The Foundation for Young Australians are running Student ShoutOut again -- their big student voice initiative. This year SSO is youth-led and co-designed by students, for students. Students will lead and run campaigns for change around the education issue that matters most to them. Applications close on Friday, 27th of September.

How can you support this opportunity for students?
FYA hope you will share this opportunity with your schools network. They are asking teachers and principals to share this opportunity with  2 - 4 students (15-18) who are willing to work as team from each school who they believe will want to make a real difference in education.  Students can apply online here.

How does it work?

• Step 1: Student teams of 2-4 create a 30 second video telling us what changes they want to see in their education.  
• Step 2: Fifteen teams will be selected to attend SSO @ Unleashed from November 8-10in Sydney. Students will participate in an education masterclass on 8 November and then be part of the campaigning stream at  Unleashed -- Australia’s first summit for young changemakers being held at the Sydney Opera House on November 9/10.
• Step 3: Student ShoutOut campaigns launch! CNPE will provide Student ShoutOut Champions with the tools and support required to run their campaign for change in education. With access to FYA’s online campaigning platform and a community of young education changemakers, students will see their ideas come to life.

What does this cost?
FYA are subsidising student participation in Student ShoutOut, including the Student ShoutOut masterclass and a ticket to Unleashed. This means there is no cost to students to participate in Student ShoutOut, but students will have to pay for their own travel, accommodation and other expenses. Students will be supervised at all times during the program by FYA staff.  

For more information and key dates click here.

The Safe and Well Online Study is part of an Australian Government supported initiative called the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre. A key goal of this work is to find the best ways to use online environments, including social media, to positively influence safe and well practices in young people and promote respect and positive attitudes and behaviours online. Have your say to inform policy and practice. Will you register to complete 2 surveys? You can then enter into a prize draw to WIN an iPad.

Click on this link for more information and to register. Or contact Dr Barbara Spears on (08) 830 24500 and Barbara.Spears@unisa.edu.au; Dr Carmel Taddeo on (08) 830 24012 and Carmel.Taddeo@unisa.edu.au.

Source: YACWA enews 26/7/13

Nominations are now open for the Styleprint Youth Leadership Award!

To nominate or find out more information, click on the image below:

 

2014 Organising Committee. Apply now!Are you interested in joining the team? Read about the positions available... then apply!

Please apply before 20 July 2013. Interviews for Spark 2014 Director will occur by the YWB Managing Board and the new director will be announced on Saturday 27 July. The rest of the organising committee will be announced shortly thereafter...

This application is for the Organising Committee of Youth Without Borders' (YWB) program, Spark Engineering Camp 2014. We would love to hear from you, whether this is you hundredth residential camp, or your first! Although this is an engineering-based camp, the program will benefit from a diverse committee. Thus, being within the engineering field is not a pre-requisite for your participation. Involvement on the Organising Committee will be favourably taken into consideration during the selection process for student mentors. These mentors are the staff present during the week of the camp and are directly involved in the implementation of the program. 

NOTE: all committee members must be Youth Without Borders members. Join up for free! http://www.youthwithoutborders.com.au/wordpress/?page_id=508

And for some good news!

Young Brisbane businessman Joe Andon has been in the Australian this week, with lots of interest surrounding the introduction of a new trampoline model from his company Vuly Trampolines. Joe will be speaking at the AIESEC 'Youth to Business' in Brisbane, and as a young Palestinian immigrant to Australia, Joe's story is an inspiration.

Read more about Joe here - http://www.vulytrampolines.com/blog/2013/06/14/the-australian/#more-3888
Visit Vuly's website - www.vulytrampolines.com

This program is administered by the Australian Sports Commission to help aspiring athletes achieve their goals and reach their sporting potential. The program was a 2007 Federal Election promise and was first funded in the 2008-09 Budget.

We all know that supporting a strong sporting interest can strain family finances, and that is why this program helps individual athletes and teams, including young coaches, umpires and referees, participate in major state and national sporting competitions.

The Local Sporting Champions program is open to young people between 12 and 18 years of age (inclusive), with up to 26 grants of $500 available for individuals and four grants of $3000 for teams for assistance with travel, accommodation, uniform and equipment costs.

Further information is available at Local Sporting Champions : Participating in Sport : Australian Sports Commission. Applications for round one are currently open and close on 30 June 2013.

This program was announced as part of Creative Australia, the Australian Government's National Cultural Policy. The program encourages creative, cultural, academic and community achievement throughout Australia by students and young people, making grants available to assist with the financial cost of participating in artistic, cultural, academic and community activities and training.

Queensland is full of young people who have many great talents and who will use those to make a fantastic contribution to our community once they get the chance to develop those talents further. But in some cases their families find it difficult to meet the extra costs associated with participating in activities, events and training.

The program is open to young people 25 years and under. Funding has been allocated over two years, with 23 grants of $500 available for individuals and four grants of $3000 for groups in each Federal electorate per financial year.

I urge you to encourage people you know who will be interested to apply for one of these grants. Applicants are required to provide a letter of support or selection from a representative of an Endorsing Organisation such as a school, training, arts or community organisation. As such, your organisation could play a strong role in supporting applicants.

A local selection committee will assess each application and provide recommendations to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Applications for the first round are currently open and close on 21 June 2013.

Further information is available at www.youth.gov.au.

The Australian Youth Forum (AYF) is keen to hear from young people on the issues of youth homelessness and youth mental health.

The AYF encourages young people to get involved in public discussion and gives them the opportunity to make sure their ideas are considered in the development of Australian public policy, programs or projects.

The AYF will use the feedback received from young people to produce an AYF report on each issue. The report will be provided to the Australian Government and posted on the AYF website.

Check out the AYF website for more information and to have a say.

FRRR and Heywire are collaborating to help communities put into action the great ideas generated by the 32 young Australians who attended the 2013 Heywire Regional Youth Summit. ABC Radio’s Heywire Regional Youth Summit has been held annually in Canberra since 1998. The summit is open to people aged 16-22, living in regional or rural Australia, and designed to involve young people in a national conversation.

For the first time, FRRR is providing up to $70,000 to assist not-for-profit organisations in regional Australian communities ‘adopt’ and pilot one of seven Heywire project ideas.

1. Farmers’ Future - Valuing Food Producers
2. Cutting the Red Tape - Building Vibrant Regional Communities for Young People
3. The Green Room - Mental Health
4. Getting the Balance Right Media - Representation of Youth
5. Breaking Down the Door - Acceptance of LGBT Communities
6. Keys Please - Drink Driving
7. Fresh Faced Friday - Body Image

Seven communities will each receive up to $10,000 to pilot one Heywire project idea in their community. Applications that tap into the strengths of young people and adapt the project to their own local situation are encouraged.

Applications are open from 1 May 2013 and close 7 June 2013. Please make sure you read the Heywire booklet and grant guidelines before beginning your application.  We strongly recommend you look at the Heywire website to see more information on the project idea your community is thinking about adopting.

• Heywire Youth Summit Report
• Heywire Guidelines
• Heywire Application Form

If you have any questions, please see the FAQs and our top tips before calling FRRR on free call 1800 170 020 or get in touch with us via Facebook or Twitter.

Successful groups will be announced the 14 August.

Source: NTYAN enews 3/6/13