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PLACE is delighted to launch its scholarship program. We invite anyone working or volunteering in place‑based work who meets the eligibility criteria to apply.
PLACE’s scholarship program addresses barriers to accessing quality training for place-based work – including location, cost, time commitment, and assumed skills – allowing practitioners to complete training and increase their capability for systems change.
Applicants may apply for one course only in this round. If you’re interested in more than one, please select the one most relevant to your current work.
Please see the list of eligible scholarship training below.
How do I apply?
- Enrol and compete the course within the next 6-12 months
- Look through the below list of approved training courses and choose which you would like to do
- Tell us a bit more about yourself and the place-based initiative you work/volunteer for
- Describe the impact this training could have in your community
- If the training you choose is only delivered face-to-face, we will also fund your travel
PLACE will assess applications on the following criteria:
- Your work focuses on improving outcomes for communities that face barriers due to things like location, culture, disability, financial disadvantage, or access to services
- Demonstrated ability to apply community-led, place-based approaches in your work
- We will prioritise applications from the following sectors: early childhood, youth justice, employment, housing, health, human services and net zero transitions.
If you are successful in your application:
- You will receive a letter of acceptance from PLACE
- PLACE will confirm your place with the training provider
- PLACE will arrange payment directly with the provider
- You can begin training once enrolment is confirmed
- You join a Scholarships Peer Group to connect with other scholars
Click here to apply via Smartgrants or email the PLACE team at enable@placeaustralia.org if you have any questions.
List of eligible scholarship training
- Course type: Micro-credential
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Accredited
- Delivery mode: Self-paced online modules x 5, authored by Leigh Coney, PhD (Public Health)
- Course length: 42 hours (access period of 8 weeks)
- Cost: Non-member, $1,210
- Target audience: Experienced practitioners
- Training topic: Adaptive leadership, Leadership, Effective project and program management
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Short course
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Accredited by Social Value International
- Delivery mode: In person, directed by Simon Faivel, Co-Chair of Social Value International
- Course length: 2 days
- Cost: Range, $1,495 – $2,195
- Target audience: Place-based practitioners, government
- Training topic: Social Return on Investment, Tools, Leadership, Use of data and evidence
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Workshop
- Accredited / Non-accredited: N/A
- Delivery mode: Online (Zoom), 7.5 hours, delivered by Theo Nabben (20+ years of experience in international development aid)
- Cost: Range, $179 – $589
- Target audience: Anyone interested in developing capability for place-based work.
- Training topic: Program Logic, Tools, Leadership, Effective project and program management, Use of data and evidence
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Short course
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Non-accredited
- Delivery mode: Online, 4 hours p/week for 5 weeks, delivered by Deirdre Cerminaro (B.A in Cognitive Science, Yale & MBA, Yale School of Management)
- Cost: USD$799 (AUD$1,200)
- Target audience: Anyone interested in developing capability for place-based work.
- Training topic: Systems thinking, Deep listening and analysis
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Micro-credential
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Accredited
- Delivery mode: Blended delivery, online self-paced modules with structured activities and checkpoints, approx 8-12 weeks part time
- Cost: $1,210
- Target audience: Governance and corporate professionals
- Training topic: Stakeholder engagement and analysis
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Short workshop
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Non-accredited
- Delivery mode: 3 hours online – live, interactive workshop (facilitated via video platform), includes group work, breakout discussions and applied activities
- Cost: $5,000 inclusive GST for up to 25 participants ($200 p/person)
- Target audience: Community practitioners, service designers, NFP/government staff
- Training topic: Co-design
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type:Short course (2-day workshop)
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Non-accredited
- Delivery mode: 2-day online course delivered via Zoom (9:30am – 4:30pm AEST), plus pre-work and learning materials. Participants join a broader cohort of practitioners from across Australia.
- Cost: $2,145
- Target audience: Individuals working in government, not-for-profit, philanthropy, or community settings who want to build practical co-design capability.
- Training topic: Co-design, Relational leadership
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Workshop/Seminar/Short Course
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Non-accredited
- Delivery mode: 6 weeks (24 contact hours), facilitated online or live by global leaders in place-based and systems change
- Cost: Range, $1,515 to $2,725
- Target audience: Advanced practitioners and social innovators, MEL professionals, Social change makers (Prerequisite: 3 years experience in evaluation or completed ‘Complete Guide to MEL’ course)
- Training topic: Unpacking data to influence program design, Policy and advocacy, Theory of Change, Tools, Use of data and evidence
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Short course
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Non-accredited
- Delivery mode: Virtual facilitated sessions
- Cost: $260 per learner
- Target audience: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced
- Training topic: Use of data and evidence, Tools, Unpacking data to influence program design, policy and advocacy
- Link: Explore the course information
- Course type: Workshop
- Accredited / Non-accredited: Non-accredited
- Delivery mode: In-person (Perth CBD), facilitated by Theo Nabben, Monday 18 May, 9am-4.30pm AWST
- Cost: Range, $375 to $589
- Target audience: Does not assume prior experience with theory-based approaches. It is suitable for those involved in the planning, implementation or management of monitoring and evaluation activities
- Training topic: Use of data and evidence, Unpacking data to influence program design, Program Logic, Tools
- Link: Explore the course information