Featured Promoted
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

Close: 25/07/2025

For many years in her later life, Moya Patricia Crowe was actively involved with the Tranby National Indigenous Education Centre in Glebe and from this involvement she gained a passion to support the education of Aboriginal People such that they in turn can take on leadership roles to support the development of their communities. 

$7000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 04/02/2026

A scholarship for Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students who show leadership potential who are intending to or currently live on campus at Monash Residential Services.
 

$14000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

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

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

Moondani Toombadool Centre will be supporting Indigenous undergraduate or postgraduate student to assist with relocation costs or accommodation costs to begin their degree with Swinburne.
Scholarships will be awarded in a one-off payment and recipients must not be in receipt of or eligible for an ICAS scholarship or Relocation scholarship 

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

3 scholarships offered

NSW

Open

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

Featured Promoted
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 professional preparation during their studies. 

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/08/2025

Close: 01/03/2026

Generously supported by a philanthropic donor alongside the National Art School, the NAS First People’s scholarship covers the full tuition fees for students entering the Bachelor of Fine Art program.

The Scholarship aims to provide young, aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists the opportunity to pursue their studies under the guidance of some of Australia’s most influential artists.

Eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders students entering the Bachelor of Fine Art are encouraged to apply.

Two full tuition scholarships on offer each calendar year. Applications taken on a rolling basis for Semester 1 intake, with offers made in January.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Open

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

Close: 25/07/2025

Established in the year 2000 by the Federal Government, The Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship is Australia's most prestigious scholarship for Indigenous Australians to study Honours in Political Science (or related subjects) at any recognised Australian university. One Neville Bonner Scholarship may be awarded each year. Political Science may be broadly interpreted to include such subjects as government, political geography, political history, political anthropology and political economics.  The Scholarship is equivalent in value to the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship Stipend (valued at approximately $28,597 in 2021).

$34315 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

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

Closed

Open: 01/12/2025

Close: 10/02/2026

As a registered charity and the peak body for First Nations lawyers and law students in NSW/ACT, Ngalaya are committed to supporting the next generation of First Nations law-makers.

 

Ngalaya has funds available to support Indigenous law students with once-off bursaries or Ngalaya members with specific grants. Applications are always open, with priority given to individuals experiencing financial need. 

$1000 approx. total

1 Semester

NSW, ACT

Open

The Ngalaya First Nations Law Scholarship was established by Ngalaya Indigenous Corporation, the peak body for First Nations lawyers and law students in NSW/ACT to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students pursuing a law degree in NSW and the ACT. The scholarship is available with support from Colin Biggers & Paisley, and the Australian Department of Health.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NSW, ACT

Open

Open: 01/05/2026

The Ngarara Willim Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship provides assistance to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander postgraduate by coursework students.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

VIC

Closed

Open: 18/05/2026

Close: 08/06/2026

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

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) offers opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an Undergraduate or Masters degree in a health or medical research related field to take up a (virtual) internship in the agency.
 
 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

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

Open

Open: 23/10/2024

A core value of the JCU/NQBP partnership is to provide the opportunity for high school students to study marine science at JCU. The funding will allow students to focus on achieving the most from their time with JCU, in addition to working closely with JCU and NQBP staff, as part of a mentorship program for potentially a successful career in the ports sector. Priority is given to Indigenous applicants and in addition to the $16,000 will pay for accommodation costs for QQBP work experience.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 20/11/2024

Close: 16/01/2026

Connection to culture is central to the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Scholarships are available to assist your dream of giving back to and caring for your community. With financial support provided by NSW Health, you can focus on your studies and continue your journey to becoming a nurse or midwife.

Scholarships of up to $1,000 per subject are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

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

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 22/02/2026

The Nursing and Midwifery Office want to support, empower and develop our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery workforce. Postgraduate study is a chance to expand your knowledge into target areas that are particularly relevant to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Postgraduate scholarships create leadership opportunities and increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives practising and participating at higher levels in the profession.

