Women in Transport (WiT) Leadership Development Scholarships
Since 2017, the Women in Transport (WiT) Leadership Development Scholarship Program has provided opportunities for career advancement for high potential women to rise to senior positions within the industry.
Applications for the 2023 program will open on Monday 6 March 2023 and close at 11.59pm, Friday 21 April 2023.
Key Dates
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WIT SCHOLARSHIP KEY DATES 2023 |
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Applications open |
6 Mar 2023 |
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Applications close |
21 April 2023 |
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Award scholarships |
end of May 2023 |
Information sessions
Information sessions will be held for candidates to learn more about the WiT Scholarship program application process and hear from current and past Scholars’ experience:
Information Session # 1 on Tuesday 28 March at 9.30am via Zoom please click here.
Or copy and paste: https://levelcrossings-vic-gov-au.zoom.us/j/83466253329?pwd=V3RKdndFWmtXSmNjditKaEplMnJiQT09
Webinar ID:
834 6625 3329
Password:175982
Information Session # 2 Wednesday 5 April at 2pm via Zoom please click here.
Or copy and paste https://levelcrossings-vic-gov-au.zoom.us/j/83323050919?pwd=dkhEQS9jQ3kyZVpsUUF1QVFzeE5rQT09
Webinar ID:
833 2305 0919
Password: 568773
Application Details
Three scholarships up to the value of $30,000 each will be awarded each year until 2024 for leadership development courses at an Undergraduate, Masters, Postgraduate and executive level, relatable to a transport and infrastructure area.
Women in Transport (WiT) Scholarships are open to all women (including transgender women) and non-binary and gender diverse people, employed by the Victorian Public Service (VPS) within MTIA and its projects, by Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) and its agencies, or V-line. You must have completed your employment probation period.
For more information, please read the WiT Leadership Development Scholarship Program Guidelines 2022-2024 [PDF 513 Kb].
For additional information, please contact [email protected].
To Apply
Before proceeding to the application form please download and read this Instruction how to Apply and troubleshooting PDF [225 Kb].
- If you are an MTIA employee with an MTIA, LXRP, RPV, MRPV, NELP or WGTP email address you can proceed directly here: Online Application Form.
- If you have a Victorian Public Service email address that is NOT listed above, you will need to onboard using this link before you can access the application form.
WiT Scholarship Alumni
The Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) has awarded 15 scholarships to women working in the Victorian Public Service (VPS) within MTIA and its projects, or by DTP and its associated agencies. Towards the end of 2022, we successfully hosted the inaugural WiT Leadership Development Scholarship Program Alumni meet and greet session. During this first meeting, 10 of our WiT Scholars came together to share their experiences, successes, and aspirations for the future.
In line with the WiT Strategy 2021-24 objective, this program aims to support high potential women to rise into senior positions within the industry. In preparing for and planning this event, we have had the privilege of interviewing our WiT Scholars to get a snapshot of their journey throughout the program, which have been collated into the WiT Leadership Development Scholarship Program Booklet 2022 [PDF 556 Kb] .
If you are considering applying for the Scholarship program, please download this booklet and save the dates of the upcoming information sessions, where we will interview current and past Scholars via an online Zoom Webinar.
If you have any further questions, please contact the WiT Scholarship Secretariat.