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Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship

Featured Promoted
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 participation and success for Indigenous people.

$12000 approx. total

3 Years

50 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

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D. C. Cruickshank Family Scholarship

Featured Promoted
Mrs Shirley Cruickshank has donated an initial sum of $21,000 to The University of Western Australia to establish a fund to provide a scholarship for a meritorious young Indigenous woman who is experiencing financial hardship, to encourage her to pursue a full-time undergraduate degree course at the University.

$15000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

WA

Closed

Open: 01/07/2025

Close: 07/11/2025

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G. and I. Hester Indigenous Pathway Scholarship in Medicine

Featured Promoted
The Godfrey and Ione Hester Indigenous Pathway Scholarship in Medicine was established by Dr. Vanessa Harvey in memory of her parents, to provide assistance to an Indigenous student who has accepted an offer of assured entry into the course for the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) at The University of Western Australia. The scholarship is to support and assist an eligible student to commence and undertake the Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University.
 
This scholarship pays up to $10,000 per annum for up to four years.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

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INPEX Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

Featured Promoted
INPEX Ichthys Pty Ltd has donated funds to The University of Western Australia to provide a scholarship to encourage and assist high achieving Indigenous students to commence an undergraduate degree course at the University.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

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Jack and Eleanor Bendat Rural Indigenous Scholarship

Featured Promoted
Jack and Eleanor Bendat donated funds to The University of Western Australia to assist and encourage meritorious Indigenous students from regional Western Australia to continue and complete their first undergraduate degree course.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

More

Monash Business School Indigenous Scholarship

Featured Promoted
This Scholarship is for high-achieving Indigenous Australians who are interested in pursuing an undergraduate or graduate business degree at Monash. This Scholarship will cover the full course fees for the duration of your degree. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

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Monash Business School Indigenous Study Support Scholarship

Featured Promoted
A scholarship to support Indigenous Australians who are intending to enrol in or are currently studying an undergraduate business degree at Monash. Scholarships may also be awarded to eligible postgraduate students.
 

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

5 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

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Commonwealth Indigenous Access Scholarship

Featured Promoted
Commonwealth Indigenous Access Scholarship:

A scholarship provided by the Australian Government to assist Indigenous students with the costs of studying at university.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

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Commonwealth Indigenous Relocation Scholarship

Featured Promoted
A scholarship provided by the Australian Government to assist Indigenous students with the costs of studying at university.

$6000 approx. total

1 Semester

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

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Commonwealth Indigenous Support Scholarship

Featured Promoted
A scholarship provided by the Australian Government to assist Indigenous students with the costs of studying at university.

Scholarship benefits:

$6000 per annum (48 credit points of study) until the minimum points for your degree are completed.

$6000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

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William Cooper Indigenous Scholarship

Featured Promoted
The William Cooper Indigenous Scholarships support high-achieving Indigenous students with leadership potential to engage with their community and support other Indigenous students to access higher education.
Two scholarships are available, each scholarship is valued up to $54,500:

$6000 per year for the duration of the degree up to a maximum of four years;

Annual accommodation costs up to a value of $14,000 per annum for two years only. You must apply for Monash Residential Services.

$54500 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

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Margaret and John Crutch Indigenous Midwifery Scholarship

Featured Promoted
The Margaret and John Crutch Indigenous Midwifery Scholarship has been established in the memory of Margaret and John Crutch.

Students that live on-campus will also be eligible for on-campus accommodation costs up to a maximum of $12,000 per annum. You must apply directly to Monash Residential Services (MRS) for on-campus accommodation.

$18000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Information Technology Indigenous Study Support Scholarship

Featured Promoted
Achieving Potential Support Scholarship:

Monash University is looking to reward an Indigenous Australians who are interested in studying an IT degree at the undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework) level;

You must be from one of our defined educational disadvantage groups. The scholarship is valued at up to $15,000. Current Monash students in the Faculty of IT may also apply.

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

Featured Promoted
If you are an Indigenous Australian intending to enrol or currently studying in the Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, you may be eligible for this scholarship. It covers the cost of one year’s accommodation at Monash Residential Services.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

MRS Indigenous Leadership Pathway Scholarship

Featured Promoted
A scholarship for Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students who show leadership potential who are intending to or currently live on campus at Monash Residential Services.
 

