Indigenous Pathways Portal

Dodson Indigenous Juris Doctor Scholarship

This scholarship is made available to Indigenous students who are studying the Juris Doctor in recognition of their high achievement: The scholarship was named after distinguished Monash Alumnus Professor Michael Dodson AM and his daughter Inala (Dodson) Cooper, as the first Aboriginal parent an...

$162000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

Open

Doherty Ellis Undergraduate Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honour the memory of Jack Doherty, who founded the Newcastle Aboriginal Support Group in 1980. Jack saw tertiary education as a key factor in Aboriginal empowerment. The intention of the scholarship is to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students...

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

Close: 05/03/2025 2025-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarship

The Dorothea Swift Nursing Scholarships have been generously donated to support Bachelor of Science - Nursing students commencing their first semester of study.   

$24000 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025 2025-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

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

DPIE Aboriginal Planning Scholarship

The Planning & Assessment division within the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) has developed the first Aboriginal Scholarship Planning Program. This scholarship program will create a pathway to support Aboriginal planning students to commence their career with D...

$12500 approx. total

No Duration

2 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

Close: 05/01/2025 2025-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

Dr (Aunty) Mary Atkinson Scholarships

While the scholarship is named after Dr (Aunty) Mary Atkinson, it'll have your name on it if you're one of the top performing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students looking to study education or nursing at Deakin with the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innova...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

VIC

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

Close: 13/01/2025 2025-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

Dr Bill Jonas Memorial Indigenous Scholarship

This scholarship has been established by donations made to the Dr Bill Jonas Memorial Indigenous Fund. The fund was established with donations form the Wollotuka Institute, friends, family and community members who wished to honour Dr Bill Jonas' significant contribution to Wollotuka and the ...

$5000 approx. total

No Duration

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

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

Dr Lawrence F Smith Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students

An undergraduate or postgraduate coursework scholarship for students who are studying the Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health   Established in 2016, this scholarship has been generously donated and established by Dr Lawrence F Smith to assist an Aboriginal and Torres ...

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

Closed

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

Close: 30/09/2025 2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

Duguid Travelling Award

Each year the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, within the ANU College of Health and Medicine, may offer one award known as the Duguid Travelling Award. The objective/s of the Award are to support, a HDR candidate based at NCEPH to undertake national or international travel ...

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Open

EAPP Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

The Elite Athlete and Performer Program (EAPP) is a Sport, Wellbeing and Residential Life initiative to support student athletes and performers dual career. This EAPP Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship is designed to support elite athletes/performers who participate in n...

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Open: 17/10/2024 2024-10-17T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2025 2025-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

ECU Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

This scholarship is intended to assist Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students with the costs associated with university study.Valued at $3000 per year for each full-time year of a student's undergraduate course.

$9000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 01/02/2025 2025-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2025 2025-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

ECU Vice Chancellor's Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

The ECU Vice Chancellor's Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Scholarship was established to provide financial support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians. The scholarship funds are payable each semester, until the completion of a Bachelor's degree at ECU. Applic...

$17500 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2025 2025-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

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

Ella Schroder Indigenous Residential Scholarship

Mr Schroder, studied at Armidale Teachers’ College and gained BA (Honours) and MA degrees from UNE by distance education. His interest in Indigenous students began in the 1960s when he was teaching Aboriginal students in Armidale. He has also spent time in Indigenous communities in the Northern T...

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

NSW

Closed

Close: 05/01/2025 2025-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

Emeritus Professor Richard Henry AM and the late Dr Rachel Oberon Indigenous Advantage Graduate Certificate Scholarship

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 d...

$8500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

3 scholarships offered

NSW

Closed

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

Close: 29/08/2025 2025-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

Emmanuel College Indigenous Residential Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2021 to assist in living and accommodation costs for Indigenous students residing at Emmanuel College.  The value of this scholarship is up to $7,000.

$7000 approx. total

No Duration

QLD

Closed

Open: 28/08/2024 2024-08-28T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/11/2024 2024-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Encounters Fellowships Program

Encounters Fellowships offer six people a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain professional development in a hands-on program that includes a placement at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra and experience at partner cultural institutions in Australia and the United Kingdom. 

$60000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

6 scholarships offered

ACT

Closed

Environmental Law Bursary

The National Environmental Law Association (NELA) and Ngalaya First Nations Environmental Law Bursary is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lawyers, law students and legal academics with an interest in environmental law Australia-wide.  The Bursary is a one-off p...

$10000 approx. total

1 Semester

Not opened yet

Open: 04/05/2026 2026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/07/2026 2026-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Epworth HealthCare Indigenous Nursing Scholarship

The scholarship aims to provide support to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student studying within the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Epworth HealthCare has a strong relationship with Deakin University and this scholarship is an opportunity to assist a student commencing their nursi...

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

VIC

Closed

Open: 05/09/2024 2024-09-05T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 31/01/2025 2025-01-31T00:00:00+00:00

Erica Jolly Indigenous Bursary

A generous donation from Flinders University graduate Erica Jolly, a Companion of the University, has enabled the establishment of the Erica Jolly Indigenous Bursary. The bursary has been established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a higher education cours...

$500 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

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

Close: 09/04/2025 2025-04-09T00:00:00+00:00

Essential Energy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

This scholarship offers support to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students studying across Essential Energy's footprint to help expand their career opportunities, offering potential paid work experience and potential employment post completion of studies.

$10000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

Closed

Close: 16/02/2025 2025-02-16T00:00:00+00:00