Women in Transport Leadership Development Scholarship Program

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The Women in Transport (WiT) Leadership Development Scholarship Program supports high potential women to rise to senior positions within the industry.

The WiT Scholarship Program is delivered by the Level Crossing Removal Project as part of the Department of Transport and Planning's Women in Transport package of initiatives and business improvements.

About the scholarships

Three scholarships up to the value of $30,000 each will be awarded each year from 2022 to 2024 for leadership development courses at Undergraduate, Masters, Postgraduate and executive level, relatable to a transport and infrastructure area.

Scholarships are open to all women (including non-binary and all those who identify as women) employed by the Victorian Public Service (VPS) within the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority (MTIA) and its projects, or by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) and its agencies, or V/line.

It’s part of the Department of Transport and Planning's Women in Transport Strategy 2021-2024 and supports the strategic objective of improving access to employment and career advancement for women and people of diverse gender identities.

Review past and current WiT Scholars who have participated in the program.

For more information, please read the WiT Leadership Development Scholarship Program Guidelines 2022-2024.

To apply

Before proceeding to the application form please download and read the instructions on how to apply and troubleshoot.

If you are an MTIA employee with an MTIA, LXRP, RPV, MRPV, NELP or WGTP email address you can proceed directly via the online application form.
If you have a Victorian Public Service email address that is NOT listed above, you will need to visit this page to onboard before you can access the application form.

Further information

For additional information, please email witprograms@levelcrossings.vic.gov.au

This program is run by the Level Crossing Removal Project – a project office of Major Transport Infrastructure Authority delivering Victoria's Big Build, on behalf of the Department of Transport and Planning.