As mentioned last issue, the 2008/09 grant round of the Sport Leadership Grants for Women program is now open. Applications for the program, which is managed by the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Government Office for Women, close Thursday 15th May 2008.
Sport Leadership Grants for Women
The 2008/09 grant round is now open! Download your application forms and guidelines in the Related Downloads section at the bottom of this page. Applications close Thursday 15th May 2008 - applications received after C.O.B. on this day will not be accepted so make sure you get yours in early! About the grants
The Sport Leadership Grants for Women program is an initiative of the Australian Government that is jointly managed by the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Government Office for Women.
The grants are available in five key areas:
- high performance coaching and officiating
- Indigenous women
- women in disability sport
- women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- women in general sport leadership.
The program is aimed at providing women with an opportunity to undertake sport leadership training.
The program provides successful applicants with a one-off grant of up to $5000 for individuals (applications must be through an incorporated organisation) and up to $10,000 for incorporated organisations. In addition to their identified projects, successful individual applicants will be invited to attend a 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.
Examples:
- Hayley, a CEO of a sporting organisation, used funding to attend an Executive Sport Management Program; “The six day intensive residential programme focused on providing senior executives with the most recent sport management knowledge and skills which enhance our leadership capabilities, made our communication more effective and advanced and refined our negotiation and marketing skills.”
- Katrina used the grant to complete a Level 2 Coaching Certificate for Basketball, this progressed her skills to coaching at the National Schools Championships; “The course itself was of high quality. The opportunity to network with other coaches and be exposed to alternative methods and view points was invaluable to my development as a coach”
Further information
If you have any questions about the grants, telephone (02) 6214 7994, email leadershipgrants@ausport.gov.au.
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