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David and Joyce Stabb Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

This Scholarship was established in 2025 by a gift from Robyn Reid, in memory of David and Joyce Stabb. The Scholarship aims to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' access and success at UQ.

$9000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

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

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

Deadly Accommodation Scholarship

The Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Costs Scholarship (ICACS) aims to improve higher education access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples', particularly those who need to relocated from regional and remote areas in order to access study.  $3500 in first year pe...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

VIC

Open

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

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

Open

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

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

Dean's Indigenous Master of Professional Psychology Scholarship

This scholarship covers 50% of tuition fees per session for up to two years (one year if full-time, two years if part-time) plus a paid internship with the Department of Communities and Justice at the conclusion of the scholarship. 

Value may vary

2 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/12/2025 2025-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

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

Dean's Western Sydney Local Health District Master of Art Therapy Indigenous Scholarship

This scholarship covers 100% of tuition fees for up to two years.    Western Sydney Local Health District is committed to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to further develop their skills in Allied Health. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are ...

Value may vary

2 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 22/12/2025 2025-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

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

$46000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

VIC

Open

DesignInc Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Architecture Scholarship

DesignInc embodies a holistic approach to buildings and environment that puts people and sustainability at the centre of everything they do. The practice has a proactive approach to diversity and inclusion and has achieved gender balance amongst staff and senior executive. There is also cultural ...

$150000 approx. total

5 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 16/12/2025 2025-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

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

Digby Wilson Indigenous Scholarship

This scholarship supports an Indigenous undergraduate student in their progress towards completing their course.     This scholarship awards $6,000 per year for full-time for the duration of your degree ($3,000 part-time). 

$12000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

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

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

Dimeo - Craig Dukes First Nations Scholarship

Dimeo created the Dimeo-Craig Dukes First Nations Scholarship in recognition of his long involvement in the Aboriginal community in the ACT, his work at local, state and national level, and his dedication to First Nations peoples. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

NSW

Closed

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

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

Doctor of Medicine First Peoples Scholarship

The Doctor of Medicine First People's Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to support the participation and success of First Peoples candidates in the medical degree at Griffith University. 

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 16/12/2025 2025-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

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

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

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

Close: 08/02/2026 2026-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

Don and Tina Hamson Indigenous Scholarship

The purpose of this Scholarship is to encourage and support Aboriginal and/or 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.

$10000 approx. total

3 Years

QLD

Not opened yet

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

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

Dr Alan Lan Van Tran and Minh Ha Tran Indigenous Health Education Scholarship

This Scholarship was established in 2013 and maintained by the Alan Lan Van Tran and Minh Ha Tran Family Endowment Fund. 

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

3 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

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

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

Dr Aunty Doris Paton Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is offering the Dr Aunty Doris Paton Scholarship for Indigenous Students to support them to live on campus whilst studying at Monash. This Scholarship honours the inspiring leadership and contribution Aunty Doris, a Ngarigo Monero, Gunai Elder ...

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

VIC

Closed

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

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

Open: 05/01/2026 2026-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 08/02/2026 2026-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

Dr Gordon and Mrs Joan Coldtiz Scholarship

This Scholarship was established in 2018 by Dr Graham Colditz. In 2023, an additional gift was matched under The Queensland Commitment. Dr Colditz created the Scholarship in memory of his late father, Dr Gordon Colditz and his late mother, Mrs Joan Colditz.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

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

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