Indigenous Pathways Portal

This Scholarship covers up to 25% of your tuition fees. 

The Indigenous Allied Health Scholarship has been developed to encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to purse within the School of Allied Health. The Scholarship aims to increase Indigenous participation in Allied Health professions by supporting students from the beginning of their educational journey through to the successful completion of their degree.

A cash stipend of up to $2500 per semester will be provided for the normal expected duration of the degree.  

By offering a competitive and supportive scholarship, Deakin hopes to provide better opportunities for Indigenous graduate researchers. The new scholarship is part of Deakin's broader strategy to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in graduate research and contributes to the commitment in the Deakin Indigenous Strategy 2023 -2028 to 'empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Communities to understand and undertake research themselves, and recognising their rights and ancestral responsibilities as participants and researchers.

This Scholarship offers a stipend of $53,608 per annum tax exempt and $15,000 research bursary to help support the costs associated with the additional complexity that Indigenous researchers experience in fulfilling their obligations and responsibilities to Country, family, kinship relationships, community and the academy, acknowledging the appropriate and respectful relationships that need to be maintained.

The First Nations Fellowship Program offers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners a supported and flexible way to build skills, boost confidence and start new learning journeys.

Under this Fellowship, eligible students can enrol in selected Sydney Community College short courses with vocational intent at no cost. Whether you want to upskill for work, improve everyday digital capability or start a new career pathway, this program gives you access to practical and job relevant courses with support along the way.

The Indigenous Genomics Scholarship Program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to complete either:

• Master of Genetic Counselling (MGC) or;

• Master of Genomics and Health (MGH).

The Scholarship is tailored to each student and designed to reduce barriers to study, strengthen cultural safety and support successful transition into professional practice. This Scholarship offers flexible financial assistance based on individual circumstances and may include:

• Full or partial course fee payment

• Accommodation support (including relocation if required)

• Travel costs, including regional and remote travel

• Education expenses

• Conference attendance 

• Academic support and mentoring