The Boosting Female Founders Initiative - Round 3 helps women entrepreneurs overcome the disadvantages faced in getting access to finance and support to grow their startups. Targeted support will be on a co-contribution basis.
What you get?
Grants between $100,000 and $400,000 (or up to $480,000 for priority groups) for majority female owned and led startups to expand into domestic and global markets.
Who is this for?
Overview
This program will provide targeted support on a co-contribution basis to female founders of startup businesses to scale into domestic and global markets. The program will also offer expert mentoring and advice to a select number of eligible applicants.
The objectives of the program are to:
- stimulate private sector investments into innovative startups led by women
- help women entrepreneurs overcome barriers to accessing the finance and support necessary to scale their startups
- enable female founders to scale-up, expand into domestic and/or global markets, and become self-sufficient
- boost the economy through increasing the diversity of startup founders.
All eligible applicants can apply for a grant between $100,000 and $400,000. If you meet additional eligibility criteria as detailed in the grant opportunity guidelines, you can apply for a grant of between $100,000 and up to $480,000.
The grant opportunity will be delivered through a two-stage competitive selection process due to the expected high demand for this program. You will first apply via an Expression of Interest (EOI). If successful, you will be invited to submit a Stage Two grant application.
Check if you can apply
You can apply if you meet the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria are a set of rules that describe who we can consider for this grant.
You can apply if you:
- are an eligible entity
- have an eligible project
- have eligible expenditure.
The rules are in the grant opportunity guidelines.
You cannot apply if you:
- an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s list of Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme- external site
- an employer of 100 or more employees that has not complied- external site with the Workplace Gender Equality Act (2012)
- an unincorporated association
- a not for profit organisation
- a registered charity
- a Commonwealth, Sate, Territory or local government body (including government business enterprises)
- a previous recipient of grant funds through the Boosting Female Founders Initiative.
When you're ready to apply
Apply using our online portal:
- Create or log into your portal account.
- Follow the instructions to complete your application.
- Submit your application before the close date.
Make sure you include enough detail and supporting evidence in your application to help us decide whether to award you the grant.
Don’t submit the application until it’s complete. You can’t correct a mistake.
Apply for Boosting Female Founders Initiative - Round 3 now
Before you apply, make sure you:
- read and understand the grant opportunity guidelines
- can demonstrate you meet all eligibility criteria – section 4 of the guidelines refers
- can provide the required documents – for Stage One EOI, section 7.1.1 of the guidelines refers.
