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: 11/03/2025

Close: 11/04/2025

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: 02/12/2025

Close: 30/01/2026

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: 27/11/2025

Close: 30/01/2026

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 was established in 1987 and is maintained by gifts from Mr Robert Noel Hammon.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 08/12/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

The Joan Cribb OAM Science Scholarship was established in 2022 to support students within the Faculty of Science facing financial hardship.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/01/2026

Close: 31/03/2026

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background to study economics with us at a postgraduate level.

 

It will cover 100% of the tuition fees.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 16/03/2026

The purpose of this Scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background who have a keen interest in economics and a demonstrated need for financial support.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 23/03/2026

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: 23/01/2026

Close: 29/08/2025

Gavin Wanganeen is the first Aboriginal Australian to receive an AFL life membership for playing 300 official matches. He is also a premiership star, Brownlow medalist, five-time All Australian and Best and Fairest winner in Port Adelaide Football Club. 
 
This scholarship awards up to $5,000 per year, to a maximum of $20,000.

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 29/03/2026

This scholarship is open to high achieving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the University of South Australia full or part-time in any of the undergraduate programs:
 
Bachelor of Human Movement
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)
Bachelor of Health Science
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Podiatry
Bachelor of Business (Sport and Recreation Management)
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise).

$24000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander full and part-time students of the University of South Australia who are, or will be, entering their final year of an undergraduate or an Honours year.
 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

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.
 
The Scholarship is valued at up to $4000 per year.

$4000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 25/02/2026

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.

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: 11/03/2025

Close: 11/04/2025

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: 02/12/2025

Close: 30/01/2026

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: 27/11/2025

Close: 30/01/2026

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 was established in 1987 and is maintained by gifts from Mr Robert Noel Hammon.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 08/12/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

The Joan Cribb OAM Science Scholarship was established in 2022 to support students within the Faculty of Science facing financial hardship.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/01/2026

Close: 31/03/2026

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background to study economics with us at a postgraduate level.

 

It will cover 100% of the tuition fees.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 16/03/2026

The purpose of this Scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background who have a keen interest in economics and a demonstrated need for financial support.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 23/03/2026

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: 23/01/2026

Close: 29/08/2025

Gavin Wanganeen is the first Aboriginal Australian to receive an AFL life membership for playing 300 official matches. He is also a premiership star, Brownlow medalist, five-time All Australian and Best and Fairest winner in Port Adelaide Football Club. 
 
This scholarship awards up to $5,000 per year, to a maximum of $20,000.

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 29/03/2026

This scholarship is open to high achieving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the University of South Australia full or part-time in any of the undergraduate programs:
 
Bachelor of Human Movement
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)
Bachelor of Health Science
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Podiatry
Bachelor of Business (Sport and Recreation Management)
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise).

$24000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander full and part-time students of the University of South Australia who are, or will be, entering their final year of an undergraduate or an Honours year.
 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

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.
 
The Scholarship is valued at up to $4000 per year.

$4000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 25/02/2026

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