The New Horizons for Women Trust administers a variety of awards that help women return to education and training and awards that promote innovation and research which benefit women.

The Awards are sponsored by a number of supporting organisations.

Second Chance Awards for Women

Things have got a whole lot tougher for women struggling to build a better life for themselves and their families through educating themselves. New Horizons provides awards to women for second chance tertiary education.  Applications are now closed for 2010

Research Awards for Women

New Horizons for Women makes grants to help fund a wide range of research that will benefit all women. Applications are now closed for 2010

Special awards

Peg Hutchison Opportunity Award

The Peg Hutchison Award was made possible through a generous bequest by Peg, long time treasurer of NHWT. This new award is to be granted for the first time in 2010 to women who are changing direction in their career, and intend working in a field where women are under-represented and/or is non-traditional for women. Applications open now hyperlink to application forms or appropriate  page

Sonja Davies Peace Award

The Sonja Davies Peace Award, to honour the work and achievements of Sonja Davies, and to promote women’s initiatives to advance the cause of peace ($2,500) . Applications are now closed for 2010.

Ria McBride Public Service Management Award

The Ria McBride Public Service Management Award, provided by the State  Services Commission and available to women in the Public Service  (up to the value of $15,000). Applications are now closed for 2010.

SROW Elsie Locke Award

The SROW Elsie Locke Award has been established as a tribute to the life and work of Elsie Locke.  An annual or biennial award of $4,000 may be offered to a woman or group of women researching or writing (fiction or non–fiction) in an area of Elsie Locke’s concerns. Applications are now closed for 2010.