Indigenous Pathways Portal

Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing Scholarship

The Department of Health is partnering with the Victorian Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation (VACCHO) and Deakin University to implement an Aboriginal social and emotional (SEWD) Scholarship Program. The program aims to assist Aboriginal people working in Aboriginal Social and Em...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

VIC

Closed

Open: 11/06/2025 2025-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 09/07/2025 2025-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

NBC Consultants Yolngu Scholarship

This scholarship provides financial support to First Nations Australian students who have shown determination towards their study, as well as improving career prospects. It will give recipients an incentive to strive and achieve excellence in their studies. 

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NT

Closed

Open: 04/06/2025 2025-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 25/07/2025 2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

Morning Star Scholarship

This scholarship supports First Nations students studying Technical and Further Education Courses at CDU by providing financial assistance to help them achieve their education and career goals. 

$2500 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

NT

Closed

Open: 04/06/2025 2025-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 25/07/2025 2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

Mediverse Nursing Scholarship

This scholarship provides financial support to a Fist Nations Australian student studying at Charles Darwin University. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NT

Closed

Open: 04/06/2025 2025-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 25/07/2025 2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

Alicia Johnson Memorial Scholarship

This Scholarship provides financial support to Indigenous law students and encourages completion by easing some of the financial burdens associated with studying a Higher Education course. 

$9000 approx. total

3 Years

3 scholarships offered

NT

Closed

Open: 04/06/2025 2025-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 25/07/2025 2025-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

UWA Indigenous Achievement Scholarship

The Commonwealth of Australia provides funds under the Indigenous Student Success Program to improve higher education access, encourage Indigenous people to commence an undergraduate degree course at The University of Western Australia and increase higher education participation and success for I...

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 19/05/2025 2025-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 06/08/2025 2025-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship

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 pa...

$12000 approx. total

3 Years

50 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 19/05/2025 2025-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 06/08/2025 2025-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

Arcadia Indigenous Landscape Architecture Scholarship

Arcadia Landscape Design has donated funds to UWA to assist and encourage a high-achieving Indigenous Australian to commence and pursue studies in Landscape Architecture at UWA.  This provides $5000 per annum.

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

WA

Closed

Open: 19/05/2025 2025-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 06/08/2025 2025-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (ICAS) Mid Year

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...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 02/06/2025 2025-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 08/08/2025 2025-08-08T00:00:00+00:00

Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre Health Scholarships

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.The Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre Health Scholarshi...

Value may vary

1 Semester

WA

Closed

Open: 03/06/2025 2025-06-03T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 10/08/2025 2025-08-10T00:00:00+00:00

Rhodes Scholarships

The Rhodes Scholarship programme is the oldest (established 1903), and perhaps the most prestigious, international scholarship programme in the world. Administered by the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, the programme offers more than 100 fully-funded Scholarships each year for postgraduate study at the U...

$45000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

9 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 02/06/2025 2025-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 12/08/2025 2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00

Young, Black & Proud Scholarships

The YBPS are for our young mob who wanna get further in sport, the arts or achieving academically (either at school, TAFE or uni). With support from the Queensland Family & Child Commission this round we have $2000 and $1000 scholarships to give away. How deadly is that!

$2000 approx. total

1 Year

12 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Close: 16/08/2025 2025-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

Bond University Indigenous Scholarship

These scholarships, valued up to 50% of tuition fees for any single undergraduate degree (excluding the Medical Program) or 100% tuition for any diploma program, are awarded to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students who have demonstrated extracurricular involvement, leadership potential an...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/05/2025 2025-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 28/08/2025 2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00

The Faculty of Law and Justice Juris Doctor Scholarship for Indigenous Students

The Juris Doctor (JD) Scholarship for Indigenous Students was established to assist high-achieving Indigenous students to undertake the Juris Doctor Program at UNSW. 

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Open: 04/07/2025 2025-07-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 29/08/2025 2025-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

Emeritus Professor Richard Henry AM and the late Dr Rachel Oberon Indigenous Advantage Graduate Certificate Scholarship

This Scholarship encourages Indigenous students to undertake a Graduate Certificate within the UNSW Centre of Social Impact or the Australian Graduate School of Management, with preference given to students undertaking the CSI Graduate Certificate in Social Impact. This Scholarship will be paid d...

$8500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

3 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 07/07/2025 2025-07-07T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 29/08/2025 2025-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

MBA Student Scholarship - Indigenous

This Scholarship covers up to 25% of your tuition fees. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

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

Close: 16/09/2025 2025-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

Dr Lawrence F Smith Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students

An undergraduate or postgraduate coursework scholarship for students who are studying the Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health   Established in 2016, this scholarship has been generously donated and established by Dr Lawrence F Smith to assist an Aboriginal and Torres ...

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

Open: 01/07/2025 2025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/09/2025 2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship

This scholarship offers up to $7,000 per year for up to 3 years for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person undertaking an undergraduate psychology degree at the University of Sydney.

$21000 approx. total

3 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 01/07/2025 2025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/09/2025 2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Australian Geoscience Council Aboriginal and Torres Strait Scholarship

The Australian Geoscience Council (AGC) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Scholarship is intended to assist First Nations undergraduate students with costs associated with their study at university. Applications are sought from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who have successfully com...

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

Closed

Close: 30/09/2025 2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/09/2026 2026-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Snow Scholarships

The Snow Scholarship is one of Australia’s most generous and transformative undergraduate programs, designed predominantly to support students in Canberra and regional or rural NSW who face barriers to higher education.Each Snow Scholarship is valued at up to $30,000 per year, providing residenti...

$90000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

16 scholarships offered

Open

Open: 19/05/2025 2025-05-19T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 12/10/2025 2025-10-12T00:00:00+00:00