Sponsorship of the Australian Overseas Foundation Scholarship

Benefits of sponsors

• Opportunity to sponsor a prestigious award and, in doing so, contribute in a meaningful way  to the improvement and image of the “trades” as a vocation.
• Link organisations with a prestigious award, which is highly regarded by business and industry throughout Australia, and, in doing so, take advantage of the consequent marketing opportunities.
• Links to the AOF website
• Naming rights for a full platinum sponsorship.
• Media coverage.
• Right to nominate their (sponsor’s) best young people for consideration and selection.

Sponsorship guidelines

• Sponsorship opportunities can be tailored to suit organisations.
• Organisations can either sponsor all or part of a scholarship, or support the AOF in some other way, like development of marketing packages, supporting infrastructure costs, or costs for shipping of tools and equipment or professional advice relating to employment and travel.

Current sponsors

• Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC)
• Worldskills Australia
• Department of Industry, Innovation & Regional Development – Victorian Government
• Group Training Australia
• The Gordon
• G Force Recruitment
• Geelong Manufacturing Council
• Master Builders Association
• ATEL Employment Services
• Department of Employment, Education & Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
• Albury AOF Support Group
• AMCA
• Ej Lyons Construction
• Inkolink
   

Sponsorship opportunities
The levels of sponsorship shown below provide a guide for those organisations or individuals wishing to provide sponsorship support.
 

• Platinum Sponsor - $10,000

Sponsors may provide a Platinum sponsorship; they can nominate qualified applicants and then have involvement in placing the winner overseas for his/her program work study. Advertising, promotion and PR linking the sponsor will be organised, enhancing involvement with the award and the AOF. The sponsorship provided would be acknowledged by the AOF in its various communications.
 

• Gold Sponsor

Sponsors may provide funding for a partial scholarship. Advertising and PR will be organised and the AOF would acknowledge the sponsorship in its various communications.
 

• Silver Sponsor

Sponsors may want to contribute funding at a lesser amount than Gold or Platinum. Several organisations may contribute towards a Scholarship. All funding goes into the Scholarship account and becomes part of scholarship funding. Acknowledgement of donations would be provided in various communications.
 

• Alternative support
  
  • Direct donation for the purpose of supporting specific initiatives.
  • Donation of labour or resources to facilitate.
  • Marketing support.
  • Administration support.
  • Sourcing of overseas employment.
  • Formal documentation processing for visa, work permits. 

 
NOTE : The AOF has deductable gift recipient (DGR) status