The $100,000 initiative helps regional secondary schools hold events like morning teas or Q&A sessions where past students talk about their career journeys since graduating.
Under the scheme, schools can apply for funding of up to $2,000 to facilitate the running of a youth-led event.
This could cover catering, venue hire, administration and any other costs involved in running a successful event.
Morisset High School Principal Darren Brailey said students were inspired by the experiences and candour of the alumni who shared their stories about life after 13 years of school.
"There is something very powerful about shared experience and hearing the insightful questions to our speakers from our students showed just how successful the event was," Mr Brailey said.
"We have also been able to share the career stories of our past students through videos that we greeted with the Regional School Alumni Event Program funding, which invites our whole school community to be inspired and to think about the career, work and study options for our young people."
The Regional School Alumni Events Program is funded by the Department of Regional NSW and administered by the Regional Industry Education Partnerships (RIEP) program. Applications are open now until Friday 12 April 2024 or when total funding is expended.
The program is open to all government and registered non-government secondary schools in regional NSW. For more information, or to submit a proposal go to: www.nsw.gov.au/AlumniEvents