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Doherty Ellis Undergraduate Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honour the memory of Jack Doherty, who founded the Newcastle Aboriginal Support Group in 1980. Jack saw tertiary education as a key factor in Aboriginal empowerment. The intention of the scholarship is to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

Close: 05/03/2025 2025-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

Ian and Cathy Robertson Warlang Barna Scholarship

This scholarship has been set up to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the Veterinary BSc, DVM Waardong program.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Open

Open: 05/10/2025 2025-10-05T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 08/03/2026 2026-03-08T00:00:00+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: 01/08/2023 2023-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2024 2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Nano Nagle Scholarship

Established by the Presentation Sisters, Queensland Congregation, to commemorate and honour the work of their founder Nano Nagle. The specific goal of these scholarships is to encourage the development of leadership skills of emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders through professi...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/08/2023 2023-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2024 2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship

Established in 2016 by ACU Vice Chancellor, Professor Greg Craven, this scholarship honours Francis Xavier Conaci, a young Aboriginal scholar who joined the Benedictines and travelled to Rome for his education. This scholarship will assist an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ACU undertake stu...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 04/03/2024 2024-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 19/03/2024 2024-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

Gill Family Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

Established in 2014, the Gill Family Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship is intended to assist students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

VIC

Closed

Open: 01/08/2023 2023-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 17/03/2024 2024-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Australian Higher Degree Scholarship

These scholarships are to encourage progression to Honours level, or a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) or Postgraduate study. The USC Indigenous Scholarship was established in 2011 to support a new or continuing student wishing to pursue Postgraduate studies, an Honours undergraduate qualificat...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

4 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

College of Engineering, Science and Environment Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

This scholarship was established to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in eligible programs for the first year of study with the college of Engineering, Science and Environment (CESE).

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

20 scholarships offered

Closed

The St John of God Health Care Aboriginal Students Nursing Scholarship

This Scholarship is to support the costs associated with full time study, including the cost of living, and learning resources, to continuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from the Fremantle Campus enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia. &...

$4000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Close: 20/02/2025 2025-02-20T00:00:00+00:00

Jodie Michelle Reid Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2016, as a tangible memorial to Jodie Reid, a 1996 ACU Nursing Graduate and Centaur Medalist, who died in 2004, aged 27, after suffering from Diabetes mellitus for 25 years.

$4000 approx. total

No Duration

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/08/2023 2023-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 17/03/2024 2024-03-17T00:00:00+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: 06/01/2025 2025-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 02/03/2025 2025-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

Patience Thoms First Peoples (Honours and Postgraduate) Scholarship

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 2025-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation 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...

$3750 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

Open: 09/12/2024 2024-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 14/03/2025 2025-03-14T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Education Placement Bursary

The aim of the Bursary is to support Education students from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to gain valuable workplace learning and teaching experience as part of their degree. The amount of each bursary will be determined based on the location of the placement.   ...

$3550 approx. total

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Maev O'Collins Scholarship

Emeritus Professor Ellen Maev O'Collins established this endowed scholarship in 2015 to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking health sciences and social work studies - she greatly serviced the people of Papua New Guinea with her studies and work in her career.&...

$3500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

Open: 01/08/2023 2023-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2024 2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Stronger Smarter Institute Teachers of STEM Initiative - Graduate Certificate - Indigenous Scholarship

The Teachers of STEM Initiative™ is an innovative initiative focusing on supporting First Nations female tertiary students to secure a STEM qualification as an element of their degree. Developed by The Stronger Smarter Institute, through funding provided by the National Indigenous Australians Age...

$3280 approx. total

4 Years

7 scholarships offered

Closed

Deadly Reward Scholarships

The ICRS has been introduced to reward students who have achieved exceptionally high standards, participates in an activity related to their course or contributed to their University or Community.     

$3000 approx. total

1 Semester

VIC

Closed

Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships

The purpose of the Commonwealth Scholarships Program is to assist students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. There are two types of Commonwealth Scholarships available. Some students may be eligible for both: Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS) - This scho...

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

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

Commonwealth Indigenous Access Scholarship

Commonwealth Indigenous Access Scholarship: A scholarship provided by the Australian Government to assist Indigenous students with the costs of studying at university.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

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

Close: 13/02/2025 2025-02-13T00:00:00+00:00