Indigenous Pathways Portal

Indigenous Language Revitalisation Scholarship

This Scholarship supports Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students at UQ to complete the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Language Revitalisation.

$2500 approx. total

No Duration

QLD

Not opened yet

Open: 06/07/2026 2026-07-06T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 17/08/2026 2026-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

Endowed Dr J and Dr M Fulcher Scholarship in Law

This Scholarship was established in 2015 and is maintained by the income of an endowment fund supported by donations from Jonathan and Michele Fulcher.

$2250 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 12/08/2025 2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00

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

Deadly Education Scholarships

The Deadly Education Costs Scholarship aims to improve higher education access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.'  

$2000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Closed

Open: 04/01/2026 2026-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 12/03/2026 2026-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

RACS Career Enhancement Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Students

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Indigenous Health Committee in conjunction with the Foundation for Surgery is offering up to three scholarships to assist final year medical students, who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, to cover the costs of undertaking surgical-re...

$2000 approx. total

1 Year

3 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 25/03/2025 2025-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

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

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/12/2025 2025-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 19/01/2026 2026-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

Ross Spark and John Breinl Memorial Grants Program

This scholarship is named after: Professor Ross Spark (1954-2013) who was the Head of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences at James Cook University Cairns in 2011 until the time of his death in 2013. He is remembered for the passion and expertise he had in he...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/10/2024 2024-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 10/01/2025 2025-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Futures Scholarship

This grant aims to support Indigenous students with the costs associated with commencing tertiary level studies.

$2000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Open

Dr Bal Krishan Scholarship

Ear, nose and throat surgeon Bal Krishan has practised in Wagga Wagga for more than four decades. A supporter of higher education and healthcare in regional Australia, Dr Krishan made a substantial donation to the CSU Foundation Trust in 2008. This donation enabled the creation of this scholar...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

NSW

Closed

Open: 21/01/2026 2026-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 04/02/2026 2026-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

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

Open: 12/01/2026 2026-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 13/04/2026 2026-04-13T00:00:00+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

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

Open: 28/01/2026 2026-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 13/04/2026 2026-04-13T00:00:00+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

Open

Moondani Balluk Student Grants

Moondani Balluk student grants provide flexible financial assistance to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students studying at Victoria University. The grant amounts are different depending on the course level:VE/TAFE: $1000Higher education undergraduate: $2000Higher education pos...

$2000 approx. total

1 Semester

VIC

Open

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

Open

UQ Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships (UQ-ICS)

The purpose of these Scholarships is to provide assistance with education or relocation/accommodation costs to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Scholarships include the Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (ICECS) and Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodatio...

$1500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

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

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