$14000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Arrow Energy Go Further Indigenous Scholarship- JCU

Featured Promoted
Through the Arrow Energy Reconciliation Action Plan, Arrow is aiming to build mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous people and communities in a range of fields including education. As part of this commitment, Arrow is providing tertiary scholarships to support Indigenous students to attend and complete university. Please note this scholarship is valued at $10,000 for fulltime and $5,000 for part time students. This scholarship can be extended as well.

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 31/05/2024

Close: 07/08/2024

More

North Queensland Bulk Ports Marine Science Scholarship

Featured Promoted
A core value of the JCU/NQBP partnership is to provide the opportunity for high school students to study marine science at JCU. The funding will allow students to focus on achieving the most from their time with JCU, in addition to working closely with JCU and NQBP staff, as part of a mentorship program for potentially a successful career in the ports sector. Priority is given to Indigenous applicants and in addition to the $16,000 will pay for accommodation costs for QQBP work experience.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

More

JCU Library - SAGE Publishing Asia Pacific Grant for Indigenous HDR Students

Featured Promoted
SAGE Publishing empowers researchers, educators and institutions to shape the future. As a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services, SAGE’s mission is to build bridges to knowledge. To this end SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific are providing funding for a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) grant to Australian Indigenous HDR students at James Cook University.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/03/2024

Close: 15/05/2024

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Ross Spark and John Breinl Memorial Grants Program

Featured Promoted
This scholarship is named after:
Professor Ross Spark (1954-2013) who was the Head of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences at James Cook University Cairns in 2011 until the time of his death in 2013. He is remembered for the passion and expertise he had in health promotion and Indigenous health;
Dr John Breinl (1918 – 2013), a well-known medical practitioner, former deputy mayor of Townsville and Captain in the Ambulance Unit of 11th Infantry Brigade.

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

More

Thelma Myers Memorial Indigenous Nursing Scholarship

Featured Promoted
Established in 2003 by Carolyn Dixon, a psychiatric mental-health nurse, in memory of her mother Thelma Myers. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and facilitate Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives to continue their studies at a postgraduate level. The donor hopes the scholarship will be seen as a part of a reconciliation process, through the further education of the individual student and their care to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

More

Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship

Featured Promoted

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 participation and success for Indigenous people.

$12000 approx. total

3 Years

50 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

More

D. C. Cruickshank Family Scholarship

Featured Promoted

Mrs Shirley Cruickshank has donated an initial sum of $21,000 to The University of Western Australia to establish a fund to provide a scholarship for a meritorious young Indigenous woman who is experiencing financial hardship, to encourage her to pursue a full-time undergraduate degree course at the University.

$15000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

WA

Closed

Open: 01/07/2025

Close: 07/11/2025

More

G. and I. Hester Indigenous Pathway Scholarship in Medicine

Featured Promoted

The Godfrey and Ione Hester Indigenous Pathway Scholarship in Medicine was established by Dr. Vanessa Harvey in memory of her parents, to provide assistance to an Indigenous student who has accepted an offer of assured entry into the course for the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) at The University of Western Australia. The scholarship is to support and assist an eligible student to commence and undertake the Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University.
 
This scholarship pays up to $10,000 per annum for up to four years.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

More

INPEX Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

Featured Promoted

INPEX Ichthys Pty Ltd has donated funds to The University of Western Australia to provide a scholarship to encourage and assist high achieving Indigenous students to commence an undergraduate degree course at the University.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

More

Jack and Eleanor Bendat Rural Indigenous Scholarship

Featured Promoted

Jack and Eleanor Bendat donated funds to The University of Western Australia to assist and encourage meritorious Indigenous students from regional Western Australia to continue and complete their first undergraduate degree course.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

More

Monash Business School Indigenous Scholarship

Featured Promoted

This Scholarship is for high-achieving Indigenous Australians who are interested in pursuing an undergraduate or graduate business degree at Monash. This Scholarship will cover the full course fees for the duration of your degree. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Monash Business School Indigenous Study Support Scholarship

Featured Promoted

A scholarship to support Indigenous Australians who are intending to enrol in or are currently studying an undergraduate business degree at Monash. Scholarships may also be awarded to eligible postgraduate students.
 

