Grants and Scholarships

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Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women, provides women with opportunities to undertake training to reach their leadership potential within the industry as coaches, officials and administrators. Grants of up to $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organisations, and scholarships of up to $10,000 per annum, are available. Grants and scholarships are available in the following categories:

  • coaching
  • officiating 
  • governance 
  • management and administration
  • communications, media and marketing.

The Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women program is an initiative of the Australian Government that is managed by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) in partnership with the Australian Government Office for Women.

2012-13 Applications are now closed

Applications closed at midnight on Friday 27 April 2012.

Please note the ASC usually receives a high number of applications that far exceeds the funding available.  It is important that applicants are aware that the grants and scholarships are highly competitive and they must provide detailed information to support their applications.

Assessment

In assessing each application, the assessment panel will take the following into consideration:

  • The benefit that the development opportunities or training will provide to the individual and/or organisation.
  • The potential for the training to lead to further benefit in the community and ongoing opportunities.
  • The level of commitment provided by the supporting organisation, and value for money.

Applications are assessed by two assessment panels, comprising of specialists in the related category.  The assessment panels nominate the amount of funding allocated to successful applicants.

2011-12 Acquittal Project Reports

Congratulations to the successful recipients of the 2011-12 Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women. All successful 2011-12 grant and scholarship recipients must acquit all funds and submit an Acquittal Project Report to the ASC by 30 June 2012. The 2011-12 Acquittal Project Report is available under related downloads at the bottom of this page. For more information call 02 6214 1111.

 

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