Our Scholarships
For many, the path that leads to a successful career is paved with obstacles.
Our scholarships support young people to overcome these obstacles and opens the door to a promising future. Sliding Doors Foundation scholarships support school students, school leavers and young people seeking university placements, or financial support for vocational training including Trade School and TAFE.
Sliding Doors Foundation is more than a financial scholarship program.
Our program is designed to build long term relationships, change and adapt so we can follow the progress of recipients. We recognise that young people’s future directions and aspirations evolve. Life is not always straightforward and pathways are not always linear. The Sliding Doors community respects this and are compassionate and understanding, continually striving for the betterment of all of our recipients who enter through our Sliding Door.
Our program offers continuous mentorship and coaching. We follow, guide and advise our young recipients, to help foster their growth and leadership potential. Through invitations to networking events, and genuine introductions and connections our program does not just focus on the future, but assists with developing broader skills for personal and career development as our young people grow and mature. The support they receive today is equally as important as developing strong future relationships with all our recipients and we strive to genuinely connect them with the broader business community.
Applicant Criteria
Applicants must be starting or looking to start a future educational based vocation at the time of application. To be successful applicants must demonstrate hardship, this could be financial, resulting from residing in a low socio-economic community, or from a school with an ICSEA rating of less than 1000.
The successful applicants must demonstrate that their financial circumstances would result in them finding it difficult to attend or complete their future educational goals. Applicants must demonstrate a propensity to constantly strive to do better and display leadership potential that has had a positive impact in the community.
School Scholarships
Students attending secondary school, or primary-aged students entering secondary school, who demonstrate community-orientated behaviour, good patterns of social responsibility, and exhibit leadership potential but due to financial or social hardship find it difficult to pursue their chosen vocation, are encouraged to apply.
University Scholarships
Recent school leavers who have exhibited leadership qualities, are community orientated, and have excellent social responsibility but due to financial or social hardship are unable to pursue a university education, are encouraged to apply.
Other Scholarships
Recently completed or partially completed secondary school aged young people who have displayed examples of teamwork, volunteering or getting involved in community activities, have participated in leadership programs and wish to apply for vocational education but due to financial or social hardship are unable to, are encouraged to apply.