07/06/2026
🪂 Lisa Perdichizzi Scholarship 🪂
The APF, Sport Development Committee and Perdichizzi family are excited to announce the recipient of the 2026 Lisa Perdichizzi Scholarship — congratulations Lison Mage!
This annual scholarship, created through Lisa's family and an APF grant, is available to any individual APF member to undertake training, coaching, education or personal development, as part of their plan to improve female retention and growth in our sport.
Lison's application centred on ‘B.A.B.E.S.’ (Bad Ass Babes Embracing Skydiving) — the women's event she ran at Skydive Ramblers in November 2024, where women from all across Australia came together for 4-way formations, freefly jumps and pink suits in the sky, plus yoga and games on the ground. With this scholarship, Lison will undertake Brian Cain's Mental Performance Mastery Coaching Certification and foster B.A.B.E.S events with a format designed to travel, open to any drop zone in Australia willing to host.
Alongside the events, Lison is launching an inclusive B.A.B.E.S. online community, open to anyone who wants to play a part in championing and growing women’s participation in our sport. She firmly believes the task cannot sit on one person, one event, or one drop zone — it needs a network. Lison also plans to host quarterly free webinars for APF members on drop zone culture, fear, and mental performance.
"I'm writing this from recovery after a serious kitesurfing accident: 20 days in hospital, currently grounded. Injury happens in every sport we love, and what I'm learning about coming back is now part of what I want to bring to women in skydiving too. But the deeper conviction underneath this work is this: as women, we don't rise by ranking ourselves against each other. We thrive by celebrating the woman next to us like her progress is our own. The sky has room for every one of us. Sisterhood is not a slogan. It's a practice, and B.A.B.E.S. is the place we practise it."
Thank you to everyone who applied for this year's scholarship. The time and effort you put into your applications gave the judging panel a tough job. For applicants who were unsuccessful this time, we encourage you to continue contributing to female retention and growth in the sport, and we look forward to receiving your future applications.
Congratulations again, Lison. We look forward to following your journey.
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