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Dyno Nobel Indigenous Scholarship

This Scholarship was established in 2021 by Dyno Nobel (formerly Incitec Pivot) to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who face financial hardship. Preference is given to students studying engineering, business or occupational health and safety science.

$15000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Envato Foundation Indigenous Scholarship

This Scholarship was established by a gift from the Envato Foundation to support the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

$7000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

E.O.H Handy Memorial Scholarship

This Scholarship was founded in 1995 by a bequest under the will of Maisie Elizabeth Handy in memory of her late husband E.O.H. Handy.

$500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Fiona Kennedy Memorial Scholarship

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Professor Fred D'Agostino to honour the life of UQ colleague, Fiona Kennedy.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Geoffrey Huey Sattler Indigenous Scholarship

This scholarship was established by a donation from the Estate of Geoffrey Huey Sattler to honour the life of Geoffrey Huey Sattler.

$7000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

John Nesbit Scholarship for Biomedical Sciences

This Scholarship was established in 2023 from the bequest of John Nesbit.

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

6 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Kevin and Edna Bond Scholarship Fund

This Scholarship was established through the Kevin and Edna Bond Scholarship Endowment Fund. Kevin and Edna Bond were highly respected in their community as Elders and founders of Inala Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation. This Scholarship is designed to support Aboriginal and Torre...

$9000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

McColl Family Medical Scholarship

This Scholarship is maintained by the income from a gift of $50,000 by the McColl Family.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

McCullough Robertson Indigenous Scholarship

This Scholarship will support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders completing coursework degrees relating to law and the legal industry.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025 2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Assistance with Tertiary Education Scheme Scholarships

ATES is a competitive scholarship program established by the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) to assist Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people in the Torres Strait Region (including the mainland communities of Bamaga and Seisia) to participate in undergraduate Tertiary Education.

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

4 scholarships offered

QLD

Not opened yet

Open: 01/02/2027 2027-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 28/02/2026 2026-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Jessica King Scholarship

Each year the School of Medicine and Psychology may offer an award known as the Jessica King Scholarship - with the aim of assisting an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student to undertake the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery program at ANU. 

$100000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

Open: 01/02/2026 2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 28/02/2026 2026-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

AGL Jungurra Wunnik Scholarship

This scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts or Maths) at the Gippsland Campus. 

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

VIC

Closed

Open: 04/01/2026 2026-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 28/02/2026 2026-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Quest Integrity Indigenous Student Learning Support Grant

This grant was established by Quest Integrity in 2026.

Value may vary

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Open: 28/01/2026 2026-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Merck Indigenous STEM Leadership Scholarship

This Scholarship will support two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to study and work in STEM related fields.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026 2026-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

AusNet Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Ballarat Scholarship

The AusNet Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Ballarat Scholarship is open to domestic Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander undergraduate or postgraduate students studying at any Ballarat or the Mount Helen campus. The recipient will receive $7000 in two instalments: $3500...

$7000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

VIC

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026 2026-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Ernst & Young Scholarships (Higher Education)

This Scholarship is open to First Nations students studying a Higher Education degree/undergraduate degree through Federation University's Ballarat/Mt Helen campus.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

VIC

Closed

Open: 04/01/2026 2026-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons

The RACDS recognises that people of Indigenous backgrounds face many challenges, including opportunities to undertake further professional development. The RACDS is committed to supporting Indigenous people to be future leaders of the College and the profession. The RACDS First Nations S...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Open: 01/12/2025 2025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

EAPP Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

The Elite Athlete and Performer Program (EAPP) is a Sport, Wellbeing and Residential Life initiative to support student athletes and performers dual career. This EAPP Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship is designed to support elite athletes/performers who participate in n...

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 26/11/2025 2025-11-26T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

St John of God Mental Health Services Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

Established in 2016, based on the foundational principles it is the desire of St John of God Health Care NSW Services to support ACU’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing students through a scholarship.The St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) expresses the...

$20000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 23/10/2025 2025-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Mary MacKillop Scholarship

Established by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Queensland, through Australian Catholic University, to commemorate and honour the work of their foundress Mary MacKillop. This scholarship recognises and rewards undergraduate ACU students who can demonstrate support and involvement in ...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/08/2025 2025-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00