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Register to attend our online HEY Grants Round 15 Info Session and Workshop
Round 15 of the Annual Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Small Grants is now open! The HEY Grants award up to $10,000 to projects, funding activities across Victoria that increase LGBTIQA+ young peoples':
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Sense of belonging in their community
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Sense of pride in their identity
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Social connections and networks
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Understanding and supports for mental health
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Understanding of support services and how to access them
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Access to safe, supportive, inclusive spaces
Projects and activities led by young people, or with evidence of meaningful youth participation, will be prioritised.
HEY Grant categories
Youth-led projects for LGBTIQA+ young people with innovative projects they know will support their LGBTIQA+ peers. A youth-led application must be proposed and led by people who are under 25! (They can get people older than that to proofread and assist them).
Social Connectedness projects for services to expand or improve their support for LGBTIQA+ young people, and for targeted projects for LGBTIQA+ young people that will improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Who should attend the workshop?
Thursday 18th September - Youth-Led:
If you're an LGBTIQA+ young person or powerful ally and have an idea for a project, program, activity or event focused on improving the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ young people, come along! We'll share tips for developing your idea and responses to the grant criteria, with time to workshop your application in the 1.5 hour session.
Hear from past HEY Grant recipient, Casper (he/him) from the SLAY project, who will share his expertise and learnings from successfully receiving a Youth-Led HEY Grant, and share tips to make your application stand out!
This workshop is free to attend, but registration is essential!
What to expect:
- Learn what the grants are and how they work
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Presentation from previous HEY Grant Youth-Led recipient, Casper (he/him), with tips on how to make your application shine!
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An interactive session where we will go through the HEY Grants criteria, and support you to develop your responses!
Round 15 of HEY Grants open on Monday 8th September, and close on Friday 24th October 2025, 6pm.
If you have any questions, contact our friendly HEY Project Officer, Bec Shaw (she/her) at hey@yacvic.org.au
Commitment to Child Safety
YACVic is a child safe organisation. By attending these events, you agree to join us in our commitment to child safety.
Accessibility and Inclusion
At YACVic, we take access and inclusion seriously. If you have a specific access request, would like further information or want to provide any suggestions, we would love to hear from you.
You can email or call us with your access and/or support requirements for this event using the contact information above.