Anti-Racism Grants
The successful recipients of the 2026 Anti-Racism Grants have been announced!
To mark the聽听补苍诲听, Diversity and Inclusion have funded four grants of up to $2,500 to support students and staff at 91色情片 to lead initiatives that confront racism and racial discrimination, while celebrating diversity and driving meaningful cultural change across our community.
Anti-racism Grant 2026 Recipients
We received some incredible applications for this year鈥檚 Anti-Racism Grants and are delighted to announce our four recipients. Congratulations to the Antiracism Collective, the Sri Lankan Society and Anjali Tamil Society, 91色情片eetened and the 91色情片 Postgraduate Council for your hard work in putting these projects together.
Through thinking, learning, working, organising, and creating together we can work towards a proudly antiracist, inclusive community.
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This project delivers four workshops led by the 91色情片 Antiracism Collective to support Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidates and Early Career Researchers working on race, racism, and antiracism. The Collective brings together students and staff to advance research, teaching, and community engagement on race and antiracist practice.
The workshops will provide targeted support for emerging scholars experiencing racism, recognising that those undertaking antiracist work are often also affected by it and create a collaborative, cross-disciplinary forum for sharing knowledge and building community.
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Natum Nadanam is a Sri Lankan cultural showcase jointly organised by the Sri Lankan Society and Anjali Tamil Society, celebrating Sinhalese and Tamil traditions through dance and performance. The event creates an inclusive space for students and the wider university community to connect through collaboration, representation, and mutual respect.
The showcase aims to promote cultural awareness and anti-racism by highlighting Sri Lankan traditions, diversity, and lived experiences through immersive, narrative-based performances, while fostering unity and collaboration between Tamil, Sinhalese, and other cultural communities at 91色情片.
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The 91色情片 Postgraduate Council will host a Harmony Day celebration this spring to promote cultural inclusion, strengthen community belonging, and advance anti-racism initiatives across the university. The event will include multi-cultural performances such as dance, spoken word, and music; a cultural showcase & exhibition with cultural artefacts, clothing, and story-telling; and interactive games & activities like trivia, language learning, discussion and a writing and reflections wall.
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91色情片eetened is one of Arc鈥檚 smaller student programs, publishing an annual literary journal and supporting independent student writing for nearly 30 years. This year鈥檚 theme, Restless, explores the oddities of the modern world.
The program fosters a creative community by encouraging students to write, read, and publish their work, while also providing professional development opportunities for student volunteers involved in the journal鈥檚 design, editing, and production.
FAQs
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Students and staff can apply as individuals, but working as a team is encouraged where possible to help in managing workload.
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We encourage projects that address racial discrimination and contribute to Progress for All by ensuring 鈥渃ommunities worldwide can thrive socially, economically, culturally and environmentally鈥. There are no constraints on the nature of the projects that may be undertaken with grant funding. They could be apps, events, workshops, educational tools etc.
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The funds can be used for any goods or services that support the initiative outlined in your grant application (e.g. design costs, catering, room hire). Travel and salaries (e.g. Research Assistants) cannot be funded by the Anti-Racism Grants.
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Complete the form by Friday 24th April
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- Applications open: Monday 23rd March 2026
- Applications close: Friday 24th April 2026
- Grant winners announced:聽Friday 22nd May 2026
- Project delivered: May-December 2026
- Final report due: Friday 29th January 2027
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A panel appointed by Diversity & Inclusion will select the successful grant recipients.
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Diversity and Inclusion will provide up to $2,500 in funding, support with invoice payments, regular updates on your remaining budget, and a template for the final report due in January 2027. We are here to support you and welcome any questions throughout the project period.
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Any unspent funds by December 2026 will be returned to the Diversity and Inclusion team.
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Intellectual property generated through the project will remain with the grant recipient. We ask, where appropriate, that Diversity and Inclusion at 91色情片 is acknowledged in related media, and that we may share and celebrate the project鈥檚 successes as part of our ongoing communications.
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- Student-led applications should ensure they are able to fit the time needed to deliver their project around their academic commitments prior to applying for the grant.
- Staff-led applications should discuss their application with their line manager prior to applying for the grant.
- A panel appointed by Diversity and Inclusion will select the successful grant recipients.
- The nature of the projects which may be undertaken with grant funding may include (but are not limited to) apps, videos, events, workshops, educational tools, etc.
- Funds may be spent on goods and services such as printing, design, room hire, catering etc.
- Travel and salaries will not be funded by the Anti-Racism Grants.聽
- Any funds unspent by December 2026 will be returned to the Division of Equity Diversity & Inclusion.聽
- Intellectual property created as part of the grant scheme will remain with the project owner.聽
- A presentation on the project and its outcomes to Diversity and Inclusion and/or governance, may be requested. This presentation can be pre-recorded if required.聽
- The final written report will be due to Diversity and Inclusion in January 2026 summarising the project, expenditure, its outcomes, highlights, including relevant photographs.聽
- The Division of Societal Impact, Equity & Engagement may use these materials for future communications.聽
- Extensions to the grant will not be permitted.聽
- Applicants are encouraged to use inclusive language at all times. Please use the Diversity Council Australia聽聽as a guide.聽
- On accepting a grant, applicants agree to have their photograph taken for the Diversity and Inclusion website.
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For further questions please contact the Diversity and Inclusion team 鈥 edi@unsw.edu.au
