RCAA CONFERENCE
BUILDING ON
THE FOUNDATION OF
LIVED EXPERIENCES

20 - 21 September, 2023
ibis Melbourne - Therry St, Melbourne, Victoria

RCAA Conference Scholarship OFFER

APPLY FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE RCAA CONFERENCE

Are you a young person from refugee background?

Would you like to contribute to conversations at the RCAA Conference in Melbourne 20th and 21st September?

Apply Now – this FREE offer worth $450 closes Monday 18 September

To enable as many young refugees with lived experience attend and contribute to the RCAA conference the Executive has introduced a scholarship program. This program enables 20 deserving young people attend.

Send you application stating your name, refugee background, gender and which state you reside in to info@rcaoa.org.au.

Once your application is received we will assess it for eligibility.

If you are selected our conference production company will issue you with a code that you can use to register for FREE.

Scholarship recipients coming to Melbourne from interstate are also entitled to discounted accommodation for 2 nights only at the IBIS hotel where a $150 per night with breakfast deal for a single conference attendee or $170 for two, is available. In the case of accommodation, recipients need to pay themselves. Aside from this opportunity, any travel and/or accommodation arrangements you make are at your expense.

For the scholarship recipients, ticket for RCAA Gala Dinner on Wednesday 20 September is available at discounted rate of $60 subjected to availability.

There is a criterion for the selection of scholarship recipients:

Selection Criteria:

Recipients must be below 35 years of age
They must be of a refugee background or have 2 parents who came to Australia as refugees
Not employed full time by an organisation that could support them to attend.
Those who are unemployed or on low incomes be given preference.

Apply now to info@rcaoa.org.au.

Membership

In 2023 we are hosting our inaugural conference themed Building on the Foundation of Lived Experience. Refugee communities will come together with various stakeholders to begin a continuing conversation, share knowledge and advance the capacity of people with lived experiences to join with RCAA in achieving our vision.

The conference provides RCAA the opportunity to develop the capacity and amplify the voices of our communities and also focus on the lived experiences of communities across Australia. It will also allow us to engage with our partners to understand and align our shared objectives by co-designing, co-delivering and jointly evaluating for the benefit of all.

The conference will be held on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne, and we invite delegates including multicultural communities, refugees, migrants, asylum seekers, governments, settlement services and businesses from across Australia and internationally to register and join us at this significant event.

We are proud to have the deep support of our partners and the enthusiastic participation of communities from across Australia which has been critical in allowing us to begin this vital conversation.

The conference program will span 2 days and will be complimented by a Gala Dinner on 20th September.