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2024 Canon Oceania Grants

Applications open now till 28 July 2024. Apply today!
Image of Pete Walsh, Hobart Rivulet Platypus, 2023 Overall and Environment Grant AU Winner
2024 Canon Oceania Grants
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Supporting the community
In the spirit of our guiding philosophy of Kyosei – living and working together for the common good – over the last 18 years, Canon Oceania has supported over 110 schools, not-for-profits and community groups with over $550,000 in monetary and product support.
This year, the Canon Oceania Grants Program returns to support four more worthy organisations or individuals to further their impact, including a new category dedicated to contributing to positive outcomes for Australia’s First Nations peoples.
Available Grants
Community Grant Valued at $5,000

Open to any project or organisation that has a positive impact on communities, cultural and societal causes. The winner will receive $2,500 cash, and Canon product valued up to $2,500.
2023 AU Community Grant Winner, FoodLab

Image: 2023 AU Community Grant Winner, FoodLab Sydney
Education Grant Valued at $5,000

Open to any project run by a primary, secondary, or tertiary school/educational institution. The winner will receive $2,500 cash, and Canon product valued up to $2,500.
2023 AU Education Grant Winner, Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Image: 2023 AU Education Grant Winner, Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Environmental Grant Valued at $5,000

Open to any project that supports and protects the environmental sustainability of the community. The winner will receive $2,500 cash, and Canon product valued up to $2,500.
2023 AU Environmental Grant Winner, Hobart Rivulet Platypus

Image: 2023 AU Environmental Grant Winner, Hobart Rivulet Platypus
First Nations Grant Valued at $5,000

New for 2024, our First Nations Grant is open to any project or organisation that will have a positive impact for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and/or community. The winner will receive $2,500 cash and Canon product to the value of up to $2,500.
NPY Women’s Council workshop with Canon on country

This image by Nick Bowers was taken during a workshop Canon, along with Australian Geographic and the NPY Women’s Council, ran for young Anangu people on NPY Lands.
Submit your application today!
Applications are open from 12 June 2024 and will close at 11:59pm AEST Sunday 28 July 2024. Continuing our process from last year, our judges will select the top three entries in each category, which will then go through to a public vote, so our wider Canon community can have their say! The top three finalists will be selected based on the environmental and social merits of their organisation, as well as the importance of Canon technology in ensuring their initiative’s success.
For updates on our campaign, keep an eye on our website and LinkedIn page. If you’re experiencing issues with the submission form below, please download a copy of the application in Word format here. For the full terms and conditions, please click here.


