Alastair Swayn Foundation announces round one 2024 grants program open

The Alastair Swayn Foundation has announced it is now accepting applications for its 2024 round one grants program, with successful applicants to be awarded funding for commencing design-related research.

The 2024 round one grants program opened on 1 March with two funding streams available: Design Thinking Grants and Design Strategy Grants. Individuals, groups and organizations can apply for either of the two streams until 12 April.

The Design Thinking Grants provide $5,000 to successful candidates to undertake a research project in architecture, landscape architecture, industrial design, heritage preservation and restoration, adaptive re-use of architecture or product design and designing for accessibility. The Design Strategy Grants will allocate $10,000 to successful applicants to conduct research on significant challenges within the fields of architecture and design in Australia.

The 2023 round two grant recipients have been revealed alongside the announcement that the 2024 round one program has opened for submissions. The categories for the 2023 round two program included Design Strategy, Design Thinking, an $8,000-$10,000 Design Audio grant and an International grant of up to $15,000.

The 2023 category winners are:

Tom Alves - Social Housing as a Site for Design Leadership and Innovation

Heliotope (Jane Caught) - Glass in the Anthropocene