Supporting Leadership Scholarships
Supporting lifelong leadership
Leadership scholarships provide life-changing opportunities to emerging and established leaders who would not otherwise be able to access high-calibre personal and professional development. It’s not just about the individual – our scholarship recipients utilise their leadership skills for the ongoing benefit of their organisations and communities.
Ensuring a diverse range of voices in LV programs enriches every participant’s experience, builds enduring networks across sectors and increases awareness, amplifying individual and collective leadership impact.
Read more about the inspiring work of our scholarship recipients in our 2022 Scholarships Report and 2023 Yearbook.
2023 Williamson Community Leadership Program Scholarship Recipients
Rushda Halith received the Islamic Council of Victoria - Leadership Victoria Muslim Women’s Leadership Scholarship
Help support more lifelong leaders
Donate to the LV Foundation
Your donations help us provide scholarships for the Williamson Leadership Program and other LV programs. Donations over $2 are tax deductible. The LV Foundation has DGR1 status, so can accept donations from trusts, foundations and PAFs.
You can support LV Foundation Scholarship Fund, the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples Scholarship Fund, or the Cultural & Linguistically Diverse Women’s Leadership Fund.
Establish an LV scholarship
Organisations, individuals and giving circles – including Alumni groups – can also work with LV to set up a new scholarship to support leaders from a particular community or cause in alignments with LV’s purpose.
For example, the WCLP 2018 Fellows committed to raising money every year for an annual scholarship for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander leader to undertake the WCLP.
2024 Williamson Community Leadership Program Scholarship Recipients
The Jeff Robinson Memorial Fund for Sustainability Leadership Fund
Jeff Robinson was a driving force for sustainable building and precinct design work in Victoria, and widely recognised and appreciated as a leading light in the sustainability industry. He made huge personal and professional contributions before his untimely death in April 2024, and in memory of this great person, Jeff’s family, the WCLP ‘05 year group, and a group of Jeff’s friends and colleagues have come together to establish an ongoing Jeff Robinson Memorial Fund for Sustainability Leadership. Scholarships from the Fund will support upcoming and inspiring leaders in the field of sustainability in the built environment, and the environment more broadly, to access Leadership Victoria (LV) programs.
This fund aims to offer two scholarships annually – one for the Williamson Community Leadership Program (LV’s flagship 10-month program for mid-senior leaders) and one for the Igniting leadership Program (5-day program for emerging leaders).
Read more about Jeff Robinson and the Jeff Robinson Memorial Fund for Sustainability Leadership Fund here.
How are scholarships awarded?
Scholarships or part-scholarships become available for programs dependent on donations to the LV Foundation and/or contributions from LV partners for a specific community or cause.
Scholarship information opportunities are outlined on individual program pages when available and may include specific criteria instead of or in addition to criteria detailed below.
To be eligible for an LV Foundation scholarship applicants must be:
- An established or high potential leader
- Able to demonstrate that their participation in an LV leadership program will benefit their community
To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Living with a disability;
- Member of a Victorian culturally and linguistically diverse community;
- Identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person;
- A member of another community that faces marginalisation;
- Volunteer or work efforts focused on supporting individuals and communities experiencing marginalisation and/or disadvantage
- Demonstrated financial need
Other criteria may be supported from time to time or as part of a specific scholarship supported by a partner organisation.
Support the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples Scholarship Fund
Support the Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Women’s Scholarship Fund
Joanna Abraham received the 2023 CALD2Lead Scholarship
Supporting Partners
Leadership Victoria has an important partnership with CALD2LEAD, established by LV Folio Community Leadership Program Fellows, which enhances female leadership representation in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.