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Scholarships

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scholarship [n.]

1. serious, detailed study [a work of great scholarship]. 2. an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organisation to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money.
Cambridge Dictionary

Scholarships, bursaries, grants, awards, endowments are all names for financial assistance given to individuals to assist them with their studies, irrespective of education level. In addition, there may be linked areas such as internships and traineeships which might be considered similar in several ways. A third concept could include fee-free courses being offered by several Australian governments, particularly in the Vocational Education area.

Amounts involved range from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars. Some may be supplied with restrictions or obligations attached, e.g. specific age groups, study levels, funds to be spent on specific objects, commitment to work for a group for a period of time.

We have not included areas such as HECS-HELP, in all its formats, that are government sourced funding, but have to be repaid in some form over a period of time.

All state/territory specific scholarships have been placed under state/territory headings. These are then listed in groups covering :
Education [early learning, schooling, teachers, . . .], Indigenous [all areas and levels], Other [all other areas not covered by the other four], Universities [undergraduate, post-graduate, research, . . .] and Vocational Education [TAFE and other areas].
NOTE : universities have been included based on their home campus, even though they may have campuses in other states and overseas.

This page looks at State & Territory scholarships and Indigenous Scholarships.

The Second Page looks at scholarship Search Engines, a National listing with some Specific Areas, and International scholarships both for Australians wanting to study overseas and International students wanting to study in Australia.

It is impossible for a site such as this to include every scholarship link. If what you are seeking is not included, we recommend you use a Search Engine to find your specific target, or the target area. If you are aware of a scholarship worthy of being added, please let us know so we can continue to improve this page.

Australian Capital Territory

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

  • Early Childhood Degree Scholarship Program
    ‘This Program will provide individuals who are working in the ACT Non-Government education and care sector financial assistance to gain an approved early childhood degree qualification. Individuals who are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply’.
  • ACT Teacher Scholarships
    Provides contact options regarding these.
  • Scholarships – Radford College
    ‘The Scholarship program has been created to ensure an education at Radford College is accessible to a wide range of students’.
  • Secondary Bursary Scheme
    ‘The ACT Government provides financial assistance to support families with education expenses through the Secondary Bursary Scheme for students in years 7-10 and the Student Support Fund programs’.

Indigenous

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Secondary and Tertiary Scholarships
    ‘Secondary Scholarships are available to Senior Secondary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students interested in a career in teaching or the health field, or in attaining a vocational qualification post-year 12. Tertiary Scholarships are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enrolled in an approved teaching or health course at either the University of Canberra, the Australian National University or the Australian Catholic University, Signadou Campus’. Scroll down for information.
  • AEC NSW - Scholarships
    ‘The AEC’s Primary and Secondary School Scholarships program is under review. Currently two tertiary scholarship programs are on offer, the Margaret Ida Howie Scholarship for Aboriginal Women and the Alan Duncan Memorial Scholarship for Aboriginal men. These scholarships are offered on an annual basis’.
  • Australian National University
    Search result for scholarships which are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
  • CIT Indigenous Scholarships : Canberra Institute of Technology
    ‘CIT Indigenous Scholarships are available to all Indigenous students studying mainstream courses at CIT. To be eligible for a scholarship you must meet both criteria : Be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and Show a commitment to study’.
  • Indigenous Australian Graduate Scholarship [ANU]
    ‘Offers one scholarship to an indigenous Australian to undertake graduate study’.
  • Indigenous Scholarships [ANU]
    ‘These scholarships are offered at an undergraduate, honours, and graduate level. Contact The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences for more information about a scholarship’.
  • University of Canberra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships
    Search listing.

Other

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Australian Catholic University - Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships aren’ t just for academically gifted students or those struggling financially – passion and dedication for your studies will take you most of the way. Find a scholarship to suit your needs, learn how to apply and hear from past recipients’.
  • Australian National University - Scholarships
    ‘Build your future, and let us help. With a range of scholarship opportunities catering to students from a variety of backgrounds and abilities, ANU is here to support you’.
  • Equity Scholarships
    ‘Equity Scholarships are awarded to help these students with costs associated with higher education’. Done through UAC. Document includes Application Forms, categories of educational disadvantage tables and additional information on many aspects. 2 rounds, both in September.
  • University of Canberra - Scholarships
    ‘UC scholarships are open to ALL University of Canberra students, no matter their location of study. There are many different scholarships available - take the time to find out about them so you can focus on your studies’.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • MySkills - Subsidised Courses In the ACT
    Listing 200+ courses in the ACT which are significantly subsidised. Available through multiple places, in numerous vocational areas and through multiple suppliers.
  • Scholarships : Canberra Institute of Technology
    ‘Scholarships provide financial support which can help you focus on your studies and get the most from your time at CIT. See below for scholarship opportunities and to find out if you’re eligible’.

