Intercultural Understanding Partnership Grants 2025–26

Do you encounter challenges while striving to foster a connected and inclusive school community?

We invite schools in Australia to apply for support to tackle intercultural and interfaith challenges, especially:

  • Projects to address antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of religious discrimination and racism
  • Projects supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and engagement
  • Intercultural and interfaith projects in regional and remote schools

The Partnership Grants program, a national initiative by Together For Humanity and funded by the Australian Government, offers you the chance to make a lasting change in your school. We believe that working together is more effective than working in isolation – good partnerships create benefits for all partners. We value partnerships where we work collaboratively towards a common goal.

Successful applicants will receive up to $10,000 and work closely with Together For Humanity to address intercultural and/or interfaith challenges, enhancing student learning and wellbeing. 

Check out FAQs for more information. 

Please be advised that schools which have previously been awarded an ICUP grant should refrain from submitting a new application. Our priority is to assist schools that have not yet received our support, thereby extending the grant’s benefits to a broader range of communities.

To apply, please complete our online application form here.

For more information email icup@togetherforhumanity.org.au

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Together For Humanity programs are supported by the Australian Government Department of Education through the Connected Youth and Communities initiative.

Partnership Grants: A Snapshot

  • 109 schools
  • 6 states
  • Participating schools included small and large, Government, Independent and Catholic, primary and secondary schools in metropolitan and regional areas

Projects addressed a range of issues including: 

  • increased incidents of racism including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
  • challenges arising in schools with a high number of refugee enrolments
  • the need to provide regional students with an understanding of, and connection to, people from different cultures
  • enhancing engagement between schools and families to foster a stronger sense of community
  • embedding culturally responsive practices and facilitating greater belonging for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students 

 

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