This scholarship is open to school counsellors, head teachers - welfare, or personal development, health and physical education teachers, currently teaching students at risk of youth depression in NSW schools or TAFE NSW campuses.
The scholarship is for a study in any aspect of youth depression and wellbeing education, including best practices relevant to the prevention or building awareness of depression in children and adolescents in educational settings.
The successful applicant will identify programs, resources, and/or practices that are either being successfully delivered in education settings, or which have strong potential to be delivered in these settings. The applicant will be expected to share (and implement, where possible) their study tour learnings, to advance understanding of what schools can be doing to prevent the onset and escalation of depression in their students. The study tour will also be expected to contribute to raising awareness among schools regarding the importance of youth depression prevention. Applicants should ideally incorporate a Black Dog Institute course or visit (with relevant academics) into their proposal.
The Anika Foundation can support the scholar by providing:
- an introduction about the goals of the Anika Foundation, and examples of what previous scholars have studied and achieved
- recommendations for short courses that might be of interest to the scholar and introductions to thought leaders in youth depression prevention
- an opportunity to share their learning via the annual Anika Foundation fundraising event and/or annual board meeting.
The successful applicant will undertake a study tour of up to 5 weeks internationally or within Australia. Study tour travel is to be completed in one block between 1 January and 30 June 2026, with follow-up activities and reporting to be completed within 90 days of study tour completion.
Time may involve formal study, for example, undertaking a short course at a respected tertiary institution, or a program of visits to sites, schools and institutions to conduct interviews, observe exemplary practices and collect resources for the preparation of teaching materials related to the specific scholarship category.
The Scholarship Terms and Conditions apply to all NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarships. Applicants should refer to the FAQs for applicants when preparing and submitting an application. As part of the online application, applicants must upload their research and study tour proposal along with the Endorsement of Application form. Researching and writing an application may count as professional development to help maintain your accreditation. For more information, refer to NESA’s professional development requirements for teachers.
Up to 2 scholarships of $15,000 each will be offered for travel during 2026.
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