Save + scholarship! $1,500 EOFY savings
Diploma of Governance
Don't just do good. Be good at it.
This EOFY you could save $1,500 on the cost of your studies with our Diploma of Governance.
This June, we’re reducing the price of the Diploma by $500 for the month of June – and you can save a further $1,000 if you’re eligible for one of the following scholarship categories:
- Board chair
- Board treasurer
- Board secretary
- CEO
- Aspiring and new director
- Director of an organisation under $3m in annual revenue
With the sale and the scholarship, you’ll be saving 30% on the overall cost of the Diploma.
Want to get started? Start your scholarship application today and confirm your position in the Diploma by 11.59pm AEST, 30 June. Terms and conditions apply.
Apply today for the following scholarship rounds
Please feel free to apply for all of the rounds you identify with, where you meet the specific eligibility criteria outlined.
Note: Only one scholarship can be granted per applicant.
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Terms and conditions
The following section details the terms and conditions of diversity scholarships offered towards the Institute of Community Directors' Diploma of Governance.
All applications will be assessed within 10 business days of the date of submission. The number of places is limited and rolling in nature, so please get your application in sooner rather than later.
The full cost of the Diploma of Governance is $4,999, comprising enrolment, assessment and administration. Partial scholarship recipients are liable for the remainder ($3,999).
For a limited time, this scholarship has been increased to $1,500. Offer expires at 11.59pm AEST, 30 December 2026. To access the EOFY sale, you must have accepted and paid for your position by 1 July 2026 and enrol in one of the final 3 cohorts of 2026. Failure to participate in one of these cohorts will see your scholarship revert to the usual $1,000 offering, with the sale bonus forfeited.
If enrolment and fee payment has not been finalised by this time, Community Directors reserves the right to re-allocate the scholarship to another applicant.
Applications must be made via the online application system. No mailed, faxed or emailed applications will be accepted. Please read the full details on the applicant site for opening and closing times and dates. Late applications will not be considered under any circumstances, so don't delay.
Please note that previous scholarship recipients are ineligible to apply.
Scholarship recipients need to have read the course snapshot and understand that they will be required to:
- Have time to watch videos, read course materials and reflect on fundamental governance principles
- Have the ability to attend and actively participate in all online tutorials and webinars
- Commit to completing all competency based assessment within twelve months of the first day of the course (you must complete one unit of assessment per month)
- Commit to transferring the knowledge gained to an organisation once the course is completed.