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New South Wales

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

  • Australian Performing Arts Grammar School - Scholarships
    ‘The following scholarships are offered - Academic, Music, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts, Indigenous [see more detail in the Indigenous section below], Refugee and Directors’.
  • Boarding Scholarships for Isolated Students
    Part of Rural and Remote Education information. Scroll down for details and to access the application form and relevant details.
  • Department of Education - Scholarships
    Students, prospective teachers, staff, general. Includes the NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Program and School Counselling Scholarships through the links listed below.
  • Future Teacher Scholarships |[NSW Teachers Federation]
    ‘The Committee will award scholarships to successful applicants across the following five [5] categories : Future teachers [Open to all applicants]; Future teachers who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; Future teachers from a rural or remote area (significant distance from the nearest tertiary institution); Future teachers in their first year of a teacher education program; and Future teachers from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background’.
  • Get Paid to Study
    Covers Teaching Scholarships, Aboriginal Teaching Scholarships, Teach.Rural Scholarships [see below], Incentive Scholarships, Cadetships and Internships.
  • Independent Schools NSW - Scholarships and Bursaries
    ‘ISSB helps inform parents and their children on a range of factors relating to the availability and application of scholarships and bursaries from many NSW independent schools. We have previewed each of our featured schools so you can get a feel for their specific environment and the scholarships and bursaries they have on offer’.
  • NSW Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence
    Public Education Foundation. ‘Through the NSW Minister’s and Secretary’s Awards for Excellence, we thank our teachers, leaders, support staff and parents for making a difference to the lives of students across the state’.
  • NSW Premier’s New and Emerging Technologies Scholarship
    ‘This scholarship is for a teacher to investigate trends in teaching new and emerging technologies, as well as, visit some of the world’s best schools and centres in new and emerging technologies’.
  • NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship program
    ‘The scholarships, funded by corporate supporters and private foundations, provide teachers with an opportunity to explore their field of expertise by visiting some of the world’ s most highly acclaimed schools and centres for teaching and learning’.
  • Rural and Remote Early Childhood Teaching Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships are designed to support educators to study for a bachelor’s degree in early childhood teaching. There are 30 scholarships available in this round, at up to $10 000 each’.
  • teach.Rural Scholarships
    ‘Go where you’re needed and become a teacher in a rural or remote NSW public school. With substantial financial incentives and a guaranteed permanent teaching job upon completion of your studies, a teach.Rural scholarship is a great way to kick start your teaching journey’.
  • School Counselling Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships are available for suitably qualified candidates to join the school counselling workforce’.
  • SSI Allianz Refugee Scholarships
    ‘The SSI Allianz scholarships directly support people from refugee backgrounds in NSW to achieve independence. The scholarships have been created to minimise the financial barriers experienced by refugees as they participate in the NSW education system’.
  • The Armidale School - Scholarships
    ‘A range of scholarships have been made available to assist suitable and worthy recipients. While some scholarships require a candidate to sit a scholarship examination, others are awarded on all round ability and merit. Please note that some scholarships and fees assistance are needs based’. Fees Assistance while information about Academic Scholarships is found here.
  • STEM Scholarships for Science and Mathematics [Teach NSW]
    ‘Approved teachers, you could get financial assistance while you study to become a Science or Mathematics teacher and be guaranteed a permanent position in a NSW public school’.
  • The Denise Soos Scholarships for Language Courses in Stage 6 2020
    MLTANSW. ‘The scholarships sponsored by the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of NSW will be offered to two students currently in Year 10 who intend to study a Language in Stage 6 in 2020. Applications will be accepted from candidates for Beginners, Continuers, [Language] in Context or [Language] and Literature courses. The value of each scholarship will be $500 to be used for resources for the Language studied or as a contribution to an in-country experience’.
  • The Rosemary Hafner Memorial Scholarship
    STANSW. Designed ‘to support and assist both metro and regional science teachers in NSW with their professional development’.

