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

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 Strait Islander student studying in the area of dentistry at the University of Sydney. The Scholarship is valued at $6,000.

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

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

Closed

Featured Promoted
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 in pursuit of their academic goals. Alternatively for an external postgraduate student to come to the NCEPH for an approved visit or program of study.

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Open

This Scholarship was established in 2021 by Dyno Nobel (formerly Incitec Pivot) to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who face financial hardship. Preference is given to students studying engineering, business or occupational health and safety science.

$15000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

This Scholarship was founded in 1995 by a bequest under the will of Maisie Elizabeth Handy in memory of her late husband E.O.H. Handy.

$500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

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 national or international competitions or events. As student athletes or performers, the opportunity to earn an income on top of an already demanding training and study load is difficult. This scholarship is designed to to support student athletes and performers in succeeding in elite competition/performances and academic goals.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background to study economics with us at a postgraduate level.

 

It will cover 100% of the tuition fees.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

The purpose of this Scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background who have a keen interest in economics and a demonstrated need for financial support.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

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

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. Applicants are asked to demonstrate leadership and contribution within the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community, and/or university community.The scholarship offers $2,500 per semester (pro rata for part time study) for up to 7 semesters.

$17500 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) has launched a Scholarship at the University of Oxford which will empower exceptional individuals to become global innovators of the future, solving humanity's most enduring problems through science and technology.

 

The Scholarship provides full funding for undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford, as well as a paid internship to work on world-benefitting problems during the summer breaks. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

Open

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

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

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

Open

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

The Engineering Indigenous Excellence Scholarship has been introduced to support Indigenous students to excel in undergraduate Engineering degrees.

$40000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

VIC

Open

This Scholarship was established by a gift from the Envato Foundation to support the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

$7000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Featured Promoted

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 payment of up to $10,000 towards the cost of specific goods or services to support education, professional development or advocacy in environmental law. This may include: conference attendance, professional training, environmental law courses, travel for fieldwork, event attendance or other activities that help foster connections, networks and new ideas and relationships for researching and practicing environmental law. 

$10000 approx. total

1 Semester

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

Open

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 course, specifically in the field of education, including special education.

$500 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

This Scholarship is open to First Nations students studying a Higher Education degree/undergraduate degree through Federation University's Ballarat/Mt Helen campus.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

VIC

Closed

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

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 Strait Islander student studying in the area of dentistry at the University of Sydney. The Scholarship is valued at $6,000.

$6000 approx. total

1 Year

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

Closed

Featured Promoted

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 in pursuit of their academic goals. Alternatively for an external postgraduate student to come to the NCEPH for an approved visit or program of study.

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Open

This Scholarship was established in 2021 by Dyno Nobel (formerly Incitec Pivot) to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who face financial hardship. Preference is given to students studying engineering, business or occupational health and safety science.

$15000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

QLD

Closed

This Scholarship was founded in 1995 by a bequest under the will of Maisie Elizabeth Handy in memory of her late husband E.O.H. Handy.

$500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

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 national or international competitions or events. As student athletes or performers, the opportunity to earn an income on top of an already demanding training and study load is difficult. This scholarship is designed to to support student athletes and performers in succeeding in elite competition/performances and academic goals.

$3000 approx. total

1 Year

2 scholarships offered

Closed

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background to study economics with us at a postgraduate level.

 

It will cover 100% of the tuition fees.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

The purpose of this Scholarship is to provide assistance to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background who have a keen interest in economics and a demonstrated need for financial support.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

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

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. Applicants are asked to demonstrate leadership and contribution within the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community, and/or university community.The scholarship offers $2,500 per semester (pro rata for part time study) for up to 7 semesters.

$17500 approx. total

3 Years

WA

Closed

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) has launched a Scholarship at the University of Oxford which will empower exceptional individuals to become global innovators of the future, solving humanity's most enduring problems through science and technology.

 

The Scholarship provides full funding for undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford, as well as a paid internship to work on world-benefitting problems during the summer breaks. 

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

Open

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

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

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

Open

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

The Engineering Indigenous Excellence Scholarship has been introduced to support Indigenous students to excel in undergraduate Engineering degrees.

$40000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

VIC

Open

This Scholarship was established by a gift from the Envato Foundation to support the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

$7000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Featured Promoted

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 payment of up to $10,000 towards the cost of specific goods or services to support education, professional development or advocacy in environmental law. This may include: conference attendance, professional training, environmental law courses, travel for fieldwork, event attendance or other activities that help foster connections, networks and new ideas and relationships for researching and practicing environmental law. 

$10000 approx. total

1 Semester

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

Open

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 course, specifically in the field of education, including special education.

$500 approx. total

1 Semester

SA

Closed

This Scholarship is open to First Nations students studying a Higher Education degree/undergraduate degree through Federation University's Ballarat/Mt Helen campus.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

VIC

Closed

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