The $20 million Women’s Career Grants program Round 2 applications has opened following extraordinary interest and resounding success in Round 1. 

Eligible women claimed one-off funding to assist with the costs of new workwear, registered childcare, training, recertification, transport to and from job interviews, tools and technology, or relocation expenses for new employment.   

More than 1,000 Queensland women were supported through Round 1 and 93 per cent of successful applicants sought assistance across three or more categories – with technology, re-certification, and training being the most popular. 

The Women’s Career Grants are just one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is unlocking new opportunities for Queensland women after the former Labor Government underfunded – and ignored – women’s economic security.   

The former Labor Government’s record on issues affecting Queensland women is clear and includes the closure of 38 maternity wards and rampant workplace bullying and harassment of women at the hands of Labor’s CFMEU.   

The Crisafulli Government is also strengthening women’s economic security by delivering the expanded Jobs Academy program – which supports women over the age of 40 to return to work or study and re-establish their careers – after the former Labor Government left the program unfunded beyond last year. 

Women’s Career Grants are delivered in partnership with Future Women – the team behind the successful Jobs Academy program, which the Crisafulli Government extended for 2026 and 2027 with $4 million funding to support an additional 500 Queensland women to upskill. 

Future Women Founder & Managing Director Helen McCabe said she was proud to partner with the Queensland Government to deliver this election commitment and support women across the State. 

To apply, you will need to submit a completed ID verification form that is signed and witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for Declarations. The ID verification form will be made available when the grant opens. You will need to provide photo identification to prove your identity and proof that you live in Queensland.

• Find out what documents you’ll need here
• Find your nearest Justice of the Peace and/or Commissioner for Declarations
• View eligibility categories here and carefully consider the items you need to support you to get into work.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for funding, applicants must:

• Be a woman aged 18 years or older
• Be a resident of Queensland
• Be an Australian citizen
• Be unemployed for six months or more and ready to re-enter the workforce.
• Provide all required evidence requirements as outlined here
• Not have received funding from this program previously.

Expense categories

With the Women’s Career Grants, you can apply for up to $4,999 in assistance, made up from the following expense categories.