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Sport Leadership Grants Scholarships for Women Workshop Dates Acquittal / Project Reports Applications for the 2010/2011 round of the Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women are now closed. Thank you to all those who submitted an application. Applicants will be advised of the success or otherwise of their application by July 2010.

The Sport Leadership Grants for Women program is an initiative of the Australian Government that is managed by the Australian Sports Commission in partnership with the Australian Government Office for Women.  The Sport Leadership Grants for Women provide development opportunities and training for Women to reach their leadership potential on the sporting stage as coaches, officials and administrators. The program has been in place since November 2002. Over the last eight years more than 15,600 women from across Australia have benefited from grants worth more than $2.4 million!

What can the funds be used for?

These grants are aimed at providing women in sport with support and access to leadership training and development opportunities to assist in establishing them in the sport industry. The grants cover such things as: course fees, presenter fees, presenter travel, translator / interpreter fees, participants travel costs if outside metropolitan area of course being held and child care provided by qualified providers or in an accredited setting. The grant money cannot be used for equipment, accommodation, uniforms, salaries, competition entry, venue hire, catering, sports trainer, fitness or first aid training, retrospective course costs or administration costs.

Grants available in the following areas:

  • Coaching
  • Officiating
  • Governance
  • Management / Administration
  • Communications / Media / Marketing

Successful applicants will receive a one-off Sport Leadership grant of up to $5000 for individuals and up to $10,000 for organisations. In addition to their identified projects, successful individual applicants are expected to attend a two day leadership workshop covering a range of leadership and development topics, including effective communication, conflict resolution and influencing change.

All successful applicants will be involved in the evaluation of the grants program and contribute to its continual improvement

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