Indigenous Pathways Portal

Hutchinson Indigenous Fellowship and Residency

The Hutchinson Indigenous Fellowship and Residency is an annual award that provides a Victorian Aboriginal emerging artist with financial support to explore ideas and develop skills that will realise new iterations of cultural practice and development and build their practice into the future. &a...

$40000 approx. total

1 Semester

1 scholarship offered

VIC

Open

Ian and Cathy Robertson Warlang Barna Scholarship

This scholarship has been set up to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the Veterinary BSc, DVM Waardong program.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Open

Open: 05/10/2025 2025-10-05T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 08/03/2026 2026-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

IBB Gadigal Advanced Merit Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2019 to assist Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students undertaking the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Advanced Studies. The scholarship is valued at $10,000 per annum and is tenable for the normal duration of the degree.

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Open

Iberdrola Australia First Nations Scholarship Program

Iberdrola Australia's First Nations Scholarship program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to study in renewable energy related fields at a tertiary level.The program is for students who have successfully completed at least one year of full time equivalent undergraduate s...

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

3 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 01/10/2025 2025-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/01/2026 2026-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

Ida West Aboriginal Health Scholarship

To pay tribute to the life and work of Aunty Ida, the Department of Health and Human Services administers an annual Scholarship in her name. The Ida West Aboriginal Health Scholarship provides financial assistance to Aboriginal students completing a formal qualification at unive...

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

TAS

Closed

Open: 01/11/2023 2023-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 23/02/2024 2024-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Inclusion Works Bursary

This Bursary is to promote community inclusion excellence by supporting participation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in social work field education. 

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

3 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024 2024-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 10/01/2025 2025-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Allied Health Scholarship

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

Closed

Open: 23/07/2025 2025-07-23T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 24/11/2025 2025-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous and Non-Western Mathematics : Research Scholarship

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

Open

Indigenous Australian Graduate Coursework Scholarship

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

Open

Indigenous Australian Higher Degree Scholarship

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

Open

Indigenous Australian Reconciliation PhD Scholarship

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

Open

Indigenous Australians Leading in Business Global Executive MBA Scholarship

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

Closed

Open: 01/09/2025 2025-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 13/10/2025 2025-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Australians Leading in Business MBA Scholarship

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 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 14/10/2024 2024-10-14T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Australians Master of Clinical Psychology Scholarship

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

Indigenous Australians Psychology Honours Scholarship

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

Indigenous Australians Psychology Undergraduate Scholarship

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

Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship

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 2025-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 06/08/2024 2024-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship

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

Not opened yet

Open: 18/05/2026 2026-05-18T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 22/06/2026 2026-06-22T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (ICAS) Mid Year

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 2024-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 14/03/2025 2025-03-14T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship

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 2025-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 06/08/2025 2025-08-06T00:00:00+00:00