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Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award

The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award empowering and celebrating the inclusive and courageous leadership of women involved in Australia’s rural and emerging industries, businesses, and communities, now and into the future.

Over the past 21 years, the Award has gained a significant profile, and is recognised as a program of influence among parliamentarians, industry, media and Award alumni. Each State and Territory Winner receives a $15,000 Westpac grant for their project, business or program, access to professional development opportunities and alumni networks.

AgriFutures Australia is committed to the future growth and advancement of the Award as a means of identifying, celebrating and empowering women. The Rural Women’s Award is one of many AgriFutures Australia initiatives ensuring our rural industries prosper now, and into the future.

Who can apply?

  • Applicants need to be over 18 years old and identify as female.
  • Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
  • Location is no barrier. If you want to create impact, innovate and make a difference and/or contribute to enhancing the prosperity of Australian rural industries*, then we want to hear from you, no matter where you are based!
  • Applicants must have an existing project, business or program which is live and up and running.
  • The existing project, business or program falls into one or more of these categories: Community, Collaboration, Commercial.
  • The existing project, business or program must align to the values of the Award:
    • Empathetic
    • Authentic
    • Cooperative
    • Confident
    • Courageous
    • Grit
    • Resourceful
    • Pragmatic
    • Clarity of Purpose
    • Inclusive
    • Innovative.
  • No formal qualifications are required.
Scholarship
Opens:13 Sep 2023
Closes:25 Oct 2023
Value: $15,000
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