giving false or misleading information will exclude your application from further consideration. Incomplete applications will be considered ineligible. You will receive an email from SmartyGrants acknowledging receipt of your application once it has been submitted. If you cannot access the online application form, we will accept applications in other formats including Auslan, audio, video, printed, dictated, electronic and handwritten formats. Please contact Regional Arts Australia to discuss alternative submission formats.

Enquiries can be made to Regional Arts Australia through the following avenues:

• Email: rafmanager@regionalarts.com.au
• Phone: +61 447 204 189

Please note that support from Regional Arts Australia will not be available after 12:30pm AEDT, Friday 21 February 2025.

Before you Begin

1. Review the guidelines

To give yourself the best chance of success it is important that you read the program guidelines. This document contains valuable information on what kind of applicant type, project, or expenses are eligible for funding, and the criteria for assessing the grant.

The National Regional Arts Fellowship Guidelines are available to download as a Word doc or PDF.

2. Check your applicant type eligibility

To be eligible you must be an individual with an active Australian Business Number (ABN) that is registered to your name and location. If you are under 18, you must be auspiced by a person over 18 with an active ABN.

For more information, including ineligible applicant types, please review section 5 of the guidelines.

3. Check your location eligibility

Your primary address must be in a regional area in order to be eligible for funding. Individuals based in metropolitan locations are not eligible to apply. To determine eligible locations the program uses the Modified Monash Model. To check if you are based in an eligible location, visit the Health Workforce Locator and follow the directions below:

• Enter your address into the ‘Address’ box at the left-hand side of the page.
• Tick the box beside ‘Modified Monash Model’, selecting the most recent year.
• Press ‘Search location’.
• All locations with codes from MM 2 to MM 7 are eligible.

The primary address listed here must match the registered address on your ABN. If your ABN is incorrect, you can update it by contacting the Australian Business Register.