These Commonwealth-funded scholarships aim to support Indigenous students who are relocating from a remote or regional area to study with University of Newcastle.

$5500 approx. total

1 Year

15 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 05/03/2025

La Trobe understand how important access to safe, secure and affordable housing is for their students. This scholarship offers a guaranteed place in their accommodation facilities across all of the campuses, as well as a scholarship that will cover any gap left after Rent Assistance. 

Value may vary

No Duration

VIC

Closed

Open: 23/08/2023

Close: 31/12/2024

The Indigenous Allied Health Scholarship has been developed to encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to purse within the School of Allied Health. The Scholarship aims to increase Indigenous participation in Allied Health professions by supporting students from the beginning ...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

WA

Open

Open: 23/07/2025

Close: 24/11/2025

An ARC funded research scholarship is available with the Mathematics Without Borders research group, within the Mathematical Sciences Institute at the Australian National University. The successful applicant/s will undertake research on non-Western and Indigenous mathematical knowledge a...

$133539 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

Each year ANU normally offers one scholarship to an indigenous Australian to undertake graduate study.

$28597 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

These scholarships are to encourage progression to Honours level, or a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) or Postgraduate study. The USC Indigenous Scholarship was established in 2011 to support a new or continuing student wishing to pursue Postgraduate studies, an Honours undergraduate qualificat...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

4 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Each year ANU normally offers one scholarship to an indigenous Australian to undertake a PhD.

$34000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

This scholarship covers the tuition of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student wanting to study the Global Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA). 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

NSW

Open

Open: 01/09/2025

Close: 13/10/2025

USYD Business School is committed to addressing the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in senior leadership positions. This scholarship aims to accelerate the rate at which Indigenous Australians move into senior leadership roles within all forms of Australian e...

$69000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 02/09/2024

Close: 14/10/2024

This scholarship is to encourage more Indigenous Australians to consider psychology as an accessible, valuable and rewarding career path.   This covers 50% of tuition fees for up to two years. 

Value may vary

2 Years

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/02/2026

This scholarship aims to encourage more Indigenous Australians to consider psychology as an accessible, valuable and rewarding career path.    This scholarship covers 50% of tuition fees for up to one year. 

Value may vary

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/01/2026

This scholarship aims to encourage more Indigenous Australians to consider psychology as an accessible, valuable and rewarding career path.    This scholarship covers 50% of tuition fees for up to three years. 

Value may vary

3 Years

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/01/2026

The Commonwealth of Australia provides funds under the Indigenous Student Success Program to improve higher education access, encourage Indigenous people to undertake an undergraduate course or an approved postgraduate course at The University of Western Australia and increase higher education pa...

$20000 approx. total

3 Years

10 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 19/05/2025

Close: 06/08/2024

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander undergraduate and postgraduate by coursework students from interstate or rural/regional Victoria.  This Scholarship provides:up to $7000 per year ($3,500 per semester) for full-time enrolled students for the dura...

$49000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Closed

Close: 16/06/2026

This Scholarship is funded by the Australian Government under the Indigenous Student Success Program. It is valued at $9,000 (pro-rata for part-time) The purpose of the Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships is to widen participation in higher education on campus for Aboriginal and Torres St...

$36000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

20 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Close: 05/01/2025

Close: 02/03/2025

The Commonwealth Government offers a significant number of scholarships each year for Indigenous students studying at the University of Adelaide through Commonwealth income support scholarships. The scholarships are to assist Indigenous students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly t...

$3750 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 09/12/2024

Close: 14/03/2025

The Commonwealth of Australia provides funds under the Indigenous Student Success Program to improve higher education access, encourage Indigenous people to undertake an undergraduate course or an approved postgraduate course at The University of Western Australia and increase higher education pa...

$12000 approx. total

3 Years

50 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 19/05/2025

Close: 06/08/2025

This scholarship is intended to assist with education costs.

$11020 approx. total

No Duration

6 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 03/10/2024

Close: 16/02/2025

The Commonwealth Government offers a significant number of scholarships each year for Indigenous students studying at the University of Adelaide through Commonwealth income support scholarships. The scholarships are to assist Indigenous students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly t...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 02/06/2025

Close: 08/08/2025

The Indigenous Commonwealth Education Scholarship provides up to $6,000 per year for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a undergraduate or postgraduate by coursework program.

