7 Boorloo (Perth) commercial law firms (Allens, Clayton Utz, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, MinterEllison, Steinepreis Paganin and Thomas Geer) have launched the Bilya Boorn Scholarship. It aims to increase the representation and participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in legal practice in Australia by providing this scholarship to First Nations law students in Western Australia.
 
This scholarship offers up to $20,000 for at least two years and ongoing opportunities for professional development and mentoring throughout the scholarship period and beyond. The firms are committed to engaging with the scholarship recipients to increase their knowledge of commercial legal practice as a career option. 

$20000 approx. total

2 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 12/01/2026

Close: 15/03/2026

The Indigenous Master of Professional Psychology (MPP) Scholarship supports Indigenous Australian students pursuing the "5+1" pathway to become registered psychologists. The MPP, an APAC-accredited tertiary psychology program, represents the fifth year of this pathway. Currently, only 311 registered psychologists in Australia identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, making up less than one per cent of the profession.
 
This Scholarship aims to support Indigenous students in pursuing careers as psychologists and promote representation and diversity in psychology and the broader workforce. 

$15000 approx. total

No Duration

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 04/11/2024

Close: 07/02/2025

The Kambri Indigenous Undergraduate Scholarship at ANU was established to ensure Indigenous students receieve the support required to succeed at university. The scholarship assists students in completing an undergraduate degree program by providing a flexible package of ongoing monetary and pastoral support to study at ANU.

 

This Scholarship program aims to create a cohort of Indigenous Scholars, to foster an environment to long-term mentorship, influence and paying it forward to the community and Country. 

 

Each Scholarship will be tailored to the needs of the recipient, this may include, but is not limited to:

  • payment direct to on-campus residential accommodation;
  • an annual stipend for living and educational expenses;
  • access to an allowance for return trip home;
  • an other payment deemed suitable by the Chair of the Kambri Scholarship committee or;
  • a combination of the above. 

$30000 approx. total

5 Years

ACT

Closed

Open: 03/03/2025

Close: 30/05/2025

This Scholarship is to support further engagement with the sciences amongst First Nations Australians. The Scholarship funds will be used to support overcome obstacles to education in the fields of Science, Engineering and Technology. 

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

NT

Closed

Open: 28/01/2026

Close: 06/03/2026

This Scholarship provides financial support to Indigenous law students and encourages completion by easing some of the financial burdens associated with studying a Higher Education course. 

$9000 approx. total

3 Years

3 scholarships offered

NT

Closed

Open: 04/06/2025

Close: 25/07/2025

Bond University is committed to providing a culturally safe and supportive learning environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students where they can progress and complete a higher degree education program.

 

This Scholarship includes:

  • Stipend for up to three years. The 2025 full-time stipend rate for both scholarship categories will be $33,511 per annum (indexed annually) and;
  • Indigenous Scholarship applicants are already entitled to a 100% fee waiver under the Australian Government Research Training Program. 

Value may vary

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/02/2026

Close: 31/03/2025

Generously supported by Indigenous ICT business, Gulanga, this scholarship aims to encourage more young Indigenous people to pursue a career in information and communication technology (ICT). If you are an Indigenous student interested in studying a Bachelor of Computer Science or Information Technology, you are encouraged to apply for this Scholarship. 

 

This Scholarship offers up to $5,000 per year for the duration of your degree, for up to 4 years. 

$20000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/02/2026

Close: 19/04/2026

Please find more information on the Gallipoli Scholarship website. 

$24000 approx. total

3 Years

3 scholarships offered

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

Closed

Open: 01/01/2025

Close: 18/04/2025

This Scholarship encourages Indigenous students to undertake a Graduate Certificate within the UNSW Centre of Social Impact or the Australian Graduate School of Management, with preference given to students undertaking the CSI Graduate Certificate in Social Impact. This Scholarship will be paid directly towards tuition fees. 

$8500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

3 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 07/07/2025

Close: 29/08/2025

The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) offers two different scholarships for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students completing a Paramedic undergraduate degree and an undergraduate Bachelor degree. The Scholarships are designed to improve workforce participation and Health equity to QLD communities.
 