Indigenous

Other

  • Defence STEM Scholarship & Mentoring Program
    ‘A scheme for students who are currently or are about to undertake a STEM based project that may have future Defence applications. It is to assist students completing major projects related to STEM and is open to students from Years 9-12 attending ME Program schools’.
  • Funding and Support - Create NSW
    ‘The Arts Funding Program offers a range of opportunities that support artists and arts and cultural organisations in NSW’.
  • Opportunities for Artists
    Art Gallery NSW. Awards, bequests, grants, prizes, scholarships.
  • Scholarships and Grants - HETI
    ‘Scholarships and grants offered by HETI aim to provide equal access to education in areas of need’ and cover a range of aspects of the health sector.
  • NSW Health - Rural Undergraduate Scholarships
    NSW Health. ‘Financial assistance to allied health students via the NSW Rural Allied Health Scholarships’.
  • Nursing & Midwifery Scholarships, NSW Health
    For those interested in nursing/midwifery and who are living/or will live in New South Wales. The listed scholarships are administered by the NSWNMA.
  • New South Wales Nursing Association
    Scholarship Information.
  • NSW Regional Dentistry Scholarship
    ‘Aims to support a student with strong links to regional New South Wales to train for a professional dental career. Awarded annually to a student commencing dentistry studies’.
  • NSW Rural Doctors Network - Scholarships Database
    ‘You can search the site for scholarships which may help you get into university or make it easier for you to stay there. When it comes time to get some practical experience and you want to go bush, you will be able to search for grants to help you do so’.
  • The McDonald College - Scholarships
    ‘The McDonald College provides an opportunity for students to receive academic and performance scholarships and awards to foster excellence in performance’.

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarships
    ‘The Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarships assist apprentices in NSW who have demonstrated : hardship in their personal circumstances; aptitude for vocational education and training to lead to successful completion of their trade training; and a positive attitude and application in the workplace and in off-the-job training’.
  • Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians [Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow]
    While commonwealth based, they operate in very specific geographic areas. In NSW this is currently Grafton and Gosford. Specific information from the site. The Program will be delivered in 10 regional areas by Busy at Work.
  • DCJ Scholarships [Family & Community Services]
    ‘You are eligible to apply if you are studying in one of the following in 2020 : Year 10, 11 or 12 at a NSW high school or equivalent at a TAFE college; a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship; or a VET subject at a NSW high school’.
  • Jobs of Tomorrow Scholarships
    Smart and Skilled - NSW Vocational Education and Training. ‘From 2016, we are offering 25,000 scholarships over four years to students commencing selected qualifications under Smart and Skilled’.
  • Scholarships - TAFE NSW
    ‘Regardless of your circumstances, you deserve the chance to create a better future through education and training. Every year we award hundreds of scholarships to our students, so make this year your year to be rewarded’.
  • MySkills - Subsidised Courses In NSW
    Listing 700+ courses in NSW which are significantly subsidised. Available through multiple places, in numerous vocational areas and through multiple suppliers.
  • Scholarships - TAFE International - TAFE NSW
    ‘The Australian Government offers Australia Awards Scholarships which provide financial support for citizens of specific countries to study in Australia. Multiple TAFE NSW locations currently offer placements to Australia Awards Scholarships students’.
  • The William Angliss Institute - Scholarships
    ‘Through a scholarship fund built on the generous support of our many friends and industry partners, the Foundation provides ongoing assistance to students and the wider community through the establishment of various scholarship programs’. Scholarship listing provided.

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Northern Territory

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

  • Darwin High School - Scholarships
    ‘There are a range of scholarship opportunities available to Darwin High School students. Our Careers Centre staff are able to assist students to complete applications. Scholarship opportunities are regularly advertised through lunchtime visits, the Careers Update [available in Compass], the Careers Centre Facebook Page and school newsletters ’.
  • Higher Education Scholarships [nt.gov.au]
    ‘You may be eligible for a higher education scholarship of if you are : a recent Year 12 graduate in the Northern Territory and enrolled in your first degree’.
  • Study in Australia’s NT Scholarships [Student]
    ‘Provided by the Northern Territory government and education providers to talented students from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Philippines, Timor-Leste and Vietnam to study in Australia’s Northern Territory’.
  • Study to become a Teacher [Department of Education]
    ‘Go to the following websites for more information on study pathways and scholarship options’.

Indigenous

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bursary
    ‘These bursaries are designed to support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander non-government primary health care workforce to undertake training, upskilling or other capacity-building activities’.
  • Batchelor Institute - Scholarships
    ‘Batchelor Institute scholarships and awards are sponsored by businesses, government and community groups and individuals as an incentive to encourage students within their chosen career and/or to assist with the financial burden of studying’.
  • Charles Darwin University - Scholarships Finder
    To find Indigenous Scholarships, select scholarship options select Indigenous in the “Scholarship only open to” section plus other relevant filter criteria from those listed, click the Apply Filtersbutton and check the results provided.
  • Teach in the Territory - Scholarships
    This page covers ‘Aboriginal Teacher Education Scholarships and Workplace Integrated Learning Scholarships [WILS]’.

