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The Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success acknowledges Indigenous peoples across Australia as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which the nation’s campuses are situated. With a history spanning more than 60,000 years as the original educators, Indigenous peoples hold a unique place in our nation. We recognise the importance of their knowledge and culture, and reflect the principles of participation, equity, and cultural respect in our work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future, and consider it an honour to learn from our Indigenous colleagues, partners, and friends.

You are reading: Applications open for ACSES Small Grants Research Program 2025

The Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) is pleased to announce that a new round of the ACSES Small Grants Research Program is now open for applications. Funding is available for around ten projects of up to $50,000 each, excluding GST. ACSES invites proposals from suitably qualified and experienced researchers and practitioners on topics pertaining to Australian higher education.

The Small Grants Research Program will fund proposals that address equity issues across the entire higher education student lifecycle. This includes proposals that address contemporary developments and challenges in higher education equity policy, practice, and evaluation, including but not limited to, issues raised and discussed as part of the Australian Universities Accord Review of Higher Education.

Applications opened on Wednesday, 14 May 2025 and will close at 4pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 2 July 2025.

More information about the Program as well as guidelines and templates to help you apply for funding can be found here.