The Jamie Jackway Paramedic Scholarship aims to financially support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to complete their Bachelor of Paramedic Science degree. Recipients are provided a direct opportunity to transition into the QAS workforce through the QAS Graduate Paramedic Program.
 
The QAS Tertiary Scholarship aims to financially support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to complete an undergraduate Bachelor degree at university and support students to build their professional capabilities through provision of a 12-week paid internship in the 2nd or 3rd year of university. 

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

15 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 16/02/2026

Close: 26/04/2026

The Commonwealth Teaching Scholarship Program provides up to $40,000 to new undergraduate and up to $20,000 to new postgraduate teacher education students. 

 

In return for a scholarship, recipients need to teach in government schools or government-run early learning settings after finishing their degrees. 

$40000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

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

Closed

Open: 17/11/2025

Close: 12/01/2026

This Scholarship will support two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to study and work in STEM related fields.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 01/03/2026

The Indigenous Futures Centre supports the next generation of Indigenous researchers. In addition to offering an attractive top-up scholarship and research support funds, the Centre provides its PhD candidates with training, mentoring and career opportunities. 

 

The Centre's research program will take an expansive transdisciplinary approach to address Australia's most pressing, persistent and challenging social research issues.

The research program shifts away from deficit-based approaches and modelling, which emphasises ‘lack,’ toward accentuating Indigenous self-determination.

 

The research projects will align with the Centre's three interconnected research themes:
 

  • Law and Justice
  • Education and Economics
  • Health and Wellbeing

Value may vary

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

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

Close: 20/02/2026

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

Close: 20/02/2026

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

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2022 by a donation from Buchan under the UQef Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by an expendable gift from Buchan.

$10000 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying in the Faculty of Science.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to achieve educational success through completing studies at UQ, and to support greater representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education as stated in the UQ Reconciliation Action Plan.

Value may vary

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Aurecon under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

7 Boorloo (Perth) commercial law firms (Allens, Clayton Utz, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, MinterEllison, Steinepreis Paganin and Thomas Geer) have launched the Bilya Boorn Scholarship. It aims to increase the representation and participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in legal practice in Australia by providing this scholarship to First Nations law students in Western Australia.
 
This scholarship offers up to $20,000 for at least two years and ongoing opportunities for professional development and mentoring throughout the scholarship period and beyond. The firms are committed to engaging with the scholarship recipients to increase their knowledge of commercial legal practice as a career option. 

$20000 approx. total

2 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 12/01/2026

Close: 15/03/2026

The Indigenous Master of Professional Psychology (MPP) Scholarship supports Indigenous Australian students pursuing the "5+1" pathway to become registered psychologists. The MPP, an APAC-accredited tertiary psychology program, represents the fifth year of this pathway. Currently, only 311 registered psychologists in Australia identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, making up less than one per cent of the profession.
 
This Scholarship aims to support Indigenous students in pursuing careers as psychologists and promote representation and diversity in psychology and the broader workforce. 

$15000 approx. total

No Duration

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 04/11/2024

Close: 07/02/2025

The Kambri Indigenous Undergraduate Scholarship at ANU was established to ensure Indigenous students receieve the support required to succeed at university. The scholarship assists students in completing an undergraduate degree program by providing a flexible package of ongoing monetary and pastoral support to study at ANU.

 

This Scholarship program aims to create a cohort of Indigenous Scholars, to foster an environment to long-term mentorship, influence and paying it forward to the community and Country. 

 

Each Scholarship will be tailored to the needs of the recipient, this may include, but is not limited to:

  • payment direct to on-campus residential accommodation;
  • an annual stipend for living and educational expenses;
  • access to an allowance for return trip home;
  • an other payment deemed suitable by the Chair of the Kambri Scholarship committee or;
  • a combination of the above. 

