Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions
Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before entering the Advancing Careers Scholarship Program. By submitting an application, entrants acknowledge that they have read, understood and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.
Promoter
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) (ABN 59 836 002 494) is the promoter of this competition and is referred to in these Terms and Conditions as the Promoter.
By entering this competition, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to these Terms and Conditions.
The prize is supplied by AusIMM.
Scholarship Details
The prize consists of twenty (20) individual scholarships. A total of twenty (20) winners will be selected, with each winner receiving one (1) enrolment in one (1) eligible AusIMM course. Each scholarship covers the full course fee for the relevant eligible course only.
Five (5) scholarships will be awarded in each of the following categories:
- Leadership & Impact
- Early Career Advancement
- Sustainability
- From Practitioner to Consultant
All eligible courses are delivered 100% online. The total value of the scholarship program is AUD$42,500 across all twenty scholarships.
Each scholarship is personal to the winner. The prize is not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash or in any other form.
Scholarship Redemption and Course Participation
The scholarship must be redeemed and the course commenced by 31 March 2028. After this date, the scholarship will expire and no extension, cash payment, credit or substitution will be provided. Redemption is subject to course availability and scheduled course intakes.
Participation in any course undertaken using the scholarship is subject at all times to AusIMM’s standard course terms and conditions and related policies. Any deferral or withdrawal after enrolment is governed by those terms, including limits on deferrals and access periods. The scholarship cannot be extended beyond 31 March 2028 under any circumstances.
Each scholarship is valid for one enrolment only in the relevant course and, once redeemed, cannot be reused if the winner withdraws or fails to complete the course.
Eligibility
Entry to the competition is free.
Entry is open to women aged 18 years or older. Employees of the Promoter and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
Participants must be a current member of AusIMM or willing to become a member if awarded a scholarship.
Participants must be willing to provide a testimonial at the conclusion of the professional development opportunity. This may include a short video interview or written feedback on their experience.
How to Enter
To enter the competition, participants must complete the online entry form on the AusIMM website during the competition period, providing:
- Their name and contact details
- The course or courses they wish to enter for
- Responses to the application questions
- Consent to receive information about AusIMM professional development opportunities
Participants may submit one (1) entry only. Multiple entries by the same person will be disqualified.
The competition opens on 1 October 2026 and closes on 15 January 2027.
Winner Selection and Notification
The winning entries will be announced at AusIMM's International Women's Day Event Series during February 2027.
AusIMM reserves the right to verify that a selected winner meets the eligibility requirements of both the competition and the relevant course before enrolment is confirmed. If the selected winner does not meet those requirements, AusIMM may withdraw the prize and select an alternative winner for the relevant course.
Each winner will be notified by email on the same day.
If a winner does not respond within seven (7) days of notification, the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw that scholarship and select a new winner for the relevant course.
The Promoter reserves the right to verify each winner's age, identity and eligibility, and to request any information reasonably required for that purpose. The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Liability
Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter excludes all liability (including negligence) for any loss, damage, cost or expense of any kind arising out of, or in connection with, the competition or the prize, including without limitation:
(a) any variation in the value of the prize;
(b) any tax liability incurred by an entrant;
(c) late, lost, incomplete or misdirected entries; and
(d) any use or misuse of the prize.
General Conditions
The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions, suspend the competition, or cancel the competition at any time where reasonably necessary.
By entering the competition, entrants consent to the Promoter collecting and using their personal information for the purposes of:
- Administering the competition
- Contacting entrants about the competition
- Sending information about AusIMM professional development opportunities
Personal information will be handled in accordance with AusIMM's applicable privacy policy and privacy collection practices.
This competition is governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia.