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

The John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an approved course of study that is a prerequisite to admission as a legal practitioner in any Australian jurisdiction at or through an Australian tertiary institution.&...

$5500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 27/09/2024

Featured Promoted

The objective of the award is to encourage young Indigenous Australians to develop their leadership skills and aspire to leadership positions in their community. The scholarship has been generously established in memory of the distinguished Indigenous Australian, Ken Wanganeen.

$5400 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

The Lawrence R. Tedesco Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous Students was established to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are experiencing financial hardship.

$5200 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

Close: 18/03/2024

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

Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defence projects in Australia. The successful recipient of the Boeing Indigenous Engineering Scholarship will be offered the opportunity to apply for a Boeing Defence Australia internship where you can put your university stud...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 05/03/2025

This scholarship is provided by the friends of Charles Sturt University, the many service organisations, individuals and corporations throughout our region who give generously via the Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust in support of the University and its students. Their gifts allow Charle...

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

NSW

Closed

Close: 10/02/2025

This scholarship is open to applicants in Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of the RANZCR Annual Indigenous Scholarship is to attract doctors who identify as being either of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Maori heritage to one of the RANZCR training programs, and to support these trai...

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

6 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Established in 2016 by a generous gift from the Steglick family, the Steglick Indigenous Women's Scholarship aims to enhance the educational and health services available to Indigenous communities in remote, rural and regional areas.The scholarship's purpose is to support Aboriginal and/o...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/01/2026

Established in 2013, the ACU Law - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Equity Scholarship is intended to assist students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 30/08/2023

Close: 01/03/2024

The Alison Bush Memorial Trust Fund Scholarship was established in 2010 in tribute to one of NSW and Royal Prince Alfred’s longest serving and most influential midwives. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide opportunities through clinical placements in Sydney Local Health District for the ...

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Close: 30/11/2024

Close: 30/06/2025

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield is pleased to offer twelve month Aboriginal Tertiary Educational Scholarships for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island students to undertake tertiary studies. The purpose of the Tertiary Education Scholarships is to encourage and support Aboriginal and Torres Strai...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

SA

Closed

The purpose of the Scholarship is to assist and encourage Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the School of Medicine or the School of Nursing & Midwifery at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Close: 20/02/2025

The purpose of the Scholarship is to provide support for Aboriginal students to access and attain tertiary qualifications in health and human services or related disciplines, increase Aboriginal student awareness of the health sector employment opportunities and networks, to increase access to he...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

7 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Close: 16/05/2025

If you are an Indigenous Australian and intending to enrol in a single unit of study at Monash for an undergraduate degree, you may be eligible for this scholarship. You will receive funding for single units up to $5000.

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

Closed

Monash Indigenous Research Awards (MIRA) are provided by Monash University to support Indigenous Australian students undertaking Research Doctorate and Research Masters degrees. These top-up scholarships help support students with living costs and are awarded in addition to a RTP Stipend. &...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

Close: 31/05/2025

Close: 31/10/2025

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 ...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/03/2024

Close: 15/05/2024

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. T...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

The Department for Health and Wellbeing offers an Aboriginal Health Scholarship Program in partnership with Australian Rotary Health. The program aims to increase the number of professionally qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in the South Australian health sector.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Close: 28/02/2025

The Amy Levai Aboriginal teaching scholarship – secondary supports Aboriginal senior secondary school students in South Australian government schools interested in a teaching career in public education.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

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

The John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an approved course of study that is a prerequisite to admission as a legal practitioner in any Australian jurisdiction at or through an Australian tertiary institution.&...

$5500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 27/09/2024

Featured Promoted

The objective of the award is to encourage young Indigenous Australians to develop their leadership skills and aspire to leadership positions in their community. The scholarship has been generously established in memory of the distinguished Indigenous Australian, Ken Wanganeen.

$5400 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

The Lawrence R. Tedesco Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous Students was established to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are experiencing financial hardship.

$5200 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

Close: 18/03/2024

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

Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defence projects in Australia. The successful recipient of the Boeing Indigenous Engineering Scholarship will be offered the opportunity to apply for a Boeing Defence Australia internship where you can put your university stud...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Close: 05/03/2025

This scholarship is provided by the friends of Charles Sturt University, the many service organisations, individuals and corporations throughout our region who give generously via the Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust in support of the University and its students. Their gifts allow Charle...

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

NSW

Closed

Close: 10/02/2025

This scholarship is open to applicants in Australia and New Zealand. The purpose of the RANZCR Annual Indigenous Scholarship is to attract doctors who identify as being either of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Maori heritage to one of the RANZCR training programs, and to support these trai...

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

6 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Established in 2016 by a generous gift from the Steglick family, the Steglick Indigenous Women's Scholarship aims to enhance the educational and health services available to Indigenous communities in remote, rural and regional areas.The scholarship's purpose is to support Aboriginal and/o...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Close: 06/01/2026

Established in 2013, the ACU Law - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Equity Scholarship is intended to assist students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 30/08/2023

Close: 01/03/2024

The Alison Bush Memorial Trust Fund Scholarship was established in 2010 in tribute to one of NSW and Royal Prince Alfred’s longest serving and most influential midwives. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide opportunities through clinical placements in Sydney Local Health District for the ...

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Close: 30/11/2024

Close: 30/06/2025

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield is pleased to offer twelve month Aboriginal Tertiary Educational Scholarships for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island students to undertake tertiary studies. The purpose of the Tertiary Education Scholarships is to encourage and support Aboriginal and Torres Strai...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

SA

Closed

The purpose of the Scholarship is to assist and encourage Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the School of Medicine or the School of Nursing & Midwifery at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Close: 20/02/2025

The purpose of the Scholarship is to provide support for Aboriginal students to access and attain tertiary qualifications in health and human services or related disciplines, increase Aboriginal student awareness of the health sector employment opportunities and networks, to increase access to he...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

7 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Close: 16/05/2025

If you are an Indigenous Australian and intending to enrol in a single unit of study at Monash for an undergraduate degree, you may be eligible for this scholarship. You will receive funding for single units up to $5000.

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

Closed

Monash Indigenous Research Awards (MIRA) are provided by Monash University to support Indigenous Australian students undertaking Research Doctorate and Research Masters degrees. These top-up scholarships help support students with living costs and are awarded in addition to a RTP Stipend. &...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

Close: 31/05/2025

Close: 31/10/2025

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 ...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/03/2024

Close: 15/05/2024

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. T...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024

Close: 10/01/2025

The Department for Health and Wellbeing offers an Aboriginal Health Scholarship Program in partnership with Australian Rotary Health. The program aims to increase the number of professionally qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in the South Australian health sector.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Close: 28/02/2025

The Amy Levai Aboriginal teaching scholarship – secondary supports Aboriginal senior secondary school students in South Australian government schools interested in a teaching career in public education.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

Keep updated

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive opportunities,
alerts and the latest updates from us.

Subscribe now

Aurora Education Foundation acknowledges and pays respects to the Traditional Custodians of the lands of Gadigal Country and Whadjuk Noongar Country where Aurora offices are located.

Aurora also acknowledges the Countries and ancestors of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, scholars, families and carers, staff, volunteers and Board Directors who partner with Aurora to achieve a society where First Peoples determine their own aspirations through education and lifelong learning. We acknowledge and pay respects to your Elders, past and present.