$24000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Open

Open: 16/05/2025

Close: 13/10/2025

These Commonwealth-funded scholarships aim to support Indigenous students who are relocating from a remote or regional area to study with University of Newcastle.

$5500 approx. total

1 Year

15 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 05/03/2025

La Trobe understand how important access to safe, secure and affordable housing is for their students. This scholarship offers a guaranteed place in their accommodation facilities across all of the campuses, as well as a scholarship that will cover any gap left after Rent Assistance. 

Value may vary

No Duration

VIC

Closed

Open: 23/08/2023

Close: 31/12/2024

The Indigenous Allied Health Scholarship has been developed to encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to purse within the School of Allied Health. The Scholarship aims to increase Indigenous participation in Allied Health professions by supporting students from the beginning ...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

WA

Open

Open: 23/07/2025

Close: 24/11/2025

An ARC funded research scholarship is available with the Mathematics Without Borders research group, within the Mathematical Sciences Institute at the Australian National University. The successful applicant/s will undertake research on non-Western and Indigenous mathematical knowledge a...

$133539 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

Each year ANU normally offers one scholarship to an indigenous Australian to undertake graduate study.

$28597 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

These scholarships are to encourage progression to Honours level, or a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) or Postgraduate study. The USC Indigenous Scholarship was established in 2011 to support a new or continuing student wishing to pursue Postgraduate studies, an Honours undergraduate qualificat...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

4 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Each year ANU normally offers one scholarship to an indigenous Australian to undertake a PhD.

$34000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

This scholarship covers the tuition of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student wanting to study the Global Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA). 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

NSW

Open

Open: 01/09/2025

Close: 13/10/2025

USYD Business School is committed to addressing the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in senior leadership positions. This scholarship aims to accelerate the rate at which Indigenous Australians move into senior leadership roles within all forms of Australian e...

$69000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 02/09/2024

Close: 14/10/2024

This scholarship is to encourage more Indigenous Australians to consider psychology as an accessible, valuable and rewarding career path.   This covers 50% of tuition fees for up to two years. 

Value may vary

2 Years

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/02/2026

This scholarship aims to encourage more Indigenous Australians to consider psychology as an accessible, valuable and rewarding career path.    This scholarship covers 50% of tuition fees for up to one year. 

Value may vary

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/01/2026

This scholarship aims to encourage more Indigenous Australians to consider psychology as an accessible, valuable and rewarding career path.    This scholarship covers 50% of tuition fees for up to three years. 

Value may vary

3 Years

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/01/2026

The Commonwealth of Australia provides funds under the Indigenous Student Success Program to improve higher education access, encourage Indigenous people to undertake an undergraduate course or an approved postgraduate course at The University of Western Australia and increase higher education pa...

$20000 approx. total

3 Years

10 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 19/05/2025

Close: 06/08/2024

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander undergraduate and postgraduate by coursework students from interstate or rural/regional Victoria.  This Scholarship provides:up to $7000 per year ($3,500 per semester) for full-time enrolled students for the dura...

$49000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Closed

Close: 16/06/2026

This Scholarship is funded by the Australian Government under the Indigenous Student Success Program. It is valued at $9,000 (pro-rata for part-time) The purpose of the Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships is to widen participation in higher education on campus for Aboriginal and Torres St...

$36000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

20 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Close: 05/01/2025

Close: 02/03/2025

The Commonwealth Government offers a significant number of scholarships each year for Indigenous students studying at the University of Adelaide through Commonwealth income support scholarships. The scholarships are to assist Indigenous students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly t...

$3750 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 09/12/2024

Close: 14/03/2025

The Commonwealth of Australia provides funds under the Indigenous Student Success Program to improve higher education access, encourage Indigenous people to undertake an undergraduate course or an approved postgraduate course at The University of Western Australia and increase higher education pa...

$12000 approx. total

3 Years

50 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 19/05/2025

Close: 06/08/2025

This scholarship is intended to assist with education costs.

$11020 approx. total

No Duration

6 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 03/10/2024

Close: 16/02/2025

The Commonwealth Government offers a significant number of scholarships each year for Indigenous students studying at the University of Adelaide through Commonwealth income support scholarships. The scholarships are to assist Indigenous students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly t...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 02/06/2025

Close: 08/08/2025

The Indigenous Commonwealth Education Scholarship provides up to $6,000 per year for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a undergraduate or postgraduate by coursework program.

$24000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Open

Open: 16/05/2025

Close: 13/10/2025

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