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

5 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Commonwealth Indigenous Access Scholarship

Featured Promoted

Commonwealth Indigenous Access Scholarship:

A scholarship provided by the Australian Government to assist Indigenous students with the costs of studying at university.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Commonwealth Indigenous Relocation Scholarship

Featured Promoted

A scholarship provided by the Australian Government to assist Indigenous students with the costs of studying at university.

$6000 approx. total

1 Semester

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Commonwealth Indigenous Support Scholarship

Featured Promoted

A scholarship provided by the Australian Government to assist Indigenous students with the costs of studying at university.

Scholarship benefits:

$6000 per annum (48 credit points of study) until the minimum points for your degree are completed.

$6000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

William Cooper Indigenous Scholarship

Featured Promoted

The William Cooper Indigenous Scholarships support high-achieving Indigenous students with leadership potential to engage with their community and support other Indigenous students to access higher education.
Two scholarships are available, each scholarship is valued up to $54,500:

$6000 per year for the duration of the degree up to a maximum of four years;

Annual accommodation costs up to a value of $14,000 per annum for two years only. You must apply for Monash Residential Services.

$54500 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Margaret and John Crutch Indigenous Midwifery Scholarship

Featured Promoted

The Margaret and John Crutch Indigenous Midwifery Scholarship has been established in the memory of Margaret and John Crutch.

Students that live on-campus will also be eligible for on-campus accommodation costs up to a maximum of $12,000 per annum. You must apply directly to Monash Residential Services (MRS) for on-campus accommodation.

$18000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Information Technology Indigenous Study Support Scholarship

Featured Promoted

Achieving Potential Support Scholarship:

Monash University is looking to reward an Indigenous Australians who are interested in studying an IT degree at the undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework) level;

You must be from one of our defined educational disadvantage groups. The scholarship is valued at up to $15,000. Current Monash students in the Faculty of IT may also apply.

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

Featured Promoted

If you are an Indigenous Australian intending to enrol or currently studying in the Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, you may be eligible for this scholarship. It covers the cost of one year’s accommodation at Monash Residential Services.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

MRS Indigenous Leadership Pathway Scholarship

Featured Promoted

A scholarship for Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students who show leadership potential who are intending to or currently live on campus at Monash Residential Services.
 

$14000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

More

Arrow Energy Go Further Indigenous Scholarship- JCU

Featured Promoted

Through the Arrow Energy Reconciliation Action Plan, Arrow is aiming to build mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous people and communities in a range of fields including education. As part of this commitment, Arrow is providing tertiary scholarships to support Indigenous students to attend and complete university. Please note this scholarship is valued at $10,000 for fulltime and $5,000 for part time students. This scholarship can be extended as well.

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 31/05/2024

Close: 07/08/2024

More

North Queensland Bulk Ports Marine Science Scholarship

Featured Promoted

A core value of the JCU/NQBP partnership is to provide the opportunity for high school students to study marine science at JCU. The funding will allow students to focus on achieving the most from their time with JCU, in addition to working closely with JCU and NQBP staff, as part of a mentorship program for potentially a successful career in the ports sector. Priority is given to Indigenous applicants and in addition to the $16,000 will pay for accommodation costs for QQBP work experience.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

More

JCU Library - SAGE Publishing Asia Pacific Grant for Indigenous HDR Students

Featured Promoted

SAGE Publishing empowers researchers, educators and institutions to shape the future. As a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services, SAGE’s mission is to build bridges to knowledge. To this end SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific are providing funding for a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) grant to Australian Indigenous HDR students at James Cook University.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/03/2024

Close: 15/05/2024

More

Ross Spark and John Breinl Memorial Grants Program

Featured Promoted

This scholarship is named after:
Professor Ross Spark (1954-2013) who was the Head of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences at James Cook University Cairns in 2011 until the time of his death in 2013. He is remembered for the passion and expertise he had in health promotion and Indigenous health;
Dr John Breinl (1918 – 2013), a well-known medical practitioner, former deputy mayor of Townsville and Captain in the Ambulance Unit of 11th Infantry Brigade.

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

More

Thelma Myers Memorial Indigenous Nursing Scholarship

Featured Promoted

Established in 2003 by Carolyn Dixon, a psychiatric mental-health nurse, in memory of her mother Thelma Myers. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and facilitate Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives to continue their studies at a postgraduate level. The donor hopes the scholarship will be seen as a part of a reconciliation process, through the further education of the individual student and their care to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

More

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