2026 Women Leaders in Sport Equity Governance Grant

Please read the Grant Guidelines 

* Applications must be submitted before 3:00pm AEST. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Please note the time differences for each state below.

· NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, QLD: 3:00pm

· SA,NT: 2:30pm

· WA: 1:00pm

To be eligible to apply, an applicant must satisfy all the following criteria:  

• Be a woman aged 18 years or over 
• An Australian citizen or have permanent residence status  
• While the program is open to all women, priority will be given to women from under-represented groups who identify with one or more of the following: 
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations women  
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse women 
  • LGBTIQ+ women 
  • Women living with disability 
  • Women living in regional & remote locations 
• Currently involved in a paid or volunteer capacity for either: 
  • A National Sporting Organisation (NSO) or National Sporting Organisation for people with Disability (NSOD), recognised by the ASC (Australian Sports Directory), 
  • Local Club or State/Territory Sporting Organisations (SSO) affiliated with an NSO or NSOD recognised by the ASC (Australian Sports Directory), 
  • The Australian Olympic Committee, 
  • Commonwealth Games Association,  
  • The National Institute Network (NIN), 
  • Australian Sports Foundation. 
• Have completed the free Australian Sports Commission Director Education Course – The Start Line at time of application. The course is self-paced, delivered in five modules and takes approximately two hours to complete. 
• Not be a current employee of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC)*, 
• Not have received WLIS support for governance activities within the last two years. 

In addition:  

• The selected governance course/training must commence between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027. 
• The applicant’s supporting organisation is not named on the Workplace Gender Equality Agency website non-compliant organisations list. 
• The applicant’s supporting organisation is not named in the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse on its list of “Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme”, 

*Current employee also includes consultants contracted to the ASC where this engagement is the only link to the sporting sector. ASC cannot be the supporting organisation.