The Mabel Alice Sharrott Accommodation Fund - Round 10

Submissions are now being accepted. Submissions close at midnight (end of day) 6 December 2026 (AEST).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Welcome to the Mabel Alice Sharrott Accommodation Fund online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.

Please read the Fund Guidelines below before starting your application.

Note: Applications cannot exceed $10,000

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please email fundraising@boltonclarke.com.au

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

FUND GUIDELINES

The Mabel Alice Sharrott Accommodation Fund (the Fund), was established through the generous donation of a grant from the Arthur Emilio Estate, to support the accommodation needs, including mortgage and rental relief of Nurses and Personal Care Workers with at least 15 years’ service, that have worked part of that time in community care in Victoria.

Set up in memory of Victorian nurse, Mabel Alice Sharrott, the Fund seeks to support the accommodation needs of both active and retired nurses and personal care workers that are experiencing disadvantage due to:

  • Financial hardship

  • Cost of living pressures

  • Homelessness

  • Mental ill health

  • Family disruption

  • Domestic violence

  • Bereavement

  • Chronic illness

  • Age

The Fund offers one-off financial grants to support accommodation needs, including:

  • Rental or mortgage subsidy

  • Emergency or essential home repairs

  • Minor home modifications relating to accessibility

  • Costs associated with relieving homelessness

  • Assistance with Residential Aged Care or Home and Community Support services

  • Costs associated with emergency or crisis

Crisis housing and accommodation support package

Grants are also available for the provision of one-off support packages for eligible applicants in need of material aid in the case of homelessness or crisis accommodation.

A Support Package may include items such as:

  • Bedding and blankets

  • Household appliances, such as toasters and kettles.

Eligibility

All eligible active or retired Nurses and Personal Care Workers are encouraged to apply.

Carers and/or authorised persons that provide primary support for any eligible applicant are also encouraged to apply on the applicant’s behalf.

To be eligible to apply for a grant the applicant must:

  • Provide evidence of your professional state as an RN (either RN 1 or EN Div. 2) or Personal Care Worker (certificate of individual support or similar qualification)

  • Demonstrate at least 15 years or more service as a Nurse or Personal Care Worker and have worked in community care in Victoria for part of that time.

  • Demonstrate need against at least one of the areas of the areas of support.

  • Have not previously received a grant from The Mabel Alice Sharrott Accommodation Fund.

Exclusions

Funding will only be provided to eligible applicants for accommodation related expenses.

Grants will not be provided for:

  • Medical

  • Food, clothing or other personal

  • Transport

Grant conditions

The grant recipient must:

  • Use the whole of the grant funds exclusively as described in the funding

  • Endeavour to expend all funds within 12 months of

  • Inform the Fund of any changes to the original grant

  • Keep appropriate records to verify the use of all grant

  • Submit a grant report (acquittal) at the end of the funding

Grant details

10 grants will be awarded up to $10,000.

Depending on the number of successful applications awarded, grants may only be partially funded.

Please note, due to the high volume of expected applications, unfortunately we are unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.

Submission dates

The Fund will close 9th December 2026.

Successful applicants will be notified around 4 weeks after the closing date.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

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