This Scholarship was created in memory of the late Gloria Brennan, to assist Australian Aboriginal students to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Western Australia.

$2500 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

The late Eveline Rosina Glyde donated funds to the University of Western Australia to assist and encourage Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue a bridging course or undergraduate degree course at the university.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation have donated funds to the University of Western Australia (UWA) to assist and encourage a high-achieving student to pursue a Bachelor fo Arts (Honours) majoring in Archaeology at UWA.

$40000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 27/11/2025

Close: 30/01/2026

The Scholarship will support 2 students enrolled in Certificate IV in Aboriginal Performance course at WAAPA. The Scholarship is aimed to assist students to complete their course who have a passion for Aboriginal performance and are experiencing financial hardship. The Scholarship is a one-off payment of $6500 paid directly to the recipient.

$6500 approx. total

1 Semester

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2026

Close: 30/03/2026

This Scholarship is maintained by an annual gift from Meridian Urban, industry leaders in urban policy and planning, and resilience and adaptation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2024 by Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Saltwater woman, with family ties to the Darug, Awabakal, Garigal and Wiradyuri peoples of NSW. Sharlene is an Aboriginal academic in the UQ Business School. Through this gift, Sharlene seeks to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue their ambitions within business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a preferential focus on students enrolled or intending to enrol within the School of Business. Sharlene seeks to ensure that the financial commitment required to access higher education is not a barrier to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students striving to achieve their goals year after year. By making this donation, Dr Leroy-Dyer will be the first UQ Aboriginal academic to establish an endowed UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship fund, inspiring others in academia and broader community to follow in her footsteps. The scholarship's name, Ngupaiyiko Yammaliko, means giving back in Awabakal language.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2002 and is maintained by the income from a gift of $30,000 from Siggins Miller Consultants to support first year Indigenous medical students.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

The purpose of these Scholarships is to provide assistance with education or relocation/accommodation costs to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.

 

Scholarships include the Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (ICECS) and Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

$1500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2020 by a donation from Feona Walker in partnership with the Alumni Friends under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by income generated from the underlying endowment fund.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This grant was established by Quest Integrity in 2026.

Value may vary

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Open: 28/01/2026

Close: 01/03/2026

This Scholarship was established in 1987 and is maintained by gifts from Mr Robert Noel Hammon.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 08/12/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

The Joan Cribb OAM Science Scholarship was established in 2022 to support students within the Faculty of Science facing financial hardship.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/01/2026

Close: 31/03/2026

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

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 16/03/2026

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

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 23/03/2026

The Juris Doctor (JD) Scholarship for Indigenous Students was established to assist high-achieving Indigenous students to undertake the Juris Doctor Program at UNSW. 

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Open: 23/01/2026

Close: 29/08/2025

Gavin Wanganeen is the first Aboriginal Australian to receive an AFL life membership for playing 300 official matches. He is also a premiership star, Brownlow medalist, five-time All Australian and Best and Fairest winner in Port Adelaide Football Club. 
 
This scholarship awards up to $5,000 per year, to a maximum of $20,000.

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 29/03/2026

This scholarship is open to high achieving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the University of South Australia full or part-time in any of the undergraduate programs:
 
Bachelor of Human Movement
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)
Bachelor of Health Science
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Podiatry
Bachelor of Business (Sport and Recreation Management)
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise).

$24000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander full and part-time students of the University of South Australia who are, or will be, entering their final year of an undergraduate or an Honours year.
 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This Scholarship is to support the costs associated with full time study, including the cost of living, and learning resources, to continuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from the Fremantle Campus enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
 
The Scholarship is valued at up to $4000 per year.

$4000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 25/02/2026

USYD Business School is committed to addressing the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in senior leadership positions. This scholarship aims to accelerate the rate at which Indigenous Australians move into senior leadership roles within all forms of Australian enterprises.
 
The part-time MBA is ranked number 1 in Australia and has a strong focus on developing the personal and interpersonal skills required to lead in today's hyper-connected, global environment.

$69000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 06/05/2026

Close: 01/06/2026

This Scholarship was created in memory of the late Gloria Brennan, to assist Australian Aboriginal students to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Western Australia.

$2500 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

The late Eveline Rosina Glyde donated funds to the University of Western Australia to assist and encourage Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue a bridging course or undergraduate degree course at the university.

