When applying, you can select what support you need:

• Conference registration fee ($550 USD)
• Return flights to Melbourne (or train/bus/fuel reimbursement and parking from regional Victoria)
• Accommodation in Melbourne (5-6 nights)
• Meals allowance
• Airport transfers

FREE from Women Deliver:

• One parent/guardian registration for those accompanying 12-17 year olds
• Free attendance for children under 12
• One disability support companion registration (if required)

We have limited additional funding and will work withselected applicants to explore support for:

• Companions, carers, or children travelling with you
• Guardian/parent flights and accommodation (for those aged 12–17)
• Disability support person flights and accommodation
• Children's travel and accommodation costs
• Specific accessibility needs

Please share your support needs in theapplication so we can discuss options together.

Melbourne metropolitan area residents: Eligible for conference registration sponsorship.

Regional Victoria residents: Eligible for conferenceregistration, accommodation, and transportation support.

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You must be available for the entire period:

Typical Schedule:

• Saturday 25 April: Travel to Melbourne (earlier if from remote areas)
• Sunday 26 April: Indigenous Pre-conference Gathering
• Monday 27 – Thursday 30 April: Women Deliver Conference
• Thursday 30 April or Friday 1 May: Travel home

We'll work with you on exact arrangements if selected, butyou must commit to all conference dates (26–30 April) plus necessary traveldays.

1.        Submit EOI by Sunday 1 February 2026

2.        We review all applications based onselection criteria

3.        You're notified by early March

4.        If selected: We send you a detailed formto confirm travel arrangements and gather additional information

5.        Pre-conference prep: Onlinemeetings/calls in March-April so the delegation can connect before.

Selected sponsored position recipients will be part of theWiyi Yani U Thangani Institute delegation.

Before the conference:

• Participate in online preparation meetings
• Connect with delegation and Institute team
• Learn about the conference program and Ways of Working

During the conference:

• Attend the Indigenous pre-conference gathering (26 April)
• Present photo ID at check-in for security
• Support each other throughout the conference
• Access Institute team members for support

After the conference:

• Share learnings with your community
• Participate in a debrief session
• Connect learnings back to your community, organisation, or work

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The conference experience is guided by the Wiyi Yani UThangani Ways of Working: (re)learning, lateral love, respect andrelationality, embracing all our identities, deep listening, beingself-reflective and aware, intergenerational action, shaping and keepingbalance, and sense-making.

Read more on pages 64–65 of the Change Agenda.

What are my responsibilities as a parent/guardian?

Women Deliver 2026 requires all under-18s to be accompaniedby a registered parent/guardian. If your young person is selected, you must:

·      Be willing and able to attend the fullconference with them

·      Be available for the full period (approximately25 April – 1 May 2026)

·      Provide consent for your young person to applyand attend

·      Supervise your young person throughout theconference

What support will I receive?

Women Deliver provide complimentary conferenceregistration for one guardian accompanying 12–17-year-olds.

If you require financial support to attend with your youngperson (such as flights, accommodation, meals, or airport transfers), pleaseindicate which supports you require in the application so we can discussoptions. We have limited additional funding and will do our best to support asmany families as possible.

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Can I bring my children under 12?

Yes! Women Deliver 2026 allows children under 12 to attendfree if accompanying a registered parent/guardian.

If you require financial support for your children to attendwith you (such as flights, accommodation, meals, or airport transfers), pleaseindicate which supports you require in the application so we can discussoptions.

What about childcare in Melbourne?

For local childcare options in Melbourne during conferencesessions, contact Women Deliver at wd2026@womendeliver.org

What accessibility support is available?

We're committed to creating an accessible, safe andsupportive environment. Please share your support needs in your application.

Women Deliver 2026 provides

• Accessible venue and facilities at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
• Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish at all Plenary and Concurrent Sessions
• International Sign Language interpretation at all Plenaries and select sessions
• Quiet spaces and sensory accommodations

Learn more about accessibility at WD2026

For specific accessibility support, contact: accessibility@womendeliver.org

Can I bring a support person?

Yes! Women Deliver provides FREE conference registration forone disability support companion if required for you to attend. We also havelimited funding to explore support for your companion's travel andaccommodation - share your needs in the application.