Canon launches $40,000 Oceania Grants Program

Canon has opened its annual Grants program for 2024, with $40,000 available to recipients across Australia and New Zealand.

Now in its 18th year, the Grants will support community organisations across Education, Community, and Environment categories, as well as a dedicated First Nations Grant category this year for the first time.

Kotaro Fukushima, Managing Director for Canon Oceania, said that improving access to technology was a core goal of the 2024 Grants Program. 

“Through this year’s Grants Program, Australian organisations and the communities they serve will have the opportunity to receive high-quality photo, video and printing technology, as well as funding support,” he said. 

Previous winners of the grants program have used program funding and Canon equipment supplied through the grant to close the technological equity gap for their communities.

Across the 2024 categories of Community, Education, Environment, and First Nations, the program will provide each Grant recipient with $5,000 worth of cash and Canon product ($2,500 cash and $2,500 in Canon product).

Products range from cameras to lenses, printers and other accessories.

The 2024 Grants categories  

The 2024 Grants will be awarded under the following categories:  

1 x Community Grant – AU$5,000 ($2,500 cash and $2,500 in Canon product) 

Open to organisations with their community at the heart of what they do, ranging from not-for-profits, to grassroots groups. 

1 x Education Grant – AU$5,000 ($2,500 cash and $2,500 in Canon product) 

Open to schools and other educational centres for children and adults alike. 

1 x Environment Grant – AU$5,000 ($2,500 cash and $2,500 in Canon product) 

Open to not-for-profits and organisations dedicated to raising awareness of the protection of the environment or promoting sustainable practices. 

1 x First Nations Grant – AU$5,000 ($2,500 cash and $2,500 in Canon product) 

Launching for the first time in 2024, this grant is open to First Nations community groups and organisations. 

Submissions are open now here.

The wider community will vote on finalists in August, with winners to be announced in September.