Department of Education and Training

Artist in Residence Initiative
An opportunity for artists to broaden their experiences and share their skills, while providing Northern Territory schools with greater exposure to the benefits of creative practice. The program will also create opportunities for artists and teachers to work together on developing effective teaching methods and practices for the arts.

Artists in Schools
The aim of the Artists in Schools program is to provide students, teachers, parents and the wider community with first-hand opportunities to work with professional artists over a period of time, and experience the creative processes, skills, attitudes and disciplines the artist brings to their work.

Australian Government Sporting Chance Program
This funding is for Sporting Chance Program academies that focus on projects for Indigenous girls and young women. This Australian Government initiative supports programs that use sport as a vehicle to increase the engagement and participation of Indigenous students.

Back to School Payment Scheme 2012
This payment helps families offset the cost of textbooks, stationery, school uniforms, and other essential school items.

Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools
These grants help schools undertake innovative school-based initiatives that support the teaching and learning of Asian languages and/or studies of Asia related to one or more of the target countries - China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea.

Community Based Special Education Program
The Community Based Special Education Program (formally known as the Non-Government Centres Support Program) aims to improve the educational opportunities, learning outcomes and personal development of children with disabilities.

Dollar for Dollar Subsidy Scheme for non-government schools
The Dollar for Dollar Subsidy Scheme rewards schools for fund raising efforts of parent bodies. Subsidies apply to fund-raising activities for approved educational activities on a dollar for dollar basis.

Enterprise grants
Enterprise Grants support school projects that develop and implement enterprise activities which enhance VET, enterprise and vocational learning.

EnviornmeNT grants
These grants are available to schools throughout the Territory for environmental activities and projects developed by schools. The major objective is to support action based educational projects promoting ecological sustainability and build awareness of the impacts of our personal behaviour and lifestyle choices on the environment. Educational outcomes will be considered during the assessment process.

Frequently Asked Questions – Parents/Guardians
This payment helps families offset the cost of textbooks, stationery, school uniforms, and other essential school items. Enter a short description about the program or scholarship

GrantsLink
An Australian Government website with funding opportunities for individuals, businesses and communities to help develop solutions to local and national problems, fund ideas and initiatives or provide assistance in times of hardship.

ICT for Learning Innovation Grants
Assist practising teachers in developing innovative online materials and approaches to improve learning outcomes for students.

NT Child Care Subsidy
The NT Child Care Subsidy is non-discretionary and aims to assist operators of approved education and care services contain the cost of care for parents/guardians and maintain fee charges at an acceptable level. The subsidy is available to long day care and three year old kindy services approved to operate under the Education and Care (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 and prescribed regulations.

NT Long Day Care Upgrade Grant
The grant provides approved not-for-profit long day care services with financial assistance for building and ground upgrades required to ensure compliance with the Education Care and Services (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 and the Education an Care Services National Regulations.

Remote Schools Pathway Grant
Funding is available to help remote schools develop work experience and enterprise programs for students with a disability.

Student Assistance Schemes
The schemes help meet education expenses of students who are disadvantaged by distance or isolation.

Bernie Kilgariff Memorial Scholarship
The Bernie Kilgariff Memorial Scholarship is available to assist a young Alice Springs school leaver with completion of their tertiary studies in a medical/health related field. The scholarship provides a one-off payment of $3000 for the first year of study.

Higher education scholarships for school leavers
Forty scholarships worth $3500 are available to school leavers to undertake full-time degree studies.

More Indigenous Teachers
There are three financial study support programs (commonly referred to as More Indigenous Teachers) in the department to increase the number of Indigenous teachers: cadetships, scholarships and fellowships.

NT More Early Childhood Teachers Scholarship Program
The Northern Territory Government is supporting the early childhood workforce to meet the challenges posed by the early childhood sector reforms through the NT More Early Childhood Teachers Scholarship Program. The scholarships will assist early childhood educators in meeting the new qualification standards.

Teacher Education Scholarships
These scholarships is a key initiative designed to recruit quality teachers. It is an opportunity to gain significant financial support to help you achieve your teaching qualification.

Vocational Education and Training scholarships
Twenty scholarships worth up to $4000 are available to Territorians studying Certificate III to Diploma level courses.

Employer incentives & assistance (Northern Territory Government)
Financial incentives are available for private sector businesses who want to employ additional apprentices and trainees in areas with identified occupational shortages, and from disadvantaged groups.

VET in Schools Program
The VET in Schools Program supports VET programs in secondary schools.