Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships 2024 (Up to $180,000) | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships 2024 for Australians. Details about the Program are given below.

Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships

About Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships 2023

The Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships aim to support breakthrough solutions to Australia’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.

A Fellowship offers unique opportunity for recipients to take 12 months to focus on approaches that have the potential to achieve positive outcomes for society, supporting initiatives that align with one or more of the program themes of inclusion & equality, sustainability & environment including climate change, or human, civil & legal rights.

Fellows receive a combination of time, resources and a program of support to help progress their work, shepherd their initiatives towards fruition and grow and scale their impact.

Program Details

Each year Fellows are provided with the resources of focused time and funding to explore their particular project, idea or initiative.

The Fellowship is not tied to specific KPIs or objectives; rather it is designed to support Fellows to progress their work. However, Fellows are required to do a mid-term and final presentation in support of their Fellowship.

Benefit

Up to $180,000 is available to each Fellow for their 12-month Fellowship comprising a stipend of $140,000 and up to $40,000 for approved project expenses. Project expenses are those directly related to the Fellowship from its commencement such as renting a separate workspace (if required), travel and contracting of external expertise, and available on a reimbursement basis.

During the 12-months, Fellows have access to a range of supports including a panel of experts, who meet quarterly, a mentor and the network of past Fellows.

Eligibility

We seek a diversity of people, projects and experience and encourage individuals to submit an expression of interest.

We seek initiatives that are:

• high impact: likely to produce results, aligned with one or more of The Myer Foundation & Sidney Myer Fund’s priority areas of Inclusion & Equality, Sustainability & Environment including climate change, and Human, Civil & Legal Rights
• unique: new or different from existing approaches including applying existing approaches in new contexts or fields
• scalable and sustainable: the potential to scale up and be sustainable over time.

We seek individuals who are:

• experienced and entrepreneurial: a proven track record of achievement or traction in their field, in the subject matter and/or in the approach or initiative
• passionate and connected: a genuine commitment and passion for their cause and the network to make it happen
• collegiate and curious: broad-minded, willing to learn and able to work well with others (including your cohort of Fellows and program advisors and staff), and committed to taking up the Fellowship offering.

We seek a range of approaches. These might include:

• opening productive new lines of inquiry
• asking thought provoking questions
• challenging conventional wisdom
• developing new ideas, strategies or solutions, or applying proven approaches to new fields.

Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships 2023  Application

The Fellowship program invites expressions of interest (EoI) from individuals who meet the eligibility criteria. The EoI period is open for six weeks, from late July until early September.  Once the EoI period closes, an extensive and robust process of review commences, with Fellows confirmed in March each year.

For those interested in Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships 2023. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 10 September 2023.

Open this link for more details about the Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships 2023.

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