Other

  • Scholarships [nt.gov.au]
    A listing of 100+ scholarship sites. These include Higher Education Scholarships through to Financial help for School Leavers.
  • Health Workforce Scholarship Program
    ‘Designed to further develop the skills of the Northern Territory’s rural and remote health workforce. Scholarships can be used to cover or partially cover the cost of post-graduate course fees and course-related expenses such as accommodation and transport where appropriate’.
  • Study in Australia’s NT scholarships
    ‘Study in Australia’s Northern Territory scholarships are provided by the Northern Territory Government and education providers to talented students from all over the world to study in Australia’s Northern Territory’.

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

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Queensland

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

  • Queensland College of Teachers
    This page lists ‘Other teaching awards and scholarships’ in addition to their own awards.
  • Scholarships and Awards
    ‘The Department offers a range of scholarships to school leavers, post-graduate students and departmental staff and employees. They also allocate Awards’. A second page covering many of these can also be found at this Teach Queensland page. Includes the following plus numerous scholarships listed in the Indigenous section below :
  • Aspiring Teacher Grant
    ‘If successful, you will receive a one-off lump-sum payment of $2 500 for general applicants or $5 000 for rural or remote residents during the first semester of study to assist with study-related expenses such as a computer, textbooks and stationery. For students from rural or remote communities, the funds can assist with additional expenses incurred, when moving from your home to undertake study’.
  • The Peter Doherty Awards
  • TJ Ryan Memorial Scholarships
  • Scholarships and Grants
    ‘Whether you’re considering teaching as a career, looking to gain valuable teaching experience in a rural or remote community, or transitioning into teaching, we provide many opportunities for financial support’. A second page also covers many of these.
  • Trinity Anglican School Scholarships
    ‘Trinity Anglican School offers a variety of scholarships, bursaries and fee concessions to allow more students to benefit from a TAS education ’.

Indigenous

Other

  • Health Workforce Queensland Scholarship Program
    ‘Providing scholarships and bursaries to eligible remote and rural medical, nursing and allied health professionals, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers’.
  • Leadership Development Scholarships [Queensland Government]
    ‘Scholarship applications are now open for two of the Queensland public sector’s most valued leadership development programs’.
  • New !  Project Limitless
    ‘The Project Limitless award is a $5 000 school tutoring scholarship which includes over 100 hours of tutoring, a parenting workshop for the families, all aimed at creating the perfect environment for success. We also include multiple lunches with Hayden and their tutors, as well as Olympic Swimmer Cameron McEvoy’. Further details from the site.
  • Queensland Health Mental Health Scholarship Scheme
    ‘The scheme targets Nursing and Allied Health clinicians who work closely with people with mental illness, who wish to develop mental health competencies through post graduate studies. Studies aimed at enhancing the delivery of recovery-oriented consumer focused services, increasing confidence and job satisfaction, and opportunities for career development’. Other Scholarship opportunities from Queensland Health can be found here.
  • Quinn Scholarships for Queensland
    Harding Miller Education Foundation. ‘Scholarships will be awarded to young women entering Year 9 at public high schools across Queensland. The scholarship criteria is : Proven high academic potential, Dedication to their studies and Demonstrated financial or personal hardship’.
  • RSL Queensland - Scholarships
    ‘The RSL Scholarship program aims to empower ex-Defence personnel, partners and their children by supporting them through tertiary study or vocational training. Find out if you are eligible for a scholarship below’.
  • Scholarship Opportunities [Queensland Health]
    Provides links to multiple external scholarship sources related to the Health Industry.

