Specialised Award Centre Application Form

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Introduction

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award - Australia is currently inviting current licenced Award Centres, schools and community organisations to apply for Specialised Award Centre funding to deliver the Duke of Ed to young people experiencing disadvantaged in Australia.

A Specialised Award Centre will partner with the Duke of Ed using co-employment funding for an employee to deliver the Duke of Ed Framework in their school or organisation.

For more information, please visit our Funding Assistance webpage.
1. Online Record Book (ORB) and Organisation details



Please enter the full Award Centre name as it appears in the Online Record Book.

Award Leaders can see this 4-5 digit number in the Overview section, under Organisation Details.


Use this website to find your ABN (https://abr.business.gov.au/). Please DO NOT select "Department of Education".
2. Postal Address

i.e. Number, street and suburb


3. Postal Address v Physical Address


i.e. Number, street and suburb


Award Centre contacts

4. Award Leader details

For Specialised Award Centres, please note:

  • The organisation must provide at least one suitably skilled individual (including specialist staff, carers or relief staff) as an Award Leader to enable the Award Centre to deliver the Award. These positions can be co-funded up to a maximum of 60% of the application's funding.
  • If any of your suitably skilled individuals are not already an Award Leader, they will need to undertake the required training to become an Award Leader.
Please provide details below for each Award Leader you wish to receive co-employment funding for in this application.

Award Leader 1






Whole numbers only.

Numerals only.
Award Leader 2






Whole numbers only.

Numerals only.
Award Leader 3






Whole numbers only.

Numerals only.
5. Authorised Signatory

Note: the Authorised Signatory is the person that can sign on behalf of the applying organisation (e.g. Principal). This person's name will appear on the Terms and Conditions document.




Application details

Please note:

Responses on this page have a 255 character limit.
6. Describe needs and benefits

e.g. family experiencing financial hardship, low SES area in a remote community, etc.




e.g. supporting Participants, working with your State/Territory Award office, etc.
7. Other programs

e.g. high needs or special needs programs

Please provide a summary only.

Application Participants


For Specialised Award Centres, please note:

  • There is a minimum number of 20 Participants required; maximum of 100.
  • All Participants must be registered online through the Online Record Book.
  • The Participant names in your application will be checked in the ORB prior to the release of any funds, should this application be successful.
  • Each Participant must meet a minimum of three (3) criteria - at least one (1) from criteria section A and at least one (1) from criteria section B.
8. Participants

Min 20; Max 100.
Participant details

To upload the full list of Participants, please use the Participant Upload template (available here).

Participant details

Please note:

Participants aged 18 and over must have a disability in order to be successful for funding.

Please note:

Participants aged 13 must be in Year 9 in order to be successful for funding.
Bronze Silver Gold
Participants at each Level

e.g. School Card/Centrelink/Other
8.3 Criteria section A

If neither, leave blank. If both, check both boxes.



8.4 Criteria section B
Regarding the options below, please note that 'CALD or ethnic minority' may encompass people:
  • of non-English speaking background
  • born outside of Australia
  • whose first language is not English
  • with certain religious affiliations
See ABS Standards for Statistics on Cultural and Language Diversity for more details.


Funding breakdown


For Specialised Award Centres, please note:

  • The maximum amount per Participant is $1,000, and is capped at $100,000 for the total application.
  • Sections 10 and 11 can be used to fund Transport.
  • Section 11 refers to non-Adventurous Journey activities.
  • Section 13 refers to Intensive Support for special needs Participants.

  • Please complete each of the selected sections below, by itemising your funding requirements.
  • Please read the funding guidelines provided in each section.
  • All costs are to include GST (i.e. GST inclusive).
9. Registration Support (basic)

Please note:

Registration support cannot exceed the RRP for registrations set by the relevant Division.
To remove any calculation "error," please complete the above fields.

10. Adventurous Journey (basic)

Please note:

  • Adventurous Journey funding can be used to hire equipment - it should not be used for the purchase of equipment, unless hire options are not available.
  • Adventurous Journey funding cannot be used for overseas travel. Interstate travel may be considered if local options are not available. Local options are the strong preference.
To remove any calculation "error," please complete the above fields.



The following options for the delivery of Adventurous Journeys are available:
  • In-house provision (the Award Centre runs the Journeys by itself)
  • A combination of in-house and external provider engagement (the Award Centre might use Outdoor Education experts to help deliver the Journey)
  • Using an external provider in full (the Award Centre engages an external organisation to deliver the Adventurous Journey with little-to-no involvement by the Award Leaders)

11. Other Activity Support / non-Adventurous Journey (resource)

Please note:

'Other Activity Support' refers to funding used for activities undertaken as part of the regular sections of the Award:
  • Voluntary Service
  • Skills
  • Physical Recreation
  • Gold Residential Project (where applicable
To remove any calculation "error," please complete the above fields.


12. Staff or Carer Co-Employment Funding (resource)

Please note:

  • The organisation must provide at least one suitably skilled individual (including specialist staff, carers or relief staff) as an Award Leader to enable the Award Centre to deliver the Award. These positions will be co-funded up to a maximum of 60% of the application's funding.
  • If any of your suitably skilled individuals are not already an Award Leader, they will need to undertake the required training to become an Award Leader.
To remove any calculation "error," please complete the above fields.

13. Intensive Support (intensive)

Please note:

  • Intensive Support costs can be claimed where the Participants are high risk or living with profound disability.
To remove any calculation "error," please complete the above fields.

Final page

14. In-kind support

15. Key Project Timeline

Outline your proposed key activity timetable below.




16. Checklist

Please ensure you have read all the information on our Funding Assistance webpage before submitting this application.

Please note: the supporting statement need only be brief.

17. Statement of agreement
  • I hereby state that all the information provided on this application is true and accurate.
  • I understand that if successful, the funding provided applies for the Award Level for which it was approved and I agree to inform the NAO of any changes to these circumstances immediately.
  • On behalf of our school/university/organisation and the Participant(s), I offer a declaration of commitment to the Award and its requirements.
  • In submitting this application, I confirm that I or the authorising signatory has the authority/delegation to make this submission and ensure the requirements are met.