Regional Journalism Scholarship Program

Overview

The Regional Journalism Scholarships Program (the Program) will run over two financial years from 2018-19 to 2019-20. The Program was  announced as part of the Government’s Regional and Small Publishers Jobs and Innovation Package. This grant opportunity is open to higher education providers, who are able to apply for grant funding to fund scholarships for new students who reside in, or have a sufficient connection to, a regional or remote area, and who satisfy the scholarship recipient mandatory criteria, to undertake journalism courses with a maximum course duration of up to four years. A student will have a sufficient connection to a regional or remote area where: the student has previously resided in a regional or remote area for a total of at least three out of the last five years; and the student has completed their final two years of schooling in a high school or college in a regional or remote area. In total, 60 scholarships will be made available to higher education providers offering journalism courses over a two-year period, with each scholarship valued at up to $40,000 (GST exclusive). The objectives of the Program are to assist scholarship recipients to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to operate effectively as journalists in the contemporary news media industry, and be job-ready at the completion of their studies. The expected outcomes of the Program are to: increase the number of regional and remote students undertaking journalism related courses; increase the rate of completion of these students; and increase the number of regional and remote students seeking employment in journalism related occupations upon completion of their studies.