The RAS Foundation is making a significant investment in the future of rural and regional NSW, with the introduction of a new scholarship dedicated to agriculture graduates who are looking to pursue a career in teaching.

The RAS Foundation (RASF) is now accepting applications for its 2024 Community Futures Grant program, offering grants of up to $25,000 to assist regional community leaders and organisations turn dream projects into a reality.

Applications open today for the 2024 RAS Foundation’s (RASF) JB Fairfax Award for Rural & Regional Journalism and Communications, offering media and communications students an unrivalled opportunity to gain practical work experience at leading rural press outlets upon graduation. 

The RAS Foundation supported nine communities across rural and regional NSW this year, with our Community Futures Grants providing $154,000 in needed funding.

The RAS Foundation (RASF) is proud to be investing in agricultural innovation by sponsoring Central West Lamb Producer, Fiona Aveyard as one of the highly regarded 2023 Nuffield Farming Scholarship recipients.

Meet the Nelsons: 20-year-old Australian bush triplets raised in the Riverina Region. Kate, Phoebe and Timothy spent most of their child and teenage years in Tooleybuc, a small NSW town located on the border of NSW and Victoria, where they learned the thick and thin of rural life.

The search for the next generation of Australia’s rural journalists has begun with applications now open for the 2023 RAS Foundation JB Fairfax Award for Rural & Regional Journalism and Communications. The Award, now in its fourteenth year, is given to a communications student who has a passion and desire to report on issues affecting rural and regional communities. It includes a $10,000 scholarship as well as practical work experience at The Land newspaper, ABC Landline and in the Sydney Royal Easter Show media centre.