Fearless Innovator Grant Program 2025 for South Australian Women

The Fearless Innovator Grant Program provides capital grants to innovative South Australian women founders to start or scale their business. In 2025, the program awards 1 grant of $60,000 for Scale-Up and 2 grants of $20,000 for Accelerate, with a total grant pool of $100,000. It targets female-founded organisations with products or services positioned for growth locally, nationally or globally.

Cash grants to fund growth and scaling of a business; recognition at or near an awards event.

The entity should be a registered organisation before January 1, 2025. At least 50% of the organisation’s founders identify as She or Her. The MVP must be tested with evidence of market traction. Applicants should be positioned to scale growth locally, nationally or globally and have a documented growth strategy. For the Scale-Up grant, existing product/service sales in at least one market are required.

Applications open in May 2025; apply via the provided grant platform link.