Westpac Women and Girls Education Grant

About the grant

The Women and Girls Education Grant program was set up over a decade ago by Westpac Fiji to support equal opportunity for women and girls through education, acknowledging the challenges females face in completing education or taking up advanced studies.

We’re inviting all primary, secondary and tertiary students as well as adult learners who wish to advance their studies to apply.

How to apply

To apply for the Primary or Secondary School category, please fill out the application form and attach a scanned copy of your birth certificate. If you are selected, we will require an original copy of your birth certificate, so please have it ready.

To apply for the Tertiary/Adult Learners category, please complete the application form and submit one valid ID such as your Student ID, Electronic Voter ID, Driver's Licence, Passport, or FNPF/FRCS Joint ID.

This year’s essay topics are related to the International Women’s Day theme: Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress.

Applications can be made via one of the following ways:

Online: Apply online
Email: wgeg@westpac.com.au
Hand Deliver: At your local Westpac Branch
Post to: Women & Girls Education Grant, Westpac Fiji, P.O. Box 238, Suva

Competition details

In line with the International Women’s Day, the theme for this year’s competition is

“Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress”.

1. Primary School Category

Draw a colourful poster to show us what your best world would look like: where girls are given the support they need to succeed.

(Please note: Only A4 size paper will be accepted. Each poster must also have a short written description of the poster in no more than 200 words.)

Prizes: 10 girls will win a $500 education grant.

2. Secondary School Category

Write an essay (500 words max) on what ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’ means to you and how you would bring this to life in Fiji.

Prizes: 10 girls will win a $1,000 education grant.

3. Tertiary/Adult Learner Category

Write an essay (1,200 words max) to share an experience you’ve encountered or witnessed in Fiji that has shown how investing in women and girls has helped accelerate progress.

Prizes: 10 women will win a $2,500 education grant.

Video Submissions:

Please note that only Secondary School Students and Tertiary/Adult Learners can submit videos. We have created the video submission option to allow applicants to express their ideas creatively. If you choose to submit a video instead of an essay, please ensure that:

Your video clearly depicts the theme for the category you wish to apply for.
The video is no longer than 3 minutes and the file size is less than 20MB.
The ideas presented in the video are original and not copied from any other sources.