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Bond University- Scholarships
    ‘Bond offers a number of full-fee and part-fee scholarships to the best and brightest applicants each semester and are designed to reward and encourage students who have excelled in the areas of academia, leadership, community and sporting. If you believe you have what it takes, we urge you to apply for one of our scholarships’.
  • CQUniversity - Scholarships
    ‘No matter your situation, we know that everyone needs a helping hand from time to time and are proud to offer a wide range of scholarships, awards and financial assistance programs’.
  • Griffith University - Scholarships
    ‘We have more than 600 scholarships that help make university a reality for a variety of our new and continuing students. You could be eligible for different scholarships based on your background, chosen study area, hardships you’ve experienced or your achievements so far’.
  • JCU Scholarships
    Browse all, check Featured Scholarships, External scholarships, course level, study area and much more.
  • Queensland University of Technology - Scholarships
    ‘A scholarship can give you financial support, work experience, or networking benefits. We have scholarships for women, athletes, financial hardship, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and specific courses and study areas’.
  • University of Queensland - Scholarships
    ‘If there’s a UQ scholarship, you’ll find it here. We want you to succeed, and with so many opportunities available, take some time to research and apply’.
  • University of Southern Queensland - Scholarships
    ‘Discover now what scholarships are available, and those coming soon. You can apply for more than one, so be sure to apply for all that you’re eligible for’.
  • University of the Sunshine Coast - Indigenous Scholarships
    ‘Our scholarships and bursaries celebrate different types of skills and support people from all kinds of backgrounds, giving you the freedom to focus on your study’.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians [Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow]
    While commonwealth based they operate in very specific geographic areas. In Queensland these are currently Maryborough and Townsville. Specific information from the site. The Program will be delivered in 10 regional areas by Busy at Work.
  • Fee Free Apprenticeships
    ‘We’re supporting under 21s to learn lifelong skills and build careers in industries where the jobs of the future will be. We’re creating better futures for Queenslanders by providing access to fee-free training across 139 priority apprenticeship and traineeship programs’. The equivalent of scholarships.
  • TAFE Queensland Scholarships
    ‘There are two types of scholarships available. Merit scholarships are awarded to students who can demonstrate outstanding academic merit or demonstrate strong work performance along with the demonstrable desire to secure ongoing employment within the industry to which they applied for the scholarship. Access and equity scholarships provide equitable access to study at TAFE Queensland’.
  • The Queensland Overseas Foundation Scholarship Program
    ‘The Program assists high achieving 18-30 year old trainees, apprentices and vocational education and training graduates [Cert III and above] to travel and work overseas in their chosen vocation for up to two years. This program funds travel related expenses and a settling in allowance, worth up to $7 500, for young and skilled Queenslanders to head overseas to key international markets which exhibit strong career prospects in their chosen industry field’.

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South Australia

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

  • Association of Independent Schools of South Australia - Scholarships
    ‘For Year 7 and 8 scholarship entry to Independent and Catholic schools’.
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  • Financial help, scholarships and grants
    SA.GOV.AU . Information covers scholarships, grants, financial support schemes, card schemes, other funding measures..
  • Scholarships
    sa.gov.au. Scholarships, Scholarships in Government Schools, Scholarships for Aboriginal students, Universities, International Students, Other forms of assistance, Other websites.
  • The Smolicz Awards
    ‘Scholarships to train/retrain teachers in Languages’.
  • University Senior College Scholarships [University of Adelaide]
    ‘The College invites prospective and current students to apply for a range of Scholarships that are available to pursue study in Years 10, 11 and 12 at University Senior College. A scholarship is a tuition fee remission awarded to a student based on either academic achievement and/or show aptitude in a broad range of areas or excellence in a specific field’.

Indigenous

  • Amy Levai Aboriginal Teaching Scholarships
    ‘Support eligible Aboriginal teacher education students while undertaking a teacher education program’.
  • Flinders University - Indigenous Scholarships
    At time of entry there were 150+scholarships listed for Indigenous students beginning university. Modify filters at the top of the search page if required.
  • Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship [University of South Australia]
    ‘Supporting disadvantaged Indigenous students to complete a university degree, particularly those with a strong desire to succeed and give back to their communities’.
  • The Capstone Editing Scholarship for Indigenous High School Students
    ‘The Scholarship provides $1 000 of funding to one South Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Year 11 or Year 12 per year to assist them to complete their secondary schooling and enter university’.
  • The University of Adelaide - Indigenous Scholarships
    A listing of 80+ scholarships. Each has specific information plus a link to further information.
  • Torrens University- Indigenous Student Scholarships
    ‘Torrens University welcomes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to our learning communities. We are committed to supporting you throughout your journey of studying with us and we want to ensure you have an enriching time at Torrens University’.
  • University of South Australia - Aboriginal Scholarships and Grants
    ‘All scholarships and grants that are listed on this page are open only to students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. When you apply for one of the following scholarships, you will automatically be assessed against the eligibility criteria for all of the scholarships listed within the table’.
  • Veolia Scholarships
    ‘The Veolia Scholarship fund is offering up to five scholarships to the value of $1 000.00 each for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a TAFE SA Certificate II or above qualification, along with opportunities for students to participate in an industry workplace’.
  • Wirltu Yarlu
    ‘Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education provides support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and, through innovative programs, ensures that they have every opportunity to succeed in their studies’. Includes scholarships and other financial and general support.
  • Yunggorendi Student Engagement
    ‘Yunggorendi Student Engagement staff support Indigenous students at Flinders University’. This includes financial support as well as other aspects.

Other

  • Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Scholarship
    ‘The Catherine Helen Spence Scholarship is offered every four years and provides financial support for a woman to investigate social problems or study in the field of social science in Australia and overseas’.
  • Maurice de Rohan Scholarships
    ‘Aims to provide research degree students with an opportunity to gain an international perspective and improve their thesis through research, data collection or work with institutional or industry partners in the United Kingdom or United States of America’.
  • Office for Women - Scholarships
    ‘This page provides information and links to scholarships specifically for women to undertake STEM related study at South Australian Universities. The scholarships listed are available to women only’.
  • SATAC - Scholarships and Grants
    Provides links to universities, TAFE SA and also to some individual scholarships.
  • South Australian Premier’s Defence Industry Scholarship Program
    ‘The South Australian Government is making it easier for university students to enter a career in the state’s growing defence industry with the Premier’s Defence Industry Scholarship. Eligible students can earn a scholarship to support a research or work placement with a South Australian defence industry host company’.

