Deadline: 8 April 2024
The Women in Media Queensland is offering a scholarship of up to $5000 to boost the career of a mid-career woman in media by undertaking academic or professional development.
This scholarship aims to help mid-career women broaden their qualifications to improve their promotion and leadership prospects in media and related fields or to give them a new skill to transition into another media-related field media.
Examples of study the scholarship could contribute to include: Financial literacy coaching; podcasting; crisis comms; Leading for High Performance short courses; Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration; Executive Graduate Certificate in Business (Leadership through Coaching and Mentoring). You may choose another course.
Scholarship
- Scholarship entitlements include:
- The scholarship total value is up to $5000 paid by Women in Media Qld.
- It may be a contribution towards a greater overall cost.
- A lesser amount may be awarded if the cost of the course of study is less.
- Course materials may be included as part of the total value and paid on the presentation of receipts.
Eligibility Criteria
- The scholarship is open to women in media and related fields with more than 10 years’ experience, currently living and working in Queensland, who wish to study in 2024-25.
- This includes women in traditional media, communications, public relations, media production and technology.
- To qualify you must meet the following requirements:
- Must reside in Queensland at the time of application.
- Be an Australian resident.
- A Women in Media Qld scholarship cannot be deferred, and applicants must not have already commenced their studies.
- If successful, the recipient must start their program in 2024. It may be completed in 2025.
- Scholarships are conditional on acceptance to an institution approved by the Women in Media Queensland committee for the allocated course of study.
- Other funding/grants must be declared at the time of application and/or award acceptance and are subject to Women in Media Qld approval.
- Women in Media Qld will pay or reimburse the scholarship awarded up to $5000 on the production of satisfactory evidence of enrolment in the course of study and provision of invoices or receipts.
- The successful applicant will agree that Women in Media Qld can use their image and reports in their publications.
- The successful applicant will be required to sign a contract.
- Qualifications: Have at least 10 years’ working experience in media or related fields.
For more information, visit Women in Media.
