Professional Development Scholarships: Governance for Social Impact

Closing Date

Friday, 23 August 2019

Role type

Scholarships

Location

Sydney

People for Purpose is delighted to be making scholarships available annually to Non-Executive Board Directors on registered not-for-profits boards in Australia.

These scholarships will cover the full cost of the course fees for the Governance for Social Impact 2-day Program, delivered in partnership between the AGSM and the Centre for Social Impact UNSW, on 16 & 17 September, 2019.

To read more about this executive education program, read here…
https://www.business.unsw.edu.au/agsm/short-courses/leadership/governance-for-social-impact

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

You are an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
You currently hold a position as a non-executive director on a NFP board in Australia
The organisation must be a registered charity

To apply, please send an email to hello@peopleforpurpose.com.au including:

a 1-page submission, with your bio and the reason why you would like to be considered for a scholarship to attend this program;
A letter/email of support from an NFP leader (for example a fellow board member or an executive from the NFP you volunteer with)

Scholarships are awarded based on the calibre of applications in a given period and are awarded on the basis of merit.

Each applicant will be assessed on their demonstrated leadership and engagement in supporting, developing and contributing to better outcomes in the social purpose sector. Successful applicants should outline their ability to apply and scale program learnings after completion of the program.

If suitable recipients are not identified scholarship funds may be reserved for future applicants.

Applications close on Sunday 18th August 2019

Recipients will be informed by Wednesday, 21 August 2019 of the outcome.

Please note, late applications cannot be accepted.