This scholarship is open to high achieving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the University of South Australia full or part-time in any of the undergraduate programs:   Bachelor of Human Movement Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science Bachelor of Occupatio...

$24000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander full and part-time students of the University of South Australia who are, or will be, entering their final year of an undergraduate or an Honours year.  

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

The Ngampa Aboriginal Student Scholarship will be available to Aboriginal students enrolled in their first or second year of any undergraduate program offered by UniSA.   Each scholarship is valued at up to $15,000 ($7,500 per year for two years for full-time students)

$15000 approx. total

2 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

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

Operational throughout NSW and the ACT, Richard Crookes Constructions (RCC) is a private, family owned construction company that has been delivering projects as promised; on-time and budget, safely and to the highest quality since 1976. As a proud Australian business, we recognise the importance ...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 16/03/2025

This Scholarship provides financial assistance to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are experiencing educational disadvantage to undertake further studies at an honours or postgraduate (by coursework) level at Griffith University. 

$4000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Close: 17/03/2025

This scholarship provides support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking Honours studies in First Nations archaeology at the University of Sydney. This scholarship is valued at $22,000 for one year. 

$22000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Open: 20/12/2024

Close: 18/03/2025

You'll receive a scholarship valued at $15,000 for three years paid in $2,500 instalments each semester. 

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 10/01/2025

Close: 19/03/2025

A generous donation from the Sophia Fund, has enabled the establishment of the Sophia Fund Indigenous Bursaries. They have been established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a higher education course.

$500 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

SA

Closed

Open: 11/12/2024

Close: 19/03/2025

This scholarship has been established to assist Indigenous students studying the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice at Flinders.  

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

SA

Closed

Open: 11/12/2024

Close: 19/03/2025

Applications are sought from research students with a background in musicology or music history or in cultural history with a focus on music/sound. The PhD, DMA or Masters student will work with a small team with expertise in cultural history, musicology, cross-cultural histories, gender history ...

$111000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 05/03/2025

Close: 20/03/2025

This scholarship is designed to help Indigenous women excel in business at QUT.  You'll receive $5,000 over one year, paid in two-semester payments. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 03/01/2025

Close: 23/03/2025

The Australian Academy of Law offers the Australian Academy of Law First Nations Scholarship tenable in the applicable year for a First Nations final year law student studying for the LLB or JD or combined Law degree at any Australian law school, or the Diploma in Law through the NSW Law Extensio...

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 28/03/2025

The Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarships have been generously donated to support Bachelor of Science - Nursing students commencing their first semester of study.   

$24000 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

The ECU Vice Chancellor's Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Scholarship was established to provide financial support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians. The scholarship funds are payable each semester, until the completion of a Bachelor's degree at ECU. Applic...

$17500 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

This scholarship will support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students studying a STEM related Bachelor Course at ECU.   This scholarship is a one off payment of $5000. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

This scholarship supports an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student studying a fulltime Bachelor or Postgraduate course (excluding PG by research) within the School of Engineering, Science, Medical and Health Science or Business and Law.    This scholarship provides ...

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students undertaking either an Undergraduate Degree, in either second year or higher, or a Postgraduate course in the eligible courses listed on the ECU website.   The successful applicant will receive $5000 (prorated f...

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

The Fiona Lavelle and Tinesh Tamilkodi Memorial Scholarship is generously supported by St John WA. One scholarship valued at $20,000 will be open to applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students undertaking an eligible health sciences degree. This scholarship reflect Fiona&...

$20000 approx. total

2 Years

1 scholarship offered

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

The Western Australian Department of Education is offering 2 Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships each year to assist prospective Aboriginal secondary teachers to complete a teaching qualification and commence their career in a public school.Scholarships are valued at up to $30 000 if the re...

$46000 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 30/03/2025

This scholarship is open to high achieving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the University of South Australia full or part-time in any of the undergraduate programs:   Bachelor of Human Movement Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science Bachelor of Occupatio...

$24000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander full and part-time students of the University of South Australia who are, or will be, entering their final year of an undergraduate or an Honours year.  

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

The Ngampa Aboriginal Student Scholarship will be available to Aboriginal students enrolled in their first or second year of any undergraduate program offered by UniSA.   Each scholarship is valued at up to $15,000 ($7,500 per year for two years for full-time students)

$15000 approx. total

2 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

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

Operational throughout NSW and the ACT, Richard Crookes Constructions (RCC) is a private, family owned construction company that has been delivering projects as promised; on-time and budget, safely and to the highest quality since 1976. As a proud Australian business, we recognise the importance ...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 16/03/2025

This Scholarship provides financial assistance to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are experiencing educational disadvantage to undertake further studies at an honours or postgraduate (by coursework) level at Griffith University. 

$4000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Close: 17/03/2025

This scholarship provides support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking Honours studies in First Nations archaeology at the University of Sydney. This scholarship is valued at $22,000 for one year. 

$22000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Open: 20/12/2024

Close: 18/03/2025

You'll receive a scholarship valued at $15,000 for three years paid in $2,500 instalments each semester. 

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 10/01/2025

Close: 19/03/2025

A generous donation from the Sophia Fund, has enabled the establishment of the Sophia Fund Indigenous Bursaries. They have been established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a higher education course.

$500 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

SA

Closed

Open: 11/12/2024

Close: 19/03/2025

This scholarship has been established to assist Indigenous students studying the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice at Flinders.  

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

SA

Closed

Open: 11/12/2024

Close: 19/03/2025

Applications are sought from research students with a background in musicology or music history or in cultural history with a focus on music/sound. The PhD, DMA or Masters student will work with a small team with expertise in cultural history, musicology, cross-cultural histories, gender history ...

$111000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 05/03/2025

Close: 20/03/2025

This scholarship is designed to help Indigenous women excel in business at QUT.  You'll receive $5,000 over one year, paid in two-semester payments. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 03/01/2025

Close: 23/03/2025

The Australian Academy of Law offers the Australian Academy of Law First Nations Scholarship tenable in the applicable year for a First Nations final year law student studying for the LLB or JD or combined Law degree at any Australian law school, or the Diploma in Law through the NSW Law Extensio...

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 28/03/2025

The Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarships have been generously donated to support Bachelor of Science - Nursing students commencing their first semester of study.   

$24000 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

The ECU Vice Chancellor's Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Scholarship was established to provide financial support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians. The scholarship funds are payable each semester, until the completion of a Bachelor's degree at ECU. Applic...

$17500 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

This scholarship will support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students studying a STEM related Bachelor Course at ECU.   This scholarship is a one off payment of $5000. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

This scholarship supports an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student studying a fulltime Bachelor or Postgraduate course (excluding PG by research) within the School of Engineering, Science, Medical and Health Science or Business and Law.    This scholarship provides ...

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students undertaking either an Undergraduate Degree, in either second year or higher, or a Postgraduate course in the eligible courses listed on the ECU website.   The successful applicant will receive $5000 (prorated f...

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

The Fiona Lavelle and Tinesh Tamilkodi Memorial Scholarship is generously supported by St John WA. One scholarship valued at $20,000 will be open to applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students undertaking an eligible health sciences degree. This scholarship reflect Fiona&...

$20000 approx. total

2 Years

1 scholarship offered

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025

Close: 30/03/2025

The Western Australian Department of Education is offering 2 Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships each year to assist prospective Aboriginal secondary teachers to complete a teaching qualification and commence their career in a public school.Scholarships are valued at up to $30 000 if the re...

$46000 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 30/03/2025

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