If you’re an Aboriginal person currently working as a registered nurse or registered midwife in the NSW public health system, a postgraduate scholarship of up to $10,000 is available to support your postgraduate study and help with educational expenses.

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/12/2024

Close: 23/02/2025

Access to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Midwife can significantly improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers and families.

One NSW Health Rhodanthe Lipsett Midwifery Postgraduate scholarship, to the value of $15,000, is offered to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander registered midwife employed by NSW Health. Full registration to the 2021 Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives conference (CATSINaM) is also included.

The scholarship will support your postgraduate studies and develop the skills most relevant to your midwifery area of practice.

Rhodanthe Lipsett OAM was an Australian midwife and author. She was a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strongly committed to increasing the Aboriginal midwifery workforce.

The scholarship is offered by NSW Health in partnership with the Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Trust and the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives

$15000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/12/2024

Close: 23/02/2025

In 2000 Mr. Frederick (Freddy) Fricke generously bequeathed his home to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC). The Council decided to use the funds from the sale of Freddy’s home to establish a Scholarship fund to assist in the education of Aboriginal peoples in NSW. The NSWALC Freddy Fricke Scholarship (the Scholarship) was launched in July 2002. Since then, the NSW Aboriginal Land Council has awarded 49 scholarships to assist Aboriginal students in their studies.

NSWALC has committed to make two scholarships of $10,000 each available annually, to assist students with funds to help complete their studies. It is aimed at penultimate year students at a tertiary institution in NSW.

The Scholarship will also provide an opportunity to undertake a six-week paid internship in a NSWALC Business Unit of the Scholarship recipient's discipline.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Open

The Skills NT Grant supports delivery of vocational education and training and related support to improve employment and economic outcomes for Territorians. It focuses on equity groups, skilling pathways, high-demand industries, innovative apprenticeship and traineeship delivery, improving outcomes for Aboriginal Territorians, and increasing training availability in regional and remote areas.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

NT

Open

Featured Promoted

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

Close: 25/07/2025

For many years in her later life, Moya Patricia Crowe was actively involved with the Tranby National Indigenous Education Centre in Glebe and from this involvement she gained a passion to support the education of Aboriginal People such that they in turn can take on leadership roles to support the development of their communities. 

$7000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 04/02/2026

A scholarship for Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students who show leadership potential who are intending to or currently live on campus at Monash Residential Services.
 

$14000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

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

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025

Close: 13/02/2025

Moondani Toombadool Centre will be supporting Indigenous undergraduate or postgraduate student to assist with relocation costs or accommodation costs to begin their degree with Swinburne.
Scholarships will be awarded in a one-off payment and recipients must not be in receipt of or eligible for an ICAS scholarship or Relocation scholarship 

$5000 approx. total

1 Semester

3 scholarships offered

NSW

Open

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

Featured Promoted

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 professional preparation during their studies. 

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/08/2025

Close: 01/03/2026

Generously supported by a philanthropic donor alongside the National Art School, the NAS First People’s scholarship covers the full tuition fees for students entering the Bachelor of Fine Art program.

The Scholarship aims to provide young, aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists the opportunity to pursue their studies under the guidance of some of Australia’s most influential artists.

Eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders students entering the Bachelor of Fine Art are encouraged to apply.

Two full tuition scholarships on offer each calendar year. Applications taken on a rolling basis for Semester 1 intake, with offers made in January.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Open

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

Close: 25/07/2025

Established in the year 2000 by the Federal Government, The Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship is Australia's most prestigious scholarship for Indigenous Australians to study Honours in Political Science (or related subjects) at any recognised Australian university. One Neville Bonner Scholarship may be awarded each year. Political Science may be broadly interpreted to include such subjects as government, political geography, political history, political anthropology and political economics.  The Scholarship is equivalent in value to the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship Stipend (valued at approximately $28,597 in 2021).