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Flinders University - Scholarships
    ‘A wide range of University, government and non-government scholarships are available to domestic students. Selection is normally based on academic merit and demonstrated need’.
  • Summer Research Scholarships [University of Adelaide]
    ‘Spend your summer immersed in science, working alongside our world-class scientists. Summer Research Scholarships are available in all schools and across all fields of science which means you can explore new research areas and uncover new career pathways’.
  • Torrens University - Scholarships
    Scholarships are listed under a range of headings from Alumni to Education, Health and Medical to Indigenous. Select the area most linked to your situation.
  • The University of Adelaide - Scholarships
    ‘The university offers scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate students. These scholarships, as well as many others funded by industry and non-profit organisations, are available to potential and currently enrolled students’.
  • University of South Australia [UniSA] Scholarships
    ‘A scholarship might just provide the helping hand you need to make university life a little easier. Not only do scholarships provide financial assistance but they often include valuable work experience, mentoring opportunities and even overseas travel. We have a range of categories - including financial support for high achievers and students in need’.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

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Tasmania

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

Indigenous

Other

  • Cancer Council Tasmania - Scholarships
    ‘Patricia Snell Memorial Cancer Research Grant, All On Electrical Research Grant, Zenith Wealth Research Grant and Cancer Council Tasmania Research Grant’.
  • HR+ Scholarships
    ‘The Health Workforce Scholarship Program [HWSP is open for health professionals looking to extend their skills and services to their community’.
  • Scholarships - Australian Maritime College
    ‘Provides students with significant financial and academic support to study at the Australian Maritime College’.
  • Scholarships [Department of Health]
    ‘A broad range of nursing and midwifery scholarships currently exists. Please follow the links to view information on the various scholarships/grants that are available’.
  • Tasmania Branch Scholarships - Australian College of Midwives
    ‘The Tasmania Branch scholarships aim to provide midwives and midwifery students with financial assistance to attend ACM conferences or continuing education events’.
  • Tasmanian Leaders Program - Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships are available to help individuals and organisations cover all or a portion of the fees for the Tasmanian Leaders Program. The various scholarship and their eligibility criteria are set out below’.
  • Tasmanian Women in Engineering Diversity Scholarship
    Engineers Australia.‘Scholarship recipients will be given an opportunity to build a close relationship with Engineers Australia’s partners, Hydro Tasmania [2 students], Caterpillar and Bell Bay Aluminium’.
  • Variety Tasmania Scholarships
    ‘Variety Tasmania provides scholarships to children with an existing talent to enable them to reach their full potential and to follow their dreams. Applications are accepted for children up to 17 years of age, who are Tasmanian residents and who are sick, disadvantaged or have additional needs’.

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Scholarships & Bursaries [UTAS]
    Through this site, you can Apply, Search listings and find an A-Z listing of these.
  • University of Tasmania - Scholarships and Prizes
    ‘The Scholarships and Prizes program encompasses state, national and international sponsored programs for domestic and international students. Scholarships and Prizes are available across all areas of study and cover 4 theme areas : Access & Diversity, Merit, University Experience, and Research [Honours]’.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

