Featured Promoted

Yakai means 'help' in Kaurna - this Bursary is a financial assistance payment which seeks to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in any program of study at the University of Adelaide.    Up to $5,000 can be awarded, it is judged on a case-by-case...

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 02/12/2024

Close: 07/03/2025

Featured Promoted

The Yaitya Tipanthi Scholarships was created to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as they transition from the Karnkanthi Indigenous Education Program to undertake any program of study the University of Adelaide. 

$8000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 02/12/2024

Close: 07/03/2025

This Scholarship is to support further engagement with the sciences amongst First Nations Australians. The Scholarship funds will be used to support overcome obstacles to education in the fields of Science, Engineering and Technology. 

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

NT

Closed

Close: 07/03/2025

Kulbardi was first established in 1988 as the Aboriginal Education Unit for Murdoch University. The centre was named the Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre by respected Elder Ralph Winmar. Kulbardi, pronounced ‘Kool-bar-dee’, is the Noongar word for magpie. Awarded in categories of: Kulbardi Education A...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 09/03/2025

The NTEU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship was established to support and encourage undergraduate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who demonstrate a commitment to community, across the various different stages of their degree.

$5200 approx. total

1 Year

3 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 14/10/2024

Close: 09/03/2025

Featured Promoted

This bursary assists an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student with the additional costs associated with studying medicine and health at university. 

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025

The Marcus Oldham Indigenous Scholarships are provided by Alan Blackburn, former lecturer at Marcus Oldham College. Alan is a highly respected member of the College community having lectured in Accounting and Finance for 24 years. The Marcus Oldham Indigenous Scholarships are to provide support f...

$25000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025

This scholarship is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are in an undergraduate degree at the Queensland College of Art and have experienced financial hardship and/or educational disadvantage.

$2000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025

A full fee waiver scholarship to encourage and assist high-achieving Indigenous candidates to pursue a Master of Business Administration at the University.

$59700 approx. total

No Duration

3 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 01/01/2025

Close: 11/03/2025

There are two forms of Commonwealth Scholarships: - Commonwealth Indigenous Accommodation Scholarships (5 on offer) and; - Commonwealth Indigenous Education Costs Scholarships (7 on offer).   These scholarships are funded through the Indigenous Student Success Program, which is provi...

$32000 approx. total

No Duration

5 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 11/03/2025

Close: 08/07/2025

Education is a key factor in improving your economic and social well being. The Commonwealth also understands the significant benefit of an education environment that acknowledges, respects and embraces Indigenous peoples’ cultures, languages, traditions and spirituality. If you would like some ...

$2000 approx. total

3 Years

VIC

Closed

Open: 13/02/2025

Close: 12/03/2025

The scholarships are available for Australian *Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students of the University of South Australia and Flinders University who are enrolled full-time or part-time in a postgraduate or Medical degree and are permanent residents of South Australia. The scholarship i...

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

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

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

7 Boorloo (Perth) commercial law firms (Allens, Clayton Utz, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, MinterEllison, Steinepreis Paganin and Thomas Geer) have launched the Bilya Boorn Scholarship. It aims to increase the representation and participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander p...

$20000 approx. total

2 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 06/03/2025

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

Featured Promoted

Yakai means 'help' in Kaurna - this Bursary is a financial assistance payment which seeks to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in any program of study at the University of Adelaide.    Up to $5,000 can be awarded, it is judged on a case-by-case...

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 02/12/2024

Close: 07/03/2025

Featured Promoted

The Yaitya Tipanthi Scholarships was created to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as they transition from the Karnkanthi Indigenous Education Program to undertake any program of study the University of Adelaide. 

$8000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 02/12/2024

Close: 07/03/2025

This Scholarship is to support further engagement with the sciences amongst First Nations Australians. The Scholarship funds will be used to support overcome obstacles to education in the fields of Science, Engineering and Technology. 

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

NT

Closed

Close: 07/03/2025

Kulbardi was first established in 1988 as the Aboriginal Education Unit for Murdoch University. The centre was named the Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre by respected Elder Ralph Winmar. Kulbardi, pronounced ‘Kool-bar-dee’, is the Noongar word for magpie. Awarded in categories of: Kulbardi Education A...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 09/03/2025

The NTEU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship was established to support and encourage undergraduate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who demonstrate a commitment to community, across the various different stages of their degree.

$5200 approx. total

1 Year

3 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 14/10/2024

Close: 09/03/2025

Featured Promoted

This bursary assists an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student with the additional costs associated with studying medicine and health at university. 

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025

The Marcus Oldham Indigenous Scholarships are provided by Alan Blackburn, former lecturer at Marcus Oldham College. Alan is a highly respected member of the College community having lectured in Accounting and Finance for 24 years. The Marcus Oldham Indigenous Scholarships are to provide support f...

$25000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025

This scholarship is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are in an undergraduate degree at the Queensland College of Art and have experienced financial hardship and/or educational disadvantage.

$2000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025

A full fee waiver scholarship to encourage and assist high-achieving Indigenous candidates to pursue a Master of Business Administration at the University.

$59700 approx. total

No Duration

3 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 01/01/2025

Close: 11/03/2025

There are two forms of Commonwealth Scholarships: - Commonwealth Indigenous Accommodation Scholarships (5 on offer) and; - Commonwealth Indigenous Education Costs Scholarships (7 on offer).   These scholarships are funded through the Indigenous Student Success Program, which is provi...

$32000 approx. total

No Duration

5 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 11/03/2025

Close: 08/07/2025

Education is a key factor in improving your economic and social well being. The Commonwealth also understands the significant benefit of an education environment that acknowledges, respects and embraces Indigenous peoples’ cultures, languages, traditions and spirituality. If you would like some ...

$2000 approx. total

3 Years

VIC

Closed

Open: 13/02/2025

Close: 12/03/2025

The scholarships are available for Australian *Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students of the University of South Australia and Flinders University who are enrolled full-time or part-time in a postgraduate or Medical degree and are permanent residents of South Australia. The scholarship i...

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

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

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

7 Boorloo (Perth) commercial law firms (Allens, Clayton Utz, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, MinterEllison, Steinepreis Paganin and Thomas Geer) have launched the Bilya Boorn Scholarship. It aims to increase the representation and participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander p...

$20000 approx. total

2 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 06/03/2025

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

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