$34315 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

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

Closed

Open: 01/12/2025

Close: 10/02/2026

As a registered charity and the peak body for First Nations lawyers and law students in NSW/ACT, Ngalaya are committed to supporting the next generation of First Nations law-makers.

 

Ngalaya has funds available to support Indigenous law students with once-off bursaries or Ngalaya members with specific grants. Applications are always open, with priority given to individuals experiencing financial need. 

$1000 approx. total

1 Semester

NSW, ACT

Open

The Ngalaya First Nations Law Scholarship was established by Ngalaya Indigenous Corporation, the peak body for First Nations lawyers and law students in NSW/ACT to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students pursuing a law degree in NSW and the ACT. The scholarship is available with support from Colin Biggers & Paisley, and the Australian Department of Health.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NSW, ACT

Open

Open: 01/05/2026

The Ngarara Willim Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship provides assistance to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander postgraduate by coursework students.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

VIC

Closed

Open: 18/05/2026

Close: 08/06/2026

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

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) offers opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an Undergraduate or Masters degree in a health or medical research related field to take up a (virtual) internship in the agency.
 
 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

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

Open

Open: 23/10/2024

A core value of the JCU/NQBP partnership is to provide the opportunity for high school students to study marine science at JCU. The funding will allow students to focus on achieving the most from their time with JCU, in addition to working closely with JCU and NQBP staff, as part of a mentorship program for potentially a successful career in the ports sector. Priority is given to Indigenous applicants and in addition to the $16,000 will pay for accommodation costs for QQBP work experience.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 20/11/2024

Close: 16/01/2026

Connection to culture is central to the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Scholarships are available to assist your dream of giving back to and caring for your community. With financial support provided by NSW Health, you can focus on your studies and continue your journey to becoming a nurse or midwife.

Scholarships of up to $1,000 per subject are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

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

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 22/02/2026

The Nursing and Midwifery Office want to support, empower and develop our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery workforce. Postgraduate study is a chance to expand your knowledge into target areas that are particularly relevant to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Postgraduate scholarships create leadership opportunities and increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives practising and participating at higher levels in the profession.

If you’re an Aboriginal person currently working as a registered nurse or registered midwife in the NSW public health system, a postgraduate scholarship of up to $10,000 is available to support your postgraduate study and help with educational expenses.

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/12/2024

Close: 23/02/2025

Access to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Midwife can significantly improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers and families.

One NSW Health Rhodanthe Lipsett Midwifery Postgraduate scholarship, to the value of $15,000, is offered to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander registered midwife employed by NSW Health. Full registration to the 2021 Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives conference (CATSINaM) is also included.

The scholarship will support your postgraduate studies and develop the skills most relevant to your midwifery area of practice.

Rhodanthe Lipsett OAM was an Australian midwife and author. She was a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strongly committed to increasing the Aboriginal midwifery workforce.

The scholarship is offered by NSW Health in partnership with the Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Trust and the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives

$15000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/12/2024

Close: 23/02/2025

In 2000 Mr. Frederick (Freddy) Fricke generously bequeathed his home to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC). The Council decided to use the funds from the sale of Freddy’s home to establish a Scholarship fund to assist in the education of Aboriginal peoples in NSW. The NSWALC Freddy Fricke Scholarship (the Scholarship) was launched in July 2002. Since then, the NSW Aboriginal Land Council has awarded 49 scholarships to assist Aboriginal students in their studies.

NSWALC has committed to make two scholarships of $10,000 each available annually, to assist students with funds to help complete their studies. It is aimed at penultimate year students at a tertiary institution in NSW.

The Scholarship will also provide an opportunity to undertake a six-week paid internship in a NSWALC Business Unit of the Scholarship recipient's discipline.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Open

The Skills NT Grant supports delivery of vocational education and training and related support to improve employment and economic outcomes for Territorians. It focuses on equity groups, skilling pathways, high-demand industries, innovative apprenticeship and traineeship delivery, improving outcomes for Aboriginal Territorians, and increasing training availability in regional and remote areas.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

NT

Open

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