Small Initiative Grants are available to educational Institutes for an innovative idea(s) related to wool and/or wool sheep or wool fashion/textile/product design or wool processing EDUCATION that needs seed funding for its development and implementation. Applications may be submitted in late April and late October of each year.
| Year | Recipient & Academic | Email Addresses | University | Project Title |
| 2015 | University of Tasmania | |||
| 2017 | University of Melbourne | |||
| 2022 | Federation University | Dr Sarah Preston | sj.preston@federation.edu.au; | |
| 2022 | University of Central Queensland | Mr Saba Sinai; Dr Jamie Manning |
ssinai@cqu.edu.au; j.k.manning@cqu.edu.au | |
| 2024 | Presentation to 2024 IWTO Congress | Ms Chew Woon Ling; Ms Victoria Fish |
victoria.fish@awta.com.au | AWET Grant for Students or Young Professionals to Participate in the 93rd IWTO Congress in Adelaide |
| 2024 | University of New England | Dr James Preston | jpresto8@une.edu.au | Transport 30 x IBC Wool Clips from WA to VIC |
| 2025 | Uni of Adelaide | Mr Jordan Norman; Prof Wayne Pitchford |
jordannorman03@gmail.com; wayne.pitchford@adelaide.edu.au | AWET SA Student Champion – 2025 Student Compendium Building Sheep and Wool Industry connections with students in South Australia. |
| 2025 | Uni of Adelaide | Ms Trinity Manning; Prof Wayne Pitchford |
thmanning04@gmail.com; wayne.pitchford@adelaide.edu.au | AWET SA Student Champion: Building Sheep and Wool Industry genetics and livestock consulting connections with students in South Australia. |
| 2026 | Swinburne University | Assoc Prof Mehrnoush Latifi Khorasgani; Prof Blair Kuys | mlatifi@swin.edu.au; bkuys@swin.edu.au | Developing a 4D Fabric Catalogue for Architectural Fashion Applications Using Wool |
| 2026 | Federation University | Dr Sarah Preston; Prof David Piedrafita |
sj.preston@federation.edu.au; david.piedrafita@federation.edu.au | Development of interactive tutorials and core assessment modules using Ag360 Education to provide a virtual farm application opportunity of course content and inform practical field experience to students in the Bachelor of Veterinary Bioscience at Federation University |
| 2026 | Adelaide University | Ms Emily Steer; Dr Mary McQuillan |
emilysteer04@gmail.com; mary.mcquillan@adelaide.edu.au | Building Student Connections and Exploring Career Pathways in the South Australian Sheep and Wool Industry for students, University and Industry |