Delivering the Tasmanian Women’s Leadership Scholarship Grants Program

Grant funding available: Up to $200,000
Funding structure:
- $100,000 (2025–26): To be delivered before the end of the 2025–26 financial year
- $100,000 (2026–27): To be delivered before the end of the 2026–27 financial year
Applications close: 2 April 2026

The Delivering the Tasmanian Women’s Leadership Scholarship Grants Program supports the delivery of leadership scholarship programs for Tasmanian women, with a strong focus on women working in male‑dominated industries. Funding supports programs that build confidence, leadership capability, professional networks and career progression aligned with the Equal Means Equal Strategy.

Key Requirements

Programs must build leadership capability and support pathways into executive or board‑level roles

Activities must align with the Equal Means Equal Strategy and deliver measurable community benefit

Programs must support women working in male‑dominated industries

All funded activities must benefit the community, not individuals

What is eligible for funding?

Eligible applicants include:

Individuals or sole traders
For‑profit organisations and businesses
Aboriginal organisations
Incorporated not‑for‑profit organisations
Not‑for‑profit companies registered under company law

Applicants must be capable of delivering leadership scholarship programs in Tasmania.

Funding cannot be used for:

Capital purchases (including buildings, vehicles, laptops or equipment)
General business costs not tied to program delivery
Commercial profit‑making activities
Retrospective expenditure
Activities unrelated to the design, delivery or administration of the program

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.

Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.

As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.

Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project

Industry analysis presentation
Competitor Analysis Presentation
Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application

How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.

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