$30000 approx. total

5 Years

ACT

Closed

Open: 03/03/2025

Close: 30/05/2025

This Scholarship is to support further engagement with the sciences amongst First Nations Australians. The Scholarship funds will be used to support overcome obstacles to education in the fields of Science, Engineering and Technology. 

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

1 scholarship offered

NT

Closed

Open: 28/01/2026

Close: 06/03/2026

This Scholarship provides financial support to Indigenous law students and encourages completion by easing some of the financial burdens associated with studying a Higher Education course. 

$9000 approx. total

3 Years

3 scholarships offered

NT

Closed

Open: 04/06/2025

Close: 25/07/2025

Bond University is committed to providing a culturally safe and supportive learning environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students where they can progress and complete a higher degree education program.

 

This Scholarship includes:

  • Stipend for up to three years. The 2025 full-time stipend rate for both scholarship categories will be $33,511 per annum (indexed annually) and;
  • Indigenous Scholarship applicants are already entitled to a 100% fee waiver under the Australian Government Research Training Program. 

Value may vary

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/02/2026

Close: 31/03/2025

Generously supported by Indigenous ICT business, Gulanga, this scholarship aims to encourage more young Indigenous people to pursue a career in information and communication technology (ICT). If you are an Indigenous student interested in studying a Bachelor of Computer Science or Information Technology, you are encouraged to apply for this Scholarship. 

 

This Scholarship offers up to $5,000 per year for the duration of your degree, for up to 4 years. 

$20000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/02/2026

Close: 19/04/2026

Please find more information on the Gallipoli Scholarship website. 

$24000 approx. total

3 Years

3 scholarships offered

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

Closed

Open: 01/01/2025

Close: 18/04/2025

This Scholarship encourages Indigenous students to undertake a Graduate Certificate within the UNSW Centre of Social Impact or the Australian Graduate School of Management, with preference given to students undertaking the CSI Graduate Certificate in Social Impact. This Scholarship will be paid directly towards tuition fees. 

$8500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

3 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 07/07/2025

Close: 29/08/2025

The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) offers two different scholarships for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students completing a Paramedic undergraduate degree and an undergraduate Bachelor degree. The Scholarships are designed to improve workforce participation and Health equity to QLD communities.
 
The Jamie Jackway Paramedic Scholarship aims to financially support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to complete their Bachelor of Paramedic Science degree. Recipients are provided a direct opportunity to transition into the QAS workforce through the QAS Graduate Paramedic Program.
 
The QAS Tertiary Scholarship aims to financially support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to complete an undergraduate Bachelor degree at university and support students to build their professional capabilities through provision of a 12-week paid internship in the 2nd or 3rd year of university. 

$30000 approx. total

3 Years

15 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 16/02/2026

Close: 26/04/2026

The Commonwealth Teaching Scholarship Program provides up to $40,000 to new undergraduate and up to $20,000 to new postgraduate teacher education students. 

 

In return for a scholarship, recipients need to teach in government schools or government-run early learning settings after finishing their degrees. 

$40000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

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

Closed

Open: 17/11/2025

Close: 12/01/2026

This Scholarship will support two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to study and work in STEM related fields.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 01/03/2026

The Indigenous Futures Centre supports the next generation of Indigenous researchers. In addition to offering an attractive top-up scholarship and research support funds, the Centre provides its PhD candidates with training, mentoring and career opportunities. 

 

The Centre's research program will take an expansive transdisciplinary approach to address Australia's most pressing, persistent and challenging social research issues.

The research program shifts away from deficit-based approaches and modelling, which emphasises ‘lack,’ toward accentuating Indigenous self-determination.

 

The research projects will align with the Centre's three interconnected research themes:
 

  • Law and Justice
  • Education and Economics
  • Health and Wellbeing

Value may vary

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

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

Close: 20/02/2026

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

Close: 20/02/2026

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

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2022 by a donation from Buchan under the UQef Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by an expendable gift from Buchan.

$10000 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying in the Faculty of Science.

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to achieve educational success through completing studies at UQ, and to support greater representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education as stated in the UQ Reconciliation Action Plan.

Value may vary

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established by a donation from Aurecon under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

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