Help out with National Youth Week funding
The Office for Youth (OFY) is pleased to offer you the chance to gain experience in assessing applications for the 2010 National Youth Week (NYW) Grants program.
NYW is an annual week-long celebration of young people (aged 12-25) throughout Australia. The Victorian NYW grants support events, projects and activities organised by young people for young people during NYW, which will be held from the 10-18 April 2010.
The workshops will provide information about how funding decisions are made by government and training to assess applications for funding.
Workshop activities will include:
- An introduction to government grants and how to assess them
- Working in a teams with other young people to begin assessing applications.
- Discussing the assessment process
Workshop Dates
Workshops will be held across Victoria in November 2009, including:
- Stawell - Mon 16 Nov 09: Stawell Media Centre
- Hamilton - Tue 17 Nov 09: Youthbiz
- Kerang - Thurs 19 Nov 09: Kerang Powerhouse
- Melbourne - Fri 20 Nov 09: YAC VIC, Level 2, 172 Flinders St
- Mirboo North - Tue 24 Nov 09: Mirboo North Community Shed
- Benalla - Thurs 26 Nov 09: Benalla Town Hall
- Melbourne - Fri 27 Nov 09: DPCD, Level 15, 1 Spring Street
All workshops will run between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Lunch will be provided.
How to take part
If you're interested in getting involved, make sure you RSVP by Tuesday 17 November 2009 to Rebecca Morecroft, National Youth Week Project Officer at the Office for Youth on (03) 9208 3209 or rebecca.morecroft@dpcd.vic.gov.au (please advise of any dietary requirements).
You can also contact Rebecca for more information about the workshops.
For more information about National Youth Week, check out www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/nyw. For more news about Community & activism, check out our News archive.
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