Indigenous Pathways Portal

Professor Michael Kidd AM Scholarship

The Professor Michael Kidd AM Scholarship has been established in perpetuity to support the retention and successful graduation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as health professionals.

$2000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

SA

Closed

Open: 11/12/2024 2024-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 09/04/2025 2025-04-09T00:00:00+00:00

The Nellie Thomas Bursary

This bursary assists an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student with the additional costs associated with studying medicine and health at university. 

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025 2025-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Dare to be Deadly Scholarship

The Dare to be Deadly Scholarship assists Indigenous students from regional and remote locations with expenses associated with undergraduate study. The scholarship funds are intended to assist with living expenses and non-deferrable costs such as textbooks, uniforms, technology, internet, course ...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

33 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 06/05/2024 2024-05-06T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 02/06/2024 2024-06-02T00:00:00+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

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander - School of Business Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2021 to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students commencing an undergraduate degree in the School of Business  at ACU. 

$2000 approx. total

No Duration

5 scholarships offered

Closed

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

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dedicated Memorial Queensland Inc. Scholarship

This scholarship is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are in an undergraduate degree at the Queensland College of Art and have experienced financial hardship and/or educational disadvantage.

$2000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Close: 10/03/2025 2025-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

takamuna Scholarship for Education Costs

The aim of this scholarship is to improve progression and completion rates for Indigenous higher education students and provides universities more flexibility to implement responses that best meet the needs of individual students by providing scholarships, counselling and tutorial assistance.&...

$2000 approx. total

4 Years

20 scholarships offered

TAS

Closed

Open: 09/05/2025 2025-05-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/06/2025 2025-06-30T00:00:00+00:00

UC Tertiary Commencement Scholarship

The UC Tertiary Commonwealth Scholarship and the UC Tertiary Continuation Scholarship are awarded to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled full-time in an Undergraduate Coursework degree at he University of Canberra Bruce Campus.   This is paid one-off at the begin...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

ACT

Closed

Fij Miller Indigenous Bursary

A generous donation by Ms Fij Miller has enabled the establishment of the Fij Miller Indigenous Bursary. This bursary has been established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake higher education study. Subject to the availability of funds, one bursary will be awa...

$1500 approx. total

1 Semester

1 scholarship offered

SA

Closed

Open: 11/12/2024 2024-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 09/04/2025 2025-04-09T00:00:00+00:00

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

For students identifying as of Aboriginal origin and/or Torres Strait Islander origin, this scholarship offers a payment of $1500 post census to assist with the general costs associated with commencing Higher Education Study. 

$1500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

Closed

Richard Hays Foundation Dean of Medicine Bursary

This Bursary was founded in 2013 with funds donated by Professor Richard Hays, founding Dean of Medicine at JCU. It recognises the academic achievement and community involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students. 

$1500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Open

Open: 24/03/2025 2025-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 16/05/2026 2026-05-16T00:00:00+00:00

Commonwealth Reward Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarships provide eligible Indigenous higher education students with the general costs of study.  These include: Indigenous Commonwealth Reward Scholarship for Commencing Students ($1,000 once-off) and Indigenous Commonwealth Reward Scholarship for Continuing...

$1300 approx. total

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Indigenous Student Laptop Scholarship

Moondani Toombadool Centre will be supporting Indigenous undergraduate or postgraduate students with a Lenovo Notebook to assist with their course as they commence their 1st or 2nd year at Swinburne. Succussful students will be awarded a Lenovo Thinkpad L390.

$1295 approx. total

1 Semester

10 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

The Gabrielle Gouch Scholarship

This scholarship is to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science. 

$1200 approx. total

2 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 17/07/2024 2024-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

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

John Ross Clancy Indigenous Student Book Bursary

In 2024, USQ will offer one John Ross Clancy Indigenous Student Bursary to support an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student commencing their studies in a bachelor's degree. The late John Ross Clancy was an advocate for Australian Indigenous affairs, and generously ...

$1000 approx. total

1 Semester

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Close: 20/01/2025 2025-01-20T00:00:00+00:00

Fenner School of Environment & Society Scholarship for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Student

This scholarship is offered by the Fenner School of Environment & Society.    

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

Duguid Travelling Award

Each year the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, within the ANU College of Health and Medicine, may offer one award known as the Duguid Travelling Award. The objective/s of the Award are to support, a HDR candidate based at NCEPH to undertake national or international travel ...

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

Riawunna Access Bursary

These bursaries are awarded annually by the Riawunna Centre, which provides a culturally welcoming space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to meet, study and access academic and pastoral support and assistance.

$1000 approx. total

1 Semester

TAS

Closed

Open: 09/05/2025 2025-05-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/06/2025 2025-06-30T00:00:00+00:00

Zonta Club of Noosa Indigenous Women's Bursary

Zonta International is a worldwide service organisation of female executives in business and the professions working to improve the legal, political, economic, health, educational and professional status of women. Founded in 1919 in Buffalo, New York, USA; there are now more than 27,500 Zontians ...

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Close: 28/03/2024 2024-03-28T00:00:00+00:00