Indigenous Pathways Portal

SAE Creative First Nations Scholarship

This Scholarship covers the full cost of tuition for an Indigenous student commencing  a full-time Bachelors degree. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

Closed

Open: 12/06/2024 2024-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Santos Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Santos under the UQef Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by an expendable gift from Santos.

$10000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

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

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

School of Cybernetics Scholarship for Indigenous Students

This scholarship supports Indigenous students who are undertaking the School of Cybernetics Master of Applied Cybernetics. The award aims to help build the recipient's leadership skills in technology, business and community area, and to develop a mentoring relationship with prominent professi...

$34000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

ACT

Open

School of Medicine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Accommodation Scholarship

The School of Medicine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Accommodation Scholarship aims to support Indigenous students undertaking the Doctor of Medicine (MD), who come from one or more of the University's defined equity or personal disadvantage groups, with the costs associated with acc...

$50000 approx. total

5 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 17/11/2025 2025-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 06/01/2026 2026-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Schools of Business and Economics Indigenous Student Scholarship

This Scholarship was established in 2019 by Mrs and Mr Edwinsmith and maintained by annual donation. 

Value may vary

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 07/11/2025 2025-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 20/02/2026 2026-02-20T00:00:00+00:00

Science & Engineering Rob Riley Memorial Scholarship

Rob Riley was a prominent Aboriginal activist and community leader who tirelessly advocated for social justice for Aboriginal people in Australia. Over his life, Rob held many influential roles such as CEO of the WA Aboriginal Legal Service, Chairperson of the National Aboriginal Council and was ...

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 23/07/2025 2025-07-23T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 24/11/2025 2025-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

Science Indigenous Scholarship

This scholarship provides financial support to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are undertaking a UTS undergraduate Science degree. 

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 24/11/2025 2025-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 02/03/2026 2026-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

Second Home Scholarship

Supported by the McCall Macbain Foundation and UniLodge Australia, the Second Home Scholarship supports and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to complete their university education at Curtin University by covering their accommodation costs at one of the Curtin Perth on-cam...

Value may vary

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 23/07/2025 2025-07-23T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 24/11/2025 2025-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

Shalom Gamarada Scholarship Program

The Shalom Gamarada Scholarship Program was established to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians through contributing to higher education and increasing the number of Indigenous professionals. It addresses the serious educational and socio-economic disadvantages which ma...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

NSW

Open

SHQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Education Scholarship

SHQ recognises that to achieve health equality more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are needed in the health workforce. To work towards this SHQ would like to offer a scholarship to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Doctor and nurse per year to participate in one of our Certif...

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

WA

Open

Siggins Miller Scholarship

This Scholarship was established in 2002 and is maintained by the income from a gift of $30,000 from Siggins Miller Consultants to support first year Indigenous medical students.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

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

Close: 27/02/2026 2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Sir Roland Wilson Pat Turner Scholarship (Coursework)

The Sir Roland Wilson (SRW) Foundation Pat Turner scholarship (Coursework) provides high performing Indigenous Australian Public Service (APS) employees a 1-2-year full pay scholarship at ANU to undertake a postgraduate coursework program.

Value may vary

2 Years

3 scholarships offered

ACT

Open

Open: 15/10/2025 2025-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 31/03/2026 2026-03-31T00:00:00+00:00

Snow Scholarships

The Snow Scholarship is one of Australia’s most generous and transformative undergraduate programs, designed predominantly to support students in Canberra and regional or rural NSW who face barriers to higher education.Each Snow Scholarship is valued at up to $30,000 per year, providing residenti...

$90000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

16 scholarships offered

Closed

Sophia Fund Indigenous Bursaries

A generous donation from the Sophia Fund, has enabled the establishment of the Sophia Fund Indigenous Bursaries. They have been established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a higher education course.

$500 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

SA

Closed

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

Close: 19/03/2025 2025-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

South Australian Aboriginal Health Scholarship

The Department for Health and Wellbeing offers an Aboriginal Health Scholarship Program in partnership with Australian Rotary Health. The program aims to increase the number of professionally qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in the South Australian health sector.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

St Andrew's First Nations Scholarship Application

This scholarship offers up to $12,500 and will be paid as fee relief, $6250 per semester unless you are fully ABSTUDY eligible. In that case, all fees may be covered by ABSTUDY and St Andrew's will offer a smaller scholarship to support with additional costs involving College. 

$12500 approx. total

No Duration

NSW

Closed

Open: 04/08/2025 2025-08-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/10/2025 2025-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

St John of God Mental Health Services Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

Established in 2016, based on the foundational principles it is the desire of St John of God Health Care NSW Services to support ACU’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing students through a scholarship.The St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) expresses the...

$20000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 23/10/2025 2025-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

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

Strive Occupational Rehabilitation Scholarship

Strive Occupational Rehabilitation aims to support pathways and the academic development and achievement of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the field of Occupational Therapy. To this end, they are establishing this undergraduate scholarship at JCU 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

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

Close: 16/05/2025 2025-05-16T00:00:00+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

Open

Stronger Smarter Institute Teachers of STEM Initiative - Indigenous Scholarship Masters

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...

$14000 approx. total

4 Years

10 scholarships offered

Open