The 2024-25 Change Our Game Women in Sports Media Program is NOW OPEN for applications.

We’re supporting more women to advance their careers in sports media.

This program aims to support women interested in sports media with the knowledge, skills and industry contacts to progress their career in the industry.

The 2024-25 program offers an Advancing Career Round designed for individuals seeking to progress career goals and skills in sports media to the next level.

Successful participants can expect to:

-     enhance and refine sports media skills, which may include commentary and calling play-by-play, producing for all media, presenting opinion pieces and research and preparation, and

-     develop industry contacts to support in securing paid employment in the industry.

To be eligible for the program, applicants must meet the following criteria:

-     Be a graduate of the Change Our Game Women in Sports Media Program (or introductory programs of earlier versions of the Program) or be able to demonstrate exceptional relevant experience in sports media and/or sport industry knowledge

-     Identify as a woman, including those who are trans, gender diverse, or sistergirl

-     Be 18 years of age or over

-     Live in Victoria.

Applications from eligible individuals who are also from targeted or under-represented cohorts are strongly encouraged. These cohorts include:

-     Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

-     Women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities

-     Women with a disability

-     Women from regional and rural communities

-     the LGBTQIA+ community

-     Women from low socioeconomic areas

Successful applicants must be available to participate in the program, which includes:

-     a 30 minute online pre-program interview (October 2024)

-     a full day, face-to-face intensive workshop in Melbourne on Monday 18 November 2024

-     alumni support, including connections to industry mentors (post-workshop)

Further information on the program can be found HERE.

The application process includes:

Step 1: Check your eligibility

Check the information contained in the Program Guidelines to see if you are eligible.

Step 2: Prepare for your submission

The application will include the Application Questions set out in Section 3.2 of the Program Guidelines.

Applications will include both a written and video component, so it is recommended you assign time to prepare, report and upload your video.

Step 3: Apply online

Click HERE to apply online.

Make sure you have the information you need on hand including required documentation (such as a video response) and supporting documentation (such as published pieces) and click on ‘Start new application’ to complete and submit your application through Grants Online.

It is strongly encouraged that you save your application regularly, or develop your responses in a separate document, to minimise the risk of information being lost prior to submitting your application.

You will receive an application number when you submit an application. Please quote your application number in all correspondence relating to your application.