Student Life Welcome Grants
Overview
Student Life Welcome Grants provides funds and support for you to design events and initiatives that:
- welcome students to campus each period of the academic year
- strengthen community across the University.
They are facilitated by the University's Student Life team.
You can apply as an individual student or a group of students to access up to $3000 of funding and development support for project ideas that support our students in the areas of social and cohort building, skill development, navigating university, and engaging with community and culture.
You will get the opportunity to:
- make a significant impact on students in our community
- develop your skills in leadership, communications, project management, budgeting and reporting, with training, mentoring and support from the Student Life team
- build your resume and be recognised as a student leader in our community.
We encourage applications from across the diverse student community.
Applications for Round 1, 2026 are open.
Submit your application via the portal. Log in with your UniKey to begin.
Welcome Grant stream
Projects will focus on welcoming students to the start of a new semester or research period.
Project delivery dates: 23 February – 20 March 2026.
Please note, project delivery dates may be flexible for satellite campuses.
Maximum funding per project: $3000
Target audience: All students
Welcome Stream applications should focus on welcoming students to the start of the new semester or research period and should be aligned within the context of the University Welcome Program. Events that activate our campus spaces with innovative experiences will be highly regarded and prioritised. Project applications should address one or more of the following areas.
- Social and cohort building activities - supporting students to build networks and feel a sense of belonging within their cohort and the wider University. For example: social mixers, skills workshop, scavenger hunt, activating circular economy practices, ceramic coaster painting.
- Navigating University – building students’ confidence in navigating the university environment by encouraging a healthy, sustainable study-life balance and providing access to supportive places. For example: scavenger hunt, peer mentoring, study-life balance workshop, mindfulness and wellbeing sessions, campus navigation workshop/walk.
- Skill development – Empowering students to develop practical and transferable skills that enhance their personal and professional growth. For example: surgical suturing workshop, LinkedIn professional profile building.
- Engaging with community and culture - encouraging students to explore and celebrate diversity, actively contribute to campus life, and build connections with a wide range of communities. For example: multicultural events, cultural film festivals, LGBTQIA+ student community building initiatives, discussions and knowledge-sharing, yarning circles, traditional games day.
If you’re interested in applying but not sure about your project idea or need some guidance from our team, contact our team at studentlife.office@sydney.edu.au.