The purpose of these Scholarships is to provide assistance with education or relocation/accommodation costs to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Scholarships include the Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (ICECS) and Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodatio...

$1500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2023 through a gift from Professor Deborah Cao in honour of her husband of 31 years, Lawrence R Tedesco. Lawrence R Tedesco was born in New York City and grew up in Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. He was educated in the State University of New York at B...

$6750 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2020 by a donation from Feona Walker in partnership with the Alumni Friends under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by income generated from the underlying endowment fund.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

The Scholarship was established in 2022 and is maintained by an annual gift from Webuild, a global construction company. The Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying Engineering.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This scholarship supports Indigenous students experiencing financial hardship with the cost of residential fees at the Kev Carmody House.  This scholarship covers the cost of residency in a standard room at Kev Carmody House. 

Value may vary

No Duration

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This scholarship aims to support the next generation of Indigenous students working to create change in their communities and in the world, and in a small, yet meaningful way to address historic inequity.  This scholarship covers the full cost of accommodation for a standard room at Kev ...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

The Indigenous Futures Centre supports the next generation of Indigenous researchers. In addition to offering an attractive top-up scholarship and research support funds, the Centre provides its PhD candidates with training, mentoring and career opportunities.  The Centre's ...

Value may vary

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Santos under the UQef Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by an expendable gift from Santos.

$10000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2022 by a donation from Buchan under the UQef Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by an expendable gift from Buchan.

$10000 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying in the Faculty of Science.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to achieve educational success through completing studies at UQ, and to support greater representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education as stated in the UQ Reconciliation...

Value may vary

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Aurecon under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by Boeing Defence Australia Ltd to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who face financial hardship.

$8000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a gift from Civil Geotechnical Consultants and the Dalara Foundation to support the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

$7000 approx. total

2 Years

4 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established under the Queensland Commitment initiative and maintained by the income from gifts from Dr Peter Clark Ryan and Dr Edith Hampson and Alumni Friends.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by Commonwealth Bank to further their longstanding commitment to the financial wellbeing, education and career pathway opportunities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from the Crommelin Family Foundation under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative.

$5400 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2025 by a gift from Robyn Reid, in memory of David and Joyce Stabb. The Scholarship aims to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' access and success at UQ.

$9000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2013 and maintained by the Alan Lan Van Tran and Minh Ha Tran Family Endowment Fund. 

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

3 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2018 by Dr Graham Colditz. In 2023, an additional gift was matched under The Queensland Commitment. Dr Colditz created the Scholarship in memory of his late father, Dr Gordon Colditz and his late mother, Mrs Joan Colditz.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

The purpose of these Scholarships is to provide assistance with education or relocation/accommodation costs to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Scholarships include the Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (ICECS) and Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodatio...

$1500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2023 through a gift from Professor Deborah Cao in honour of her husband of 31 years, Lawrence R Tedesco. Lawrence R Tedesco was born in New York City and grew up in Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. He was educated in the State University of New York at B...

$6750 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2020 by a donation from Feona Walker in partnership with the Alumni Friends under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by income generated from the underlying endowment fund.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

The Scholarship was established in 2022 and is maintained by an annual gift from Webuild, a global construction company. The Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying Engineering.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This scholarship supports Indigenous students experiencing financial hardship with the cost of residential fees at the Kev Carmody House.  This scholarship covers the cost of residency in a standard room at Kev Carmody House. 

Value may vary

No Duration

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This scholarship aims to support the next generation of Indigenous students working to create change in their communities and in the world, and in a small, yet meaningful way to address historic inequity.  This scholarship covers the full cost of accommodation for a standard room at Kev ...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

The Indigenous Futures Centre supports the next generation of Indigenous researchers. In addition to offering an attractive top-up scholarship and research support funds, the Centre provides its PhD candidates with training, mentoring and career opportunities.  The Centre's ...

Value may vary

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Santos under the UQef Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by an expendable gift from Santos.

$10000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2022 by a donation from Buchan under the UQef Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by an expendable gift from Buchan.

$10000 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying in the Faculty of Science.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to achieve educational success through completing studies at UQ, and to support greater representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education as stated in the UQ Reconciliation...

Value may vary

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Aurecon under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by Boeing Defence Australia Ltd to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who face financial hardship.

$8000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a gift from Civil Geotechnical Consultants and the Dalara Foundation to support the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

$7000 approx. total

2 Years

4 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established under the Queensland Commitment initiative and maintained by the income from gifts from Dr Peter Clark Ryan and Dr Edith Hampson and Alumni Friends.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by Commonwealth Bank to further their longstanding commitment to the financial wellbeing, education and career pathway opportunities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from the Crommelin Family Foundation under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative.

$5400 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2025 by a gift from Robyn Reid, in memory of David and Joyce Stabb. The Scholarship aims to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' access and success at UQ.

$9000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2013 and maintained by the Alan Lan Van Tran and Minh Ha Tran Family Endowment Fund. 

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

3 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2018 by Dr Graham Colditz. In 2023, an additional gift was matched under The Queensland Commitment. Dr Colditz created the Scholarship in memory of his late father, Dr Gordon Colditz and his late mother, Mrs Joan Colditz.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

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