Applications are now open for the 2025 Women’s Developmental Leadership Program (WLI) under the Pacific Australia Awards!
This prestigious program, hosted by Australia Awards Women Leading and Influencing (WLI), offers an exceptional opportunity for up to 30 emerging women leaders from the Pacific region. Selected scholars will:
- Receive funding and expert support to design and lead projects that address real development challenges in the Pacific.
- Build leadership skills through two intensive retreats held in remote locations across Australia.
- Join the lifelong WLI "sisterhood," staying connected through the WLI Leaders Hub, a platform for networking and collaboration.
- Access professional development opportunities, including internships and conference participation, tailored to your career goals.
- Benefit from resources such as mentorship, subject-matter experts, one-on-one counseling, and leadership coaching.
- Upon completion of their studies in Australia, participants will continue to receive support, including leadership funding and professional development opportunities, to advance their careers and exercise leadership back in the Pacific.
Eligibility Requirements
To be an eligible applicant, you must:
- Identify as a woman
- Be enrolled at an Australian university or tertiary institution for the first semester of the calendar year
- Be available to commence the program in Australia in February
- Commit up to 15 days of face-to-face contact across two residential intensives in February and September
- Have internet access
- Be a citizen of a Pacific country listed below
Eligible Countries
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Kiribati
- New Caledonia
- Nauru
- Niue
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Republic of Marshall Islands
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
Due date : Applications are open until midnight Sunday, 17 November 2024 (AEDT).
How to apply
Application process is online.
For more information on eligibility and how to apply, visit the Australia Awards WLI website.
Please note: The Women’s Developmental Leadership Program is open to women only. However, the LeadershipConnect program (open to scholars of all genders) will open in early 2025. Stay tuned for more details!
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