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Victoria

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

  • Boarding Schools Expo - Scholarships
    This page lists a range of non-government schools across Victoria giving access to the scholarships available from each.
  • Careers in Victorian Government Schools
    Check the Scholarships and financial help section for further details.
  • Scholarships
    ‘35 different student scholarships which equates to approximately 250 scholarship awards’. Applications will re-open in August 2020 for current Year 12 students, and in November 2020 for students in Years 4 - 11 [and tertiary]. A second Student Scholarships page also has links to these.
  • Scholarships and financial help if you’re studying to become a Teacher
    ‘Financial help is available if you’re ​ studying to become a teacher’.
  • Scholarships for Early Childhood Professionals
    ‘The early childhood scholarships program is designed to attract new early childhood teachers to the field and support existing educators who wish to upskill to a teaching qualification or gain a relevant postgraduate qualification’.
  • Scholarships - Independent Schools Victoria
    ‘Parents seeking information about scholarships offered by Independent Schools Victoria Member Schools can visit our Member School Details, and search by scholarship. For further details, contact individual schools directly’.
  • Scotch College - Scholarships
    ‘Scotch College offers scholarships to boys of demonstrated academic potential who possess the capacity to enrich the life of the School and influence for the greater good. The Scholarship program enables such boys to attend Scotch regardless of the financial circumstances of their families’.
  • Student Scholarships
    Education and Training. ‘Scholarships are payments to help you with the cost of your child’s education. They’re generally offered based on financial need or difficulties, your child’s school results and school and community activities your child takes part in. Most scholarships we offer are for Victorian government school students. A small number are also open to non-government school students’.
  • The Margaret Schofield Scholarships
    For ‘government school students of VCE Music. Two different scholarships available[composition and performance’.
  • The Melbourne Foundation - Scholarships
    ‘The Melbourne Foundation’s scholarships are open to current Year 8 male and female students who live in the Melbourne metropolitan area and are currently attending public school. Scholarships are open to students whose families are unable to cover the cost of private school education. Successful candidates will complete a selection process in three stages’. Registration form available from the site.
  • TMB Victorian Mid-Career Teachers Scholarship
    Public Education Foundation. ‘The scholarship supports public school teachers in Victoria who have been teaching for between five and fifteen years. The scholarship provides $10 000 to spend on approved professional development/professional learning. The scholarship may be spent on a single professional development course, including approved overseas courses with travel, or on a set of professional learning activities’.
  • Trinity Grammar School, Kew - Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships are offered to boys who demonstrate an outstanding potential to benefit from, contribute to, and influence others through the School’s academic, musical or broader co-curricular Programs. The focus of these different Scholarships is detailed’ on this page.

Indigenous

  • Aboriginal Tertiary Scholarship Program
    Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria. ‘The Aboriginal Tertiary Scholarship Program aims to support Victorian Aboriginal students in completing their studies. Recipients of the scholarship receive a fortnightly study allowance to undertake full-time study in a broad range of fields related to the business of the Department of Justice and Community Safety’.
  • Brighton Grammar School Indigenous Scholarship
    ‘At BGS, we have strong links to two remote Indigenous schools – in Milikapiti and Pormpuraaw. Additionally, we have a strong relationship with the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School [MITS], through which a number of boys are receiving a BGS education. Through the generosity of our community, BGS is now in a position to offer its first Indigenous Scholarship fully funded by that community’.
  • Deadly Scholarships - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders [Federation University
    ‘Deadly scholarships are administered on behalf of the Indigenous Student Success Program. Only Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply’.
  • Deakin University - Indigenous Scholarships
    Use the filters on this page to narrow the selection. Include Indigenous from the Access and Equity section,plus tick all the Scholarship Status filters plus any filters from the other sections that are relevant for you.
  • La Trobe University - Indigenous Scholarships
    Select Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander from the filters. The scholarship detail provides a brief summary, status, amount and links to further information.
  • Melbourne Girls Grammar - Indigenous Scholarships
    ‘Since 2006, Indigenous Scholars have been welcomed through our red brick walls as a part of our Indigenous Scholarship Program’.
  • Monash University - Indigenous Scholarships
    Provides links to scholarships covering all levels of study. Information includes name/link, application dates, value and number offered.
  • Opening the Doors Foundation
    ‘The Opening the Doors Foundation addresses the severe educational disadvantage still being experienced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, by providing assistance so that they are able to choose and successfully maintain a positive education environment for their children’.
  • RMIT University - Indigenous Scholarships
    From the Eligibility Criteria select Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Select other options from the “Program Type” and/or “Interest Area” as required.
  • Scotch College Indigenous Scholarship Program
    ‘Students in the program are drawn from communities across the nation. The fundamental selection criteria are resilience, including a desire to complete Year 12, and the potential to flourish in a school such as Scotch’.
  • Swinburne University of Technology - Indigenous Scholarships
    ‘Displaying scholarships for future, local students. Only showing scholarships in the “Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander” category’. Use the Refine your Search link if required.
  • University of Melbourne - Indigenous Scholarships
    Provides ‘Scholarship name; Applications open; Applications close; Total value; Study areas; [number] Awarded’. St time of inclusion, more than 900 listed.
  • Victoria University - Indigenous Scholarships
    Scholarship title/link, with a brief descriptor. At time of inclusion nearly 200 links.
  • Scholarships and Financial Assistance for Koorie Young People
    ‘Hundreds of scholarships and other forms of financial assistance are offered specifically for Indigenous students’. Links to a range of these.
  • The Hostplus Indigenous Scholarship [VIC]
    ‘Established in recognition of Indigenous students who demonstrate excellence, passion and a love for the foods and/or hospitality industry. The scholarship is awarded to domestic Indigenous students [commencing or continuing] in the hospitality or foods areas’.
  • The South-West TAFE Koorie Scholarships
    ‘Our Koorie Scholarships are open to anyone studying at South West TAFE. If you’re looking to start or progress your career, we can help you get there with a scholarship to help with any study-related costs’.
  • Young Indigenous Leader Scholarship — IPAA Victoria
    ‘This biennial scholarship acknowledges and supports Indigenous public sector employees by offering a professional development program to a high performing Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who demonstrates significant leadership potential and dedication to the public sector’.

