Provide a leadership and development opportunity to women who are not quite ready to apply for the Rural Women's Award.

The AgriFutures Rural Women's Acceleration Grant program runs separately, however complements the Rural Women's Award process, aiming to provide a leadership and development opportunity to women who are not quite ready to apply for the Award.

Seven Australian women per annum will be granted with a learning and development bursary of up to $7,000 for professional development to enable them to bring their idea, cause or vision to life.

The Rural Women's Acceleration Grant is one of many AgriFutures Australia initiatives ensuring our rural industries prosper now, and into the future.

In order to apply for the Rural Women's Acceleration Grant, applicants must:

• Identify as female.
• Be over the age of 18.
• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.*
• Have an idea, cause or vision that is not yet realised or launched.
• Have an idea, cause or vision that fits into one or more of the following categories: Community, Collaboration, Commercial.
• Have an idea, cause or vision that is their own and has not been formed, developed or imagined by another person/s or by a company or organisation unless owned or founded by the applicant.
• Have an idea, cause or vision that will positively impact rural and emerging industries**, and rural, regional, and remote businesses and communities.
• Have an idea, cause or vision that aligns to a minimum of two of the Acceleration Grant's values:
  • Empathetic
  • Authentic
  • Cooperative
  • Confident
  • Courageous
  • Grit
  • Resourceful
  • Pragmatic
  • Clarity of Purpose
  • Inclusive
  • Innovative.

• Email: annabel.day@agrifutures.com.au