$4000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025

Close: 03/03/2026

Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation have donated funds to the University of Western Australia (UWA) to assist and encourage a high-achieving student to pursue a Bachelor fo Arts (Honours) majoring in Archaeology at UWA.

$40000 approx. total

1 Year

WA

Closed

Open: 27/11/2025

Close: 30/01/2026

The Scholarship will support 2 students enrolled in Certificate IV in Aboriginal Performance course at WAAPA. The Scholarship is aimed to assist students to complete their course who have a passion for Aboriginal performance and are experiencing financial hardship. The Scholarship is a one-off payment of $6500 paid directly to the recipient.

$6500 approx. total

1 Semester

WA

Closed

Open: 01/03/2026

Close: 30/03/2026

This Scholarship is maintained by an annual gift from Meridian Urban, industry leaders in urban policy and planning, and resilience and adaptation.

$40000 approx. total

4 Years

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2024 by Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Saltwater woman, with family ties to the Darug, Awabakal, Garigal and Wiradyuri peoples of NSW. Sharlene is an Aboriginal academic in the UQ Business School. Through this gift, Sharlene seeks to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue their ambitions within business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a preferential focus on students enrolled or intending to enrol within the School of Business. Sharlene seeks to ensure that the financial commitment required to access higher education is not a barrier to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students striving to achieve their goals year after year. By making this donation, Dr Leroy-Dyer will be the first UQ Aboriginal academic to establish an endowed UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship fund, inspiring others in academia and broader community to follow in her footsteps. The scholarship's name, Ngupaiyiko Yammaliko, means giving back in Awabakal language.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2002 and is maintained by the income from a gift of $30,000 from Siggins Miller Consultants to support first year Indigenous medical students.

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

The purpose of these Scholarships is to provide assistance with education or relocation/accommodation costs to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.

 

Scholarships include the Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (ICECS) and Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

$1500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This Scholarship was established in 2020 by a donation from Feona Walker in partnership with the Alumni Friends under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship is maintained by income generated from the underlying endowment fund.

$4500 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 09/09/2025

Close: 27/02/2026

This grant was established by Quest Integrity in 2026.

Value may vary

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Open: 28/01/2026

Close: 01/03/2026

This Scholarship was established in 1987 and is maintained by gifts from Mr Robert Noel Hammon.

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

Open: 08/12/2025

Close: 08/03/2026

The Joan Cribb OAM Science Scholarship was established in 2022 to support students within the Faculty of Science facing financial hardship.

$4500 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/01/2026

Close: 31/03/2026

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

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 16/03/2026

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

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 23/03/2026

The Juris Doctor (JD) Scholarship for Indigenous Students was established to assist high-achieving Indigenous students to undertake the Juris Doctor Program at UNSW. 

$10000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

NSW

Closed

Open: 23/01/2026

Close: 29/08/2025

Gavin Wanganeen is the first Aboriginal Australian to receive an AFL life membership for playing 300 official matches. He is also a premiership star, Brownlow medalist, five-time All Australian and Best and Fairest winner in Port Adelaide Football Club. 
 
This scholarship awards up to $5,000 per year, to a maximum of $20,000.

$20000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 19/01/2026

Close: 29/03/2026

This scholarship is open to high achieving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the University of South Australia full or part-time in any of the undergraduate programs:
 
Bachelor of Human Movement
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)
Bachelor of Health Science
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Podiatry
Bachelor of Business (Sport and Recreation Management)
Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise).

$24000 approx. total

4 Years

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander full and part-time students of the University of South Australia who are, or will be, entering their final year of an undergraduate or an Honours year.
 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

SA

Closed

Open: 20/01/2025

Close: 14/03/2025

This Scholarship is to support the costs associated with full time study, including the cost of living, and learning resources, to continuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from the Fremantle Campus enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
 
The Scholarship is valued at up to $4000 per year.

$4000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

WA

Closed

Open: 05/01/2026

Close: 25/02/2026

USYD Business School is committed to addressing the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in senior leadership positions. This scholarship aims to accelerate the rate at which Indigenous Australians move into senior leadership roles within all forms of Australian enterprises.
 
The part-time MBA is ranked number 1 in Australia and has a strong focus on developing the personal and interpersonal skills required to lead in today's hyper-connected, global environment.

$69000 approx. total

4 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 06/05/2026

Close: 01/06/2026

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