Other

  • Dairy Australia Farm Managers - Marcus Oldham College
    ‘Dairy Australia recognises the importance of supporting a skilled and capable workforce. The Dairy Farm Managers scholarship will address the increasing need for future dairy farm business managers by the industry’. You should also check the wider range of scholarships at Marcus Oldham College for students enrolling in their ‘Agriculture, Agribusiness or Equine Management courses’.
  • DemoDAIRY Foundation - Scholarships and Grants
    ‘The following table summarizes the types of grants and selection processes. Note these guidelines will evolve over time so, if your current proposal does not fit into one of the groupings, please contact the Secretary’.
  • Gardiner Foundation
    ‘Investing in the people and communities of the dairy industry in Victoria. We provide support across the sector from students to emerging industry leaders’. A number of scholarships are listed.
  • Housing.Vic - 2021 student Scholarships
    ‘The Student Scholarship Program helps young people living in public or community housing or at risk of becoming homeless to get the support they need to stay in school’.
  • LV Foundation – Leadership Victoria
    ‘Through Leadership Victoria, The LV Foundation develops community leaders through scholarship programs, supports transformational community projects, and harnesses an extensive network of LV Alumni and partners to tackle issues of disadvantage’.
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service [Vic] - Scholarships
    ‘The Give Them Wings Scholarship is designed to aid regional and rural Victorian students by assisting them with their study costs’.
  • Scholarship Programs
    Information covers financial support including the DHHS Student Scholarships Program, the Kids Under Cover Scholarships.
  • Youthrive Victoria
    ‘Open to rural Victorian students who plan to attend university after they complete Year 12. Scholarships are also available for TAFE and apprenticeships’.

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Deakin University - Scholarships
    ‘We’re here to support your dream of going to university. A Deakin scholarship is more than simply a financial boost – it sets you on the pathway to success at university’.
  • Federation University - Scholarships, Bursaries, Grants
    ‘Our scholarships, bursaries and grants support people from all walks of life – helping build the communities we’re proud to be part of. Thanks to generous government funding, coupled with our strong industry ties, chances are you’ll find an opportunity that’s right for you’.
  • Graduate Women Victoria - Scholarships
    ‘Graduate Women Victoria offers an annual program of scholarships and bursaries for women students enrolled in universities in Victoria. In 2020 scholarships and bursaries will be offered in six categories’.
  • Hansen Scholarship
    ‘A flagship scholarship program at The University of Melbourne. From 2020, The Hansen Scholarship will be awarded to talented undergraduate students whose financial circumstances present a challenge to accessing a first-class education. Recipients will be awarded accommodation, an allowance, and financial and personal support’.
  • La Trobe University - Scholarships
    Filters available for the listing. The scholarship detail provides a brief summary, status, amount and a link to further information.
  • Monash University - Scholarships
    ‘We want as many bright minds as possible to benefit from a Monash education. Which is why we offer one of the most generous scholarship programs in the country’. Search available, how to apply, browse specific scholarship groups, browse, by faculty, more.
  • RMIT University - Scholarships
    ‘RMIT supports a comprehensive scholarship program which addresses some of the financial, educational and circumstantial disadvantages our students can face through their studies. More than 2 000 scholarships worth millions of dollars are awarded annually’.
  • Swinburne University of Technology - Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships at Swinburne are about providing opportunity, promoting equity and recognising excellence and achievement. We want you to reach your potential and achieve your life and career goals’.
  • Trinity College Scholarships
    University of Melbourne. ‘Our scholarships enable students to achieve their dreams, regardless of their socio-economic background’. Includes an Indigenous Scholarship.
  • University College -Scholarships & Financial Assistance
    University of Melbourne. ‘The UC Scholarship Program recognises academic excellence and supports students who will require, or would benefit from, financial assistance’.
  • University of Melbourne - Scholarships
    ‘Every scholarship has different eligibility criteria, so there’s more than likely one that you’re eligible for’. Browse listings, read the FAQs, read about the scholarship idea and process, filter selections, more.
  • Victoria University - Scholarships
    ‘Each year, we award hundreds of scholarships worth millions of dollars for students at all levels – TAFE [certificates and diplomas], undergraduate [bachelor degrees and honours] and postgraduate. VU scholarships provide financial and practical assistance for students to