Indigenous Pathways Portal

William Cooper Indigenous Scholarship

The William Cooper Indigenous Scholarships support high-achieving Indigenous students with leadership potential to engage with their community and support other Indigenous students to access higher education. Two scholarships are available, each scholarship is valued up to $54,500: $6000 per yea...

$54500 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 07/01/2025 2025-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 13/02/2025 2025-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Understanding the factors of influencing the bioactivities and components of Kuuku I'lyu medicinal plant Dodonaea polyandra

This project forms a part of a wider Australian Research Council Linkage Project called Co-research supporting the development of Aboriginal plane knowledges', which is a partnership between the University of South Australia, Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation and Melio Skincare.  &a...

$50291 approx. total

Duration of the Program

SA

Closed

Close: 27/11/2024 2024-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

Ma & Morley Scholarship Program - Category: Indigenous

The Ma & Morley Scholarship Program was born to honour the life changing and enduring friendship between the successful Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma and the respected Novocastrian Ken Morley through a program that aims to inspire, educate and cultivate the next generation of globally aware an...

$50000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

6 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Open: 01/07/2024 2024-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/09/2024 2024-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Open: 30/06/2025 2025-06-30T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 26/09/2025 2025-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Thrive: Indigenous Scholarship

This Scholarship represents a unique opportunity for a suitable candidate to undertake a PhD (or equivalent degree by research). The successful candidate will be supported by an exceptional team of child and youth researchers based at the Transforming early Education and Child Health Research Ce...

$50000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

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

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

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

Griffith University Indigenous Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship

The scholarship is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research candidates. It provides a living allowance of approximately AUD$53,976 (2025 rate, indexed annually) per annum;— paid as a fortnightly stipend, and a relocation allowance. Sick leave, parental leave and leave of absen...

$50000 approx. total

2 Years

Closed

Clermont Aboriginal Community Development Fund (ACDF) Scholarship

The Clermont Aboriginal Community Development Fund (ACDF) Scholarship will support one student of Clermont Belyando Area Native Title Claim Group descent or Aboriginal students enrolled in any VET Cert III, VET Cert IV, VET Diploma, Undergraduate or Postgraduate degrees at CQUniversity.

$50000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 03/10/2024 2024-10-03T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 12/01/2025 2025-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Dare to be Deadly Accommodation Scholarship

The Dare to be Deadly Accommodation Scholarship assists regional and remote Indigenous students from low income backgrounds with expenses associated with relocating for the purpose of undertaking internal studies at CQUniversity. Scholarships are available for students living at CQUniversity Stud...

$50000 approx. total

1 Semester

4 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

University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship - Indigenous Year 12 School Leavers

This scholarship program is available to high performing applicants, providing financial support of $10,000 each year for standard duration of degree (3-5 years) as well as opportunities for formal recognition by the Vice-Chancellor and access to leadership training and academic mentoring program...

$50000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

The Droga Indigenous Architecture Scholarship Program

The Droga Indigenous Architecture Scholarship Program has been established to develop meaningful representation in Australian architecture of Indigenous professionals. The scholarship aims to support a thriving Indigenous contribution to architectural culture and production, representing approach...

$50000 approx. total

5 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 13/03/2024 2024-03-13T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 19/04/2024 2024-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

The Sandra Cadwallader Indigenous Economics Scholarships

This scholarship supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to study a Bachelor of Economics for up to $50,000 per annum for the duration of the course.

$50000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Open: 01/07/2024 2024-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/09/2024 2024-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship

This Scholarship supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander undergraduate and postgraduate by coursework students from interstate or rural/regional Victoria.  This Scholarship provides:up to $7000 per year ($3,500 per semester) for full-time enrolled students for the dura...

$49000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Closed

Close: 16/06/2026 2026-06-16T00:00:00+00:00

Indigenous Research Training Scholarships

JCU Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Scholarships for HDR candidates (Doctor of Philosophy) are awarded annually on a competitive basis to the most outstanding applicants. The base rate is $46,653 per annum for a living expense stipend and a one-off $10,000 for project expenses and tuition fees.&...

$46653 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Closed

Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships

The Western Australian Department of Education is offering 2 Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships each year to assist prospective Aboriginal secondary teachers to complete a teaching qualification and commence their career in a public school.Scholarships are valued at up to $30 000 if the re...

$46000 approx. total

4 Years

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 30/03/2025 2025-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

Garrurru Undergraduate Indigenous Scholarship

The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific is delighted to invite Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply for the Garrurru Indigenous Undergraduate Scholarship. The objective of the Award is to address the underrepresentation of Indigenous Australians enrolled in undergraduate de...

$45000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

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

Close: 15/05/2025 2025-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

Leonard Broom HDR Research Award

The objective of this Award is to provide funding for HDR Candidates of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, to support them to pursue a Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program, based at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health...

$45000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

ACT

Not opened yet

Open: 01/11/2025 2025-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 30/11/2025 2025-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Rhodes Scholarships

The Rhodes Scholarship programme is the oldest (established 1903), and perhaps the most prestigious, international scholarship programme in the world. Administered by the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, the programme offers more than 100 fully-funded Scholarships each year for postgraduate study at the U...

$45000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

9 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 02/06/2025 2025-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

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

William Buck Indigenous Scholarship

William Buck aims to lessen the barriers that often hinder access to higher education, recognising the unique challenges Indigenous students often face in pursuing higher education, aiming to provide support that empowers and uplifts the aspirations of these students. 

$45000 approx. total

3 Years

NSW

Closed

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

Out-of-Home Care Student Attendance

Do you want to improve education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are in out-of-home-care? Then please contact us about our research project to support school attendance for students in care. Applications to join us as a PhD (3 years) or Master by Research (2 years)...

$44000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

Closed

Open: 01/05/2024 2024-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/06/2024 2024-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Dennis McDermott Research Scholarships

These scholarships will be awarded to Indigenous students of expectional research promise to undertake a higher degree by research at La Trobe. This scholarship is awarded alongside the Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, which provides a stipend, Offset and Allowance.   These a...

$44000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Closed

Open: 15/11/2022 2022-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 31/12/2024 2024-12-31T00:00:00+00:00