Application Criteria & Eligibility

This Scholarship is offered on the ‘fair go’ honour system, it’s for social enterprises that would not be able to participate otherwise, and have an annual turnover less than $3 million. Please, only submit an entry if you’re willing to give 100% to the BePartnerReady.com® program.  

To apply for the Scholarship you’ll need to complete the Readiness Q&A first and then complete the 5-minute application linked on this page.

Scholarship applications close on  Tuesday 25 March, 5pm AEDT (Melbourne time).

Note: we’re looking for passion, clarity & your ability to articulate why a corporate partner could transform your organisation. Show us why this Scholarship has your name on it!

To prepare, view the Scholarship Questions here 

All you need to know

1. Applications are only accepted via the form at the link below, NOT on email
2. Scholarship applications close on Tuesday 25 March 2025, 5pm AEDT (Melbourne time)
3. One winner will be chosen by Social Change Central, and announced the week commencing 31 March. Our decision is final
4. There is no fee required to apply for a Scholarship
5. The winner of the Scholarship will be required to pay $590 + GST when registering for the program. This is greatly reduced from the usual program fee of $4,300 + GST. We believe it’s imperative that you have some ‘skin in the game’. Please DO NOT apply if you are unable or unwilling to make this investment
6. The winner of the Scholarship will be required to invest at least 200 hours across the 9 months of the program. If your Board does not support you to invest this time, please DO NOT apply
7. The Scholarship is not eligible for organisations that score Red on the Readiness Q&A (because your organisation is not ready)
8. We also require Scholarships recipients to provide a brief report on the impact the Scholarship had on them and their organisation at the conclusion of the program
9. If you have any questions after reviewing the Scholarship application that needs to be answered prior to completion, email [email protected] 
10. Best of luck!

BePartnerReady.com® is an online training & implementation program that empowers changemakers within non-profits & social enterprises across Australia and NZ to forge win-win corporate partnerships & sponsorships.

The program delivers a 7 step process, tried & tested over many years, with 9 months of online and live support.  It’s produced consistent results over 14 years for numerous non profits including Lifeline, PetRescue, Greening Australia, MCRI, Stroke Foundation and many more.