Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership
Supporting achievement and vision for a stronger community
Introduction
The Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership (FIL) fosters leadership, providing exceptional people with the support they need to achieve their vision for their communities.
The Fellowship invests in recognised leaders and provides opportunities to emerging leaders within Victoria’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The value of the investment in building Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership is to improve the economic as well as the social and emotional wellbeing of communities.
The Fellowship supports past, present and future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders who are committed to achieving positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians and strengthening links between all Australians.
Over the past 20 years we have appointed 4 Fellows, including 1 Senior Fellow, 28 Emerging Leaders, 4 Community Connection/Grassroots and 1 Leadership Bursary Award.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
Everyone can play their part in stopping the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a mask when out in the community, avoid unnecessary community travel to stop sickness spreading, using good personal hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water, and using alcohol-based hand sanitisers.
We also encourage everyone to regularly check the Coronavirus website as well as their COVID-19 information page for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
We all need to protect our families, our Elders and our Communities so stay safe everyone!
Acknowledgement of Country
The Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership respectfully acknowledges all Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways in Victoria. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.
Latest News
April 2023 – Calling for Applications has CLOSED
The Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership fosters leadership, providing exceptional people with the support they need to achieve their vision for their communities by investing in recognised leaders and providing opportunities to emerging leaders within Victoria’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The ‘Calling for Applications’ for a Fellow, an Emerging Leader and a new initiative of a Young Leader for 2023 has CLOSED.
Thank you to everyone who applied and note that the Selection Panel are currently reviewing all the applications.
We look forward to making the formal announcements on 15 June 2023 so watch this space for further updates.
Our Survival Day 2023
In January 2023 the Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership were a sponsor of Our Survival Day 2023 organised by Our Songlines held at The Briars, Mt Martha on Bunurong land, of the Boon Wurrung Language Group within the Kulin Nation.