Canon Oceania Grants 2024: Australia
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Terms and Conditions
1. By entering into this application process, the Applicant
agrees to the following terms and conditions (Terms).
Information explaining how to participate is part of
these Terms.
2. Applicants must be an individual Australian resident, or
an Australian legal entity (Applicant).
3. There are 4 Grant Categories available under the Canon
Oceania Grants Australia Program: an Educational
Grant, a Community Grant, an Environmental Grant and
a First Nations Grant.
4. Canon will award $2,500 cash, Canon Product valued at
up to $2,500 (Category Grant) to the successful
Applicant (Category Grant Recipient) in each Category
Grant.
5. ’Canon Product’ means Canon-branded digital cameras,
digital video cameras, inkjet and photo printers,
photographic lenses and small-office multifunctional
devices only, as selected by Canon in its sole discretion.
Phase 1: Applications
6. To apply, Applicants must:
a. complete the application form located on Canon’s
website www.canon.com.au/grants; and
b. provide a pictorial representation of the Applicant’s
aims such as a photograph, drawing, collage or
artistic representation (Application).
7. Applicants may apply under one of the following 4 Grant
Categories.
a. Educational Grant: A project run by a primary,
secondary or tertiary school, or other educational
institution;
b. Community Grant: A project that has a positive
impact on communities. This grant will be awarded
to a project or organisation that encompasses
cultural and societal causes;
c. Environmental Grant: A project that supports
awareness, protection of the environment or
promoting sustainable practices; and
d. First Nations Grant: A project that contributes to
positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples and/or a project that supports the
environment/community that is run by an
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group or
individual.
8. Canon must receive Applications on its online
submission page at www.canon.com.au/grants by
11.59pm AEST Sunday 28 July 2024.
9. Applicants can submit 1 Application per Grant Category
if they are for different projects. Applicants can only
apply for 1 Grant per project.
10. Canon recommends Applicants retain a copy of their
Application as they will not be returned.
Phase 2: Judging
11. Canon will judge each Application based on the
proposed impact of the project and its uniqueness, and
the importance of the Category Grant and the Canon
Product to realising the project’s success, in its sole
discretion.
12. Canon will judge Applications solely based on the
required application material stated in Phase 1. No
consideration will be given to any other supporting
material or additional pages provided.
13. Based on the above criteria, Canon will short list 3 to
5 finalists in each category (Finalists).
Phase 3: Voting
14. Finalists’ Applications will be displayed as eligible entries
(Entries) on Canon’s website.
15. Voting will open on Thursday 15 August 2024 and close
at 5.00pm AEST Thursday 29 August 2024 (Voting
Period).
16. During the Voting Period, members of the public may
vote for their favourite Entry. Each visitor may vote for
as many Entries as they like but may only vote once for
each Entry. Finalists may vote for their own Entry in
accordance with these Terms.
17. Finalists must not attempt to obtain votes for their Entry
by any fraudulent or improper means, whether directly
or indirectly, such as: (a) offering remuneration,
compensation, payment, or other inducements to any
person; or (b) using automated functions like a bot to
submit, solicit, or garner votes.
18. Canon may verify votes received by a Finalist by any
means. Votes received in breach of these Terms are
void and will not be counted. An Entry may be
disqualified if a Finalist is found to have benefited from
votes received in breach of these Terms.
Phase 4: Announcement of Winners
19. Based on the results of the vote in Phase 3, Canon will
award 4 Grants; 1 Grant in the Educational Category,
1 Grant in the Community Category, 1 Grant in the
Environmental Category and 1 Grant in the First Nations
Category. (Category Grant Recipients)
20. Canon will announce the Category Grant Recipients by
Tuesday 10 September 2024 by direct email to the Grant
Recipients, publicly on its website www.canon.com.au
and selected official social media channels (Grant
Announcement).
Grant
21. Canon will award the Category Grants to the Category
Grant Recipients based on Canon’s stock availability and
staff availability. Canon may take into account any
preferences stated by Category Grant Recipients in their
Applications however Canon will have sole discretion on
the Canon Products that will be included in the Category
Grants.
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22. Any Canon Product awarded to a Grant Recipient must
be used for the predominant purpose of aiding and
documenting the objectives of the Grant Recipient’s
project stated in its Application.
23. Grants are not transferable or exchangeable and the
Canon Product element of the Grant cannot be taken as
cash.
Publicity
24. By accepting a Grant, Grant Recipients agree to
cooperate with Canon and any of Canon’s
administrators or agents in any related publicity and
promotion as reasonably requested by Canon. This may
include interviews, videos, sharing of created content,
inclusion in the Canon Sustainability Report or feature
on the Canon website or Canon’s official social media
pages.
25. Canon may use the details of the Grant Recipient’s
project and Application, including any material or
images (with image credit) provided to Canon, for a
period of 5 years from the Grant Announcement, in any
of its marketing or corporate related activities.
26. If any recognisable person appears in any Application
image, Applicants must obtain written consent from
that person (or their parent or guardian if they are under
the age of 18), to submit the Application. Applicants
must provide evidence of such consent at Canon’s
request.
27. Grant Recipients must contact Canon before conducting
their own marketing about the Grant, or to obtain a
licence to use any Canon trademarks or logos, consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
General
28. The delivery of Grant is subject to product availability.
Canon will use commercially reasonable efforts to
promptly deliver the Grant to Grant Recipients, and if a
product is unavailable, will communicate with Grant
Recipients to arrange an alternative.
29. If this Grant program is interfered with in any way or is
incapable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated
for any reason beyond Canon’s reasonable control,
Canon may, in its sole discretion, to the extent the law
permits: (a) disqualify an Applicant; (b) change, pause,
end or cancel this Grants program following the law and
any regulatory authority’s rules; or (c) both, as
appropriate.
30. Canon may, at any time: (a) verify the validity of an
Application; (b) verify the Applicant’s details and
eligibility for a Grant Category; and (c) disqualify any
Applicant who enters in a way that is contrary to these
Terms.
31. Canon’s decisions are final, and no correspondence will
be entered into.
32. Canon reserves the right to refuse any Application in its
reasonable discretion, including any that do not comply
with these Terms, are incomplete or illegible.
33. In relation to any Canon Products that are defective and
are not ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or
household use or consumption, Canon limits its liability
to its option of:
(a) replacing the products or supplying equivalent
products;
(b) repairing the products;
(c) paying the cost of replacing the products or of
acquiring equivalent products; or
(d) paying the cost of having the products repaired.
34. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law,
Canon (including its officers, employees and agents)
excludes all liability (including negligence) whether
direct, indirect, special or consequential for any loss or
damage arising in in connection with the Grant program
including: (a) technical difficulties or equipment
malfunction (whether or not under Canon’s control); (b)
theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c)
Applications that are late, lost, altered, damaged or
misdirected (whether or not after Canon receipts it) due
to any reason beyond Canon’s reasonable control; (d)
variation in the Grant value to that stated in the Terms;
(e) tax liability incurred by the Grant Recipient; or (f) the
Grant Recipient’s use of any Canon Product.
35. Canon collects personal information to conduct and
promote the Grant program and communicate
marketing materials relating to Canon’s business to
Applicants, and may, for these purposes, disclose that
information to third parties, such as related suppliers,
marketing agencies, service providers and, as required,
regulatory authorities. Applicants consent to Canon’s
use of their personal information for these purposes.
36. Any personal information Canon collects is subject to its
Privacy Policy (available at
https://www.canon.com.au/privacy-policy) that
contains information about access, correction and
complaint processes.
37. All money amounts in these Terms are in Australian
dollars and include GST.
38. These Terms are governed by the laws of New South
Wales and Applicants submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of its courts.
39. Canon is Canon Australia Pty Ltd of Building A, The Park
Estate, 5 Talavera Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113
(ABN 66 005 002 951) Ph: 13 23 53 .