Deadline: 28-Aug-22
The State Government of Victoria is accepting applications for Change Our Game Professional Development Scholarships Program that supports women to access professional development opportunities to develop and strengthen specialist skills necessary to their roles in the sport and active recreation sector, placing them in the best position to obtain and thrive in leadership roles.
Funding Streams
- The Program offers five streams:
- Learning – grants of up to $5,000 for specialist skill development, specific to the candidate’s paid role in the sector
- Next Generation Leaders – access to a series of one-on-one and small group sessions with a leading career coach to identify and hone the pathway, skills and techniques required to achieve your aspiration to be a CEO or senior executive leader
- Executive – grants of up to $10,000 for development in technical skill areas such as strategy, negotiation, change management, accounting and finance
- Governance – Foundations of Directorship Course delivered by the Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Champions – grants of up to $3,000 to subsidise costs associated with attending the 8th International Working Group (IWG) World Conference on Women and Sport in New Zealand from 14-17 November 2022, including an InspirePLUS pass, five nights’ accommodation in Auckland and return economy flights from Melbourne.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for the program, candidates must:
- Identify as a woman or have been assigned female at birth
- Be aged 18 years or over
- Be a Victorian resident
- Have their application submitted by a senior representative/manager of an Eligible Applicant. The senior representative/manager must endorse the application and be prepared to confirm their knowledge of the candidate’s role in the sport and active recreation sector.
- Eligible Applicants submit an application on behalf of Eligible Candidates. Eligible Applicant must be a:
- State sporting association, state sporting organisation or other peak body recognised by Sport and Recreation Victoria
- National sporting organisation recognised by Sport Australia,
- Local government authority
- Regional sports assembly, or
- Professional sporting club or league, if not otherwise captured. For the purpose of this definition, a professional sporting club or league is defined as competing in the highest women’s and/or men’s domestic level competition for that sport in Australia.
For more information, visit https://sport.vic.gov.au/grants-and-funding/our-grants/change-our-game-professional-development-scholarships-program