Indigenous Pathways Portal

Indigenous Resource Grant

This scholarship provides one-off payments for the following items: - unpaid WIL placement assistance of up to $3,000 (uniform, equipment requirement for placement, parking/travel, employment compensation, etc.) This value is dependent on length of placement. - material/excursion fees of up to ...

Value may vary

Duration of the Program

VIC

Open

Indigenous STEM Scholarship

This scholarship was established to provide support and encouragement to students studying in STEM courses at JCU. 

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

4 scholarships 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

Indigenous Student Laptop Scholarship

Moondani Toombadool Centre will be supporting Indigenous undergraduate or postgraduate students with a Lenovo Notebook to assist with their course as they commence their 1st or 2nd year at Swinburne. Succussful students will be awarded a Lenovo Thinkpad L390.

$1295 approx. total

1 Semester

10 scholarships offered

NSW

Open

Indigenous Student On-Campus Accommodation Scholarship

This scholarship provides housing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who live on campus at JCU Townsville, Bebegu Yumba or JCU Cairns, Nguma-bada Campus. This suite of scholarships are proudly supported by UniLodge, the McCall MacBain Foundation and JCU.   It cov...

$30000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

QLD

Closed

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

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

Indigenous Study Support Bursary

The Indigenous Study Support Bursary aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and provides financial assistance to offset the costs associated with tertiary study that can have a significant impact on a student's ability to further their education.   Each burs...

Value may vary

1 Semester

QLD

Closed

Open: 03/11/2025 2025-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

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

Indigenous VET Transition Scholarship

Moondani Toombadool Centre will be supporting an Indigenous student who has successfully completed a VET (Certificate I - IV) (including UniLink) and Advanced Diploma) course and is transitioning to a higher education course.

$1000 approx. total

1 Year

5 scholarships offered

VIC

Open

Information Technology Indigenous Merit Scholarship

Are you an Indigenous student who can demonstrate strong academic achievement? If you are currently studying IT at Monash or intend to do so, you may be eligible for this scholarship: The Information Technology Indigenous Merit Scholarship is a generous scholarship of up to $24,000 paid towards...

$24000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

2 scholarships offered

Open

Information Technology Indigenous Study Support Scholarship

Achieving Potential Support Scholarship: Monash University is looking to reward an Indigenous Australians who are interested in studying an IT degree at the undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework) level; You must be from one of our defined educational disadvantage groups. The scholarship is ...

$15000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

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

INPEX Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

INPEX Ichthys Pty Ltd has donated funds to The University of Western Australia to provide a scholarship to encourage and assist high achieving Indigenous students to commence an undergraduate degree course at the University.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025 2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

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

Irene and David Davy Scholarship for Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

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 2025-01-20T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 14/03/2025 2025-03-14T00:00:00+00:00

ISSP Commonwealth Assistance Scholarship

The ISSP Commonwealth Assistance Scholarship is funded by the Commonwealth Government which assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who demonstrate financial hardship with the costs of relocation and higher education.

$22440 approx. total

4 Years

NSW

Closed

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

Close: 08/01/2026 2026-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

ISSP Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship

The ISSP Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship is funded by the Commonwealth Government to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who demonstrate financial hardship with the costs associated with higher education.

$11312 approx. total

4 Years

NSW

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025 2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 08/01/2026 2026-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

Jack and Eleanor Bendat Rural Indigenous Scholarship

Jack and Eleanor Bendat donated funds to The University of Western Australia to assist and encourage meritorious Indigenous students from regional Western Australia to continue and complete their first undergraduate degree course.

$15000 approx. total

3 Years

2 scholarships offered

WA

Closed

Open: 15/12/2025 2025-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

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

JCU Library - SAGE Publishing Asia Pacific Grant for Indigenous HDR Students

SAGE Publishing empowers researchers, educators and institutions to shape the future. As a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services, SAGE’s mission is to build bridges to knowledge. To this end SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific are providing ...

$5000 approx. total

1 Year

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/03/2024 2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 15/05/2024 2024-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

Jessica King Scholarship

Each year the School of Medicine and Psychology may offer an award known as the Jessica King Scholarship - with the aim of assisting an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student to undertake the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery program at ANU. 

$100000 approx. total

4 Years

1 scholarship offered

ACT

Closed

Open: 01/02/2026 2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 28/02/2026 2026-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Jillian Weaven Human Resources Scholarship

The Jillian Weaven Human Resources Scholarship is designed to honour the legacy of Jillian Weaven, a Wiradjuri woman passionate about education, creating career pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the advancement of women. The scholarship will encourage and assist postg...

$10000 approx. total

1 Year

1 scholarship offered

VIC

Closed

Open: 28/01/2026 2026-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 11/03/2026 2026-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

Joan Cribb OAM Science Scholarship

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

Open

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

Close: 31/03/2026 2026-03-31T00:00:00+00:00

Jodie Michelle Reid Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2016, as a tangible memorial to Jodie Reid, a 1996 ACU Nursing Graduate and Centaur Medalist, who died in 2004, aged 27, after suffering from Diabetes mellitus for 25 years.

$4000 approx. total

No Duration

1 scholarship offered

QLD

Closed

Open: 01/08/2025 2025-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Close: 01/03/2026 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship

The John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an approved course of study that is a prerequisite to admission as a legal practitioner in any Australian jurisdiction at or through an Australian tertiary institution.&...

$9000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

1 scholarship offered

Closed

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

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

John Nesbit Scholarship for Biomedical Sciences

This Scholarship was established in 2023 from the bequest of John Nesbit.

$5000 approx. total

Duration of the Program

6 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