2026 Stanford Australia Foundation NFP Leadership Scholarship Application

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To be eligible for this Stanford Australia Foundation scholarship, applicants must be employed in a leadership position at an Australian NFP organisation with Deductible Gift Recipient 1 status (DGR1).

Please note that non-executive directors who do not hold a line leadership role are not eligible for this scholarship.

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Are you of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin? *

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Do you reside in a remote, rural or metropolitan area?

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Organisation name *If you work for multiple organisations, please provide the details of the most appropriate organisation for this scholarship (i.e. a charitable not for profit)

Organisation ABN *

Link to organisation website *

Link to organisation on ACNC portal (www.acnc.gov.au) *

Short description of your non profit organisation

Segment of NFP Sector *

Other NFP Segment

Organisation size (yearly revenue or budget) *

How has your organisation grown over the last 3 years? *

Please tell us about the source(s) of your funding (i.e., the % that comes from government , philanthropy, generated revenues, or other sources)

What is the organisational structure of your organisation? How many paid staff? How many volunteers?

How do you measure the impact you have on the communities you serve? What is your organisation's impact?

Where do you see the opportunities for growth and future impact?

Please confirm your commitment to your current organisation for the next 24 months *

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Job Title *

What are your roles and responsbilities within the organisation? *

How would receiving this scholarship and attending a Stanford Executive Education course benefit you, your organisation and your community? *Here we would like to understand more about the strategic vision for your organisation and the challenges both you and the organisation are facing. Specifically, how will attending Stanford help you overcome these challenges? What parts of the program are particularly relevant and why? We know it is tempting to use AI but please resist -- we want to hear from YOU, not ChatGPT.

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Do you have a disability? *

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Nature and degree of your disability, mental health or medical condition . Will you need accomodations while attending your program at Stanford?

By submitting this application, you:

Declare that the information that it contains is true, correct and complete, and undertake to correct or change as soon as possible any information that is incorrect or misleading
Declare that you are either an Australian Citizen or have Australian Permanent Resident status
Authorise the Stanford Australia Foundation to provide the Selection Committee with a copy of your application
Authorise the Stanford Australia Foundation to provide the education provider and/or the funder with your details
Authorise the Stanford Australia Foundation, the funder and the education provider to use your name, short bio and other details, should you be successful in your application, in publicity in relation to the scholarship
Agree to take part in the Stanford Australia Foundation surveys associated with your scholarship application
Acknowledge that the Stanford Australia Foundation may vary or reverse any decision made on the basis of incorrect or misleading information
Understand that the education provider reserves the right to cancel or postpone the program

Do you have any criminal record, prior visa refusal, or other circumstance that may affect your ability to obtain a US visa or enter the United States? *

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I have read, understood, and agree to, the above declaration *

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Please upload a letter of endorsement from your supporting not-for-profit organisation. Ideally it should be written by the CEO (or member of the Board if you are the CEO of your organisation).

If you are a non-executive director, you may obtain a letter from a fellow board member (ideally the Chair) or the CEO of the organisation.

The letter should contain:

The organisation's support for you to undertake this study
The benefit to the organisation
Any other information they believe may help the success of your application.

Endorsement letters should be approximately one A4 page in length and include the employer's contact details.

Applications without an accompanying endorsement letter will not be considered.

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