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: 05/10/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

Murdoch University Indigenous Engineering Pathway Scholarship is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students seeking access to engineering study or careers via Bachelor of Engineering Technology.

$12000 approx. total

4 Years

5 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 05/10/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 17/11/2025

Close: 12/12/2025

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 22/09/2025

Close: 15/12/2025

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

You must already hold a degree in a relevant field and be commencing or continuing a postgraduate Initial Teacher Education program, such as a Master of Teaching.

$10000 approx. total

2 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 10/11/2025

Close: 15/12/2025

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 11/08/2025

Close: 15/12/2025

This scholarship has been established by donations made to the Dr Bill Jonas Memorial Indigenous Fund. The fund was established with donations form the Wollotuka Institute, friends, family and community members who wished to honour Dr Bill Jonas' significant contribution to Wollotuka and the University of Newcastle.
 
Dr Jonas, a proud Worimi man, is a pioneer of Indigenous rights. He was the first ever Indigenous Australian to be awarded a PhD and Australia's second ever Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The list of his achievements goes on.

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $5,000 over a 1 year tenure provided onging eligibility is met for the term of the scholarship.

The scholarship will be paid in two lump sums of $2,500 follwoing the Semester one and Semester two census dates.

$5000 approx. total

No Duration

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 08/02/2026

The McNair Foundation Indigenous Scholarship was established by the McNair Charitable Foundation in 2019 to support Indigenous students to complete their undergraduate studeis at the University of Newcastle.
 
This scholarship provides a benefit of $10,000 each year, paid as $5,000 each semester after the census date.
This scholarship is ongoing for up to 3 years provided ongoing eligibility is maintained and must be taken up in the year for which it is awarded.

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 13/01/2026

Close: 08/02/2026

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 Strait Islander student studying in the area of dentistry at the University of Sydney. The Scholarship is valued at $6,000.

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 01/07/2025

Close: 30/09/2025

An undergraduate scholarship up to $87,500 scholarship to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to study a Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies). Established in 2016, this scholarship has been generously donated by the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation.

$87500 approx. total

3 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 03/03/2025

Close: 07/03/2025

The Bendat Family Foundation has donated funds to UWA to establish a fund to provide scholarships to encourage and assist high-achieving Indigenous Australian students, who are facing financial hardship, to pursue a Juris Doctor. 

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

This Scholarship was created in memory of the late Gloria Brennan, to assist Australian Aboriginal students to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Western Australia.

$2500 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

The late Eveline Rosina Glyde donated funds to the University of Western Australia to assist and encourage Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue a bridging course or undergraduate degree course at the university.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation have donated funds to the University of Western Australia (UWA) to assist and encourage a high-achieving student to pursue a Bachelor fo Arts (Honours) majoring in Archaeology at UWA.

$40000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

This Scholarship is in memory of the highly recognised ABC journalist, Russell Woolf, who graduated from Edith Cowan University in 1994 with an Associate Diploma of Performing Arts (Broadcasting). This Scholarship will provide a $10,000 Scholarship to a student from a marginalised group/community. Preference will be given to students who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. 

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 02/10/2025

Close: 30/03/2026

The Scholarship will support 2 students enrolled in Certificate IV in Aboriginal Performance course at WAAPA. The Scholarship is aimed to assist students to complete their course who have a passion for Aboriginal performance and are experiencing financial hardship. The Scholarship is a one-off payment of $6500 paid directly to the recipient.

$6500 approx. total

1 Semester

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2026

Close: 30/03/2026

This Scholarship support Indigenous students studying the Doctor of Medicine at UQ.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship is maintained by an annual gift from Meridian Urban, industry leaders in urban policy and planning, and resilience and adaptation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2024 by Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Saltwater woman, with family ties to the Darug, Awabakal, Garigal and Wiradyuri peoples of NSW. Sharlene is an Aboriginal academic in the UQ Business School. Through this gift, Sharlene seeks to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue their ambitions within business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a preferential focus on students enrolled or intending to enrol within the School of Business. Sharlene seeks to ensure that the financial commitment required to access higher education is not a barrier to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students striving to achieve their goals year after year. By making this donation, Dr Leroy-Dyer will be the first UQ Aboriginal academic to establish an endowed UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship fund, inspiring others in academia and broader community to follow in her footsteps. The scholarship's name, Ngupaiyiko Yammaliko, means giving back in Awabakal language.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 1991 by a $5,000 bequest from George Henry Pomfrey to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders studying the Doctor of Medicine full-time.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

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: 05/10/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

Murdoch University Indigenous Engineering Pathway Scholarship is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students seeking access to engineering study or careers via Bachelor of Engineering Technology.

$12000 approx. total

4 Years

5 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 05/10/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 17/11/2025

Close: 12/12/2025

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 22/09/2025

Close: 15/12/2025

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

You must already hold a degree in a relevant field and be commencing or continuing a postgraduate Initial Teacher Education program, such as a Master of Teaching.

$10000 approx. total

2 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 10/11/2025

Close: 15/12/2025

If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and are studying or intend to study an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher qualification, our Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarship might be right for you.

So we can encourage and support our aspiring teachers, this scholarship provides generous financial benefits and the opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills teaching in a supportive environment while you study (on a full-time basis) and after graduation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 11/08/2025

Close: 15/12/2025

This scholarship has been established by donations made to the Dr Bill Jonas Memorial Indigenous Fund. The fund was established with donations form the Wollotuka Institute, friends, family and community members who wished to honour Dr Bill Jonas' significant contribution to Wollotuka and the University of Newcastle.
 
Dr Jonas, a proud Worimi man, is a pioneer of Indigenous rights. He was the first ever Indigenous Australian to be awarded a PhD and Australia's second ever Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The list of his achievements goes on.

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $5,000 over a 1 year tenure provided onging eligibility is met for the term of the scholarship.

The scholarship will be paid in two lump sums of $2,500 follwoing the Semester one and Semester two census dates.

$5000 approx. total

No Duration

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 08/02/2026

The McNair Foundation Indigenous Scholarship was established by the McNair Charitable Foundation in 2019 to support Indigenous students to complete their undergraduate studeis at the University of Newcastle.
 
This scholarship provides a benefit of $10,000 each year, paid as $5,000 each semester after the census date.
This scholarship is ongoing for up to 3 years provided ongoing eligibility is maintained and must be taken up in the year for which it is awarded.

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 13/01/2026

Close: 08/02/2026

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 Strait Islander student studying in the area of dentistry at the University of Sydney. The Scholarship is valued at $6,000.

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW, QLD, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, NT, ACT

Closed

Open: 01/07/2025

Close: 30/09/2025

An undergraduate scholarship up to $87,500 scholarship to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to study a Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies). Established in 2016, this scholarship has been generously donated by the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation.

$87500 approx. total

3 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 03/03/2025

Close: 07/03/2025

The Bendat Family Foundation has donated funds to UWA to establish a fund to provide scholarships to encourage and assist high-achieving Indigenous Australian students, who are facing financial hardship, to pursue a Juris Doctor. 

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

This Scholarship was created in memory of the late Gloria Brennan, to assist Australian Aboriginal students to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Western Australia.

$2500 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

The late Eveline Rosina Glyde donated funds to the University of Western Australia to assist and encourage Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue a bridging course or undergraduate degree course at the university.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation have donated funds to the University of Western Australia (UWA) to assist and encourage a high-achieving student to pursue a Bachelor fo Arts (Honours) majoring in Archaeology at UWA.

$40000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

This Scholarship is in memory of the highly recognised ABC journalist, Russell Woolf, who graduated from Edith Cowan University in 1994 with an Associate Diploma of Performing Arts (Broadcasting). This Scholarship will provide a $10,000 Scholarship to a student from a marginalised group/community. Preference will be given to students who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. 

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 02/10/2025

Close: 30/03/2026

The Scholarship will support 2 students enrolled in Certificate IV in Aboriginal Performance course at WAAPA. The Scholarship is aimed to assist students to complete their course who have a passion for Aboriginal performance and are experiencing financial hardship. The Scholarship is a one-off payment of $6500 paid directly to the recipient.

$6500 approx. total

1 Semester

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2026

Close: 30/03/2026

This Scholarship support Indigenous students studying the Doctor of Medicine at UQ.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship is maintained by an annual gift from Meridian Urban, industry leaders in urban policy and planning, and resilience and adaptation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2024 by Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Saltwater woman, with family ties to the Darug, Awabakal, Garigal and Wiradyuri peoples of NSW. Sharlene is an Aboriginal academic in the UQ Business School. Through this gift, Sharlene seeks to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue their ambitions within business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a preferential focus on students enrolled or intending to enrol within the School of Business. Sharlene seeks to ensure that the financial commitment required to access higher education is not a barrier to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students striving to achieve their goals year after year. By making this donation, Dr Leroy-Dyer will be the first UQ Aboriginal academic to establish an endowed UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship fund, inspiring others in academia and broader community to follow in her footsteps. The scholarship's name, Ngupaiyiko Yammaliko, means giving back in Awabakal language.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 1991 by a $5,000 bequest from George Henry Pomfrey to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders studying the Doctor of Medicine full-time.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

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