Apply now to take your game changer to the next level with the Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships!
The Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships aim to support breakthrough solutions to Australia’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. This Fellowship offers recipients a unique 12-month opportunity to focus on early-stage projects that show some promise of achieving positive societal and environmental outcomes.
Who are Fellows?
The Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships have empowered 33 individuals to pursue their game changing projects in the past ten years including:
- 2016 Fellow Anna Rose's work to build a national movement of farmers taking climate action through establishing Farmers for Climate Action
- 2020 Fellow David Pearson's Australian Alliance to End Homelessness supporting collaborative efforts to systemically end homelessness
- 2024 Fellow Dr Naba Alfayadh's Rahma Health, a global charity that supports Arabic speaking families to enjoy the magic of the first five years of a child's life.
Fellows have the opportunity to develop personally and professionally to best position themselves to drive real change, all while building connections with a diverse cohort of changemakers.
“The Fellowship took SunTenants from a passion project to my sole focus to a service acquired by a large solar monitoring company and policy directions integrated into multiple state government programs."
- Björn Sturmberg, SunTenants founder, 2017 Fellow.
“The impact of the Fellowships is hard to quantify. The freedom to give your idea wings, a community who has your back, amazing mentors and finances to step outside the daily grind to try to make change for the better.”
- Rebecca Scott, Eazilee founder and CEO, 2023 Fellow.
What are the criteria?
The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund seek diverse projects that are high-impact, unique, and scalable, aligning with at least one of the Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowship's priority areas of inclusion & equality, sustainability & environment including climate change, or human, civil & legal rights. Each Fellow receives up to $180,000 over 12 months and benefits from expert advisors, quarterly meetings, mentorship, and a network of past Fellows.
Applicants from all professional and cultural backgrounds and across all sectors – private, public and not-for-profit – are encouraged to apply for the 2025 program.
Join the information session
Got questions about the 2025 Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships? The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund are running an online information session at 1.00pm (AEST) on Thursday 22 August. Register now to learn more about the criteria and application process plus you'll hear from 2020 Fellow David Pearson, who'll share his experience as a Fellowship recipient.
1.00pm – 1.30pm AEST, Thursday 22 August 2024
Free, registration essential via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtc--urTwuEt2D0X6rQ5lDExhaql9lf4Zr#/registration
Read about past recipients, find answers to frequently asked questions and submit your Expression of Interest HERE.
Expressions of Interest for the Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships close Sunday 1 September 2024.
