Scholarships

Scholarships are available to help individuals and organisations cover all or a portion of the fees for the Tasmanian Leaders Program.

Scholarships ensure there is suitable diversity amongst our participants. This is critical to each programs’ success because much of the learning is peer taught from the participants themselves and having diversity helps broaden the conversations and learnings.

They are also a great way for a private donor, government department, corporate business or peak body to increase capacity within a chosen sector or industry.

The various 2027 scholarships types available and their eligibility criteria are set out below:

Changemaker Scholarship

 

A Changemaker is someone who takes innovative action to address challenges, whether through a local community project, business, initiative or broader movement. These efforts require courage, resilience and a spirit of entrepreneurship. We believe the Tasmanian Leaders Program supports people with these qualities to strengthen their leadership, build networks and make a lasting impact.

The Changemaker Scholarship provides support of up to $2,500.

To be eligible you must:

  • Be actively progressing a project, initiative or business that will create positive change or benefit the Tasmanian community.
  • Complete a 300-word candidate statement addressing:
    • How participating in the Tasmanian Leaders Program will help you develop the skills and networks needed to strengthen your future impact

Tasmanian Leaders Small Business Scholarship

 

Tasmanian Leaders is offering one scholarship of up to $4,265 to cover half the employer fee for one successful applicant from a small business in Tasmania with demonstrated capacity, success and passion to undertake future entrepreneurial projects.

To be eligible you must:

  • Manage a small enterprise or business, with considerable initiative and risk.
  • Complete a candidate statement of up to 300 words outlining:
    • Your demonstrable commitment as an entrepreneur, including key outcomes and successes over the past 5 to 10 years.
    • Your demonstrable capacity to drive the development and growth of a profitable entrepreneurial business.

I-LEAD Women in Industry Graduate Scholarship

The I-LEAD Women in Industry Graduate Scholarship is available to support graduates of the I-LEAD Women in Industry program to continue their leadership development through the Tasmanian Leaders Program.

This scholarship provides support of up to $2,500.

To be eligible you must:

  • Be a graduate of the I-LEAD Women in Industry program.
  • Complete a candidate statement of up to 300 words outlining:
    • How your I-LEAD experience has shaped your leadership development, and how the Tasmanian Leaders Program will continue that growth.
    • The value of, and need for, financial support to participate in the Program.

I-LEAD Women in Community Services Graduate Scholarship

The I-LEAD Women in Community Services Graduate Scholarship is available to support graduates of the I-LEAD Women in Community Services program to continue their leadership development through the Tasmanian Leaders Program.

This scholarship provides support of up to $2,500.

To be eligible you must:

  • Be a graduate of the I-LEAD Women in Community Services program.
  • Complete a candidate statement of up to 300 words outlining:
    • How your I-LEAD experience has shaped your leadership development, and how the Tasmanian Leaders Program will continue that growth.
    • The value of, and need for, financial support to participate in the Program.

The Tasmanian Disability Commissioner’s Scholarship

Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Act 2024 gives a landmark commitment to ‘advance the full and effective inclusion of people with disability in the Tasmanian community’. The Tasmanian Disability Commissioner recognises this advancement will come alive when Tasmanians with disability have clear and accessible pathways to leadership. As a commitment to this objective, The Disability Commissioner is offering one scholarship to cover the full cost of a Tasmanian with disability to participate in the 2027 Tasmanian Leader’s program. This scholarship is designed to support a Tasmanian with disability who would not otherwise be able to participate.

To be eligible you must:

  • Reside in Tasmania and be a person with disability.
  • Be a current or emerging leader in any field. Your leadership does not need to be related to disability or disability advocacy, and you do not have to demonstrate leadership only in a workplace setting. Examples of leadership could also include community or thought leadership.
  • Not be an employee of Disability Commissioner Tasmania, or an immediate family member of an employee.
  • Not be a current sitting member of the Disability Inclusion Advisory Council, or an immediate family member of a current sitting member.
  • Provide a 300 word candidate statement as part of the application form to outline how you meet the criteria.

Other scholarship support

In exceptional circumstances, Tasmanian Leaders may approve a fee reduction for successful candidates who are ineligible for scholarships and unable to afford the full Program fees.

People living with disability and Tasmanian Aboriginal people are encouraged to contact Tasmanian Leaders to discuss scholarship support that may be available through the Tasmanian Leaders Foundation.

 

Scholarship application process

To be considered for a scholarship you must address the eligibility criteria in your application for the Tasmanian Leaders Program.

The process to apply for a scholarship is as follows:

  • Start the Tasmanian Leaders Program application form.
  • Towards the end of the application, you will be asked if you wish to apply for a scholarship. Selecting “Yes” will prompt you to complete further information to address the relevant criteria.
  • Submit your Tasmanian Leaders Program application form.
Please note

We encourage you to speak with a member of staff regarding your potential eligibility. To do this please contact us.

If there are no suitable candidates for a given scholarship in a particular year, that scholarship will not be awarded. Additionally, if a scholarship is oversubscribed, we may offer a part scholarship to eligible applicants to support broader access to the Program.

 

Become a scholarship donor

Tasmanian Leaders invites individuals and organisations to partner with us to offer new scholarships for the Tasmanian Leaders Program in 2027. If you would like to provide scholarships for a specific sector,  industry or group, please contact us today.