In many different parts of the world, the rights (and even existence) of trans people are debated and contested.

Even where significant gains have been made for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community broadly, such as the legalisation of same-sex marriage and bans to harmful conversion practices in some locations, it is evident that there are ongoing hurdles facing many 2SLGBTQIA+ community members in both their personal and professional lives.

We acknowledge that these hurdles often make higher education inaccessible, particularly for trans people, including trans women, trans men, non-binary or agender people, and other people with diverse genders, including people who have gender identities that are outside of the colonial gender binary.

We want to focus on the achievements and celebrate the fantastic work that trans folks contribute to narrative practice and community work and encourage further contributions.

It is for this reason that Dulwich Centre Foundation is offering a scholarship for the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, aimed at supporting transgender participants of the program.

Each year a scholarship of $3000 will be awarded to a transgender participant of the program who has indicated they would like to receive the funds. In addition, alongside the funds, recipients of this scholarship will receive supervision sessions with a Dulwich Centre Faculty member who has significant experience in narrative practice through a trans lens.

The funds will be awarded directly to the participant and can be spent on anything that will assist their education journey.

To apply for this scholarship, please email masters@dulwichcentre.com.au and include:

• Why you wish to do the Masters
• What the scholarship will make possible

The selection criteria will be based on the individual need for the scholarship, and the potential of the student’s proposed work to make a difference in the lives of others.

This scholarship is open to any student in the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work program who identifies outside of the cisgender gender binary, and we recognise that some people who are not cisgender do not choose to use the terminology of ‘transgender’ for themselves.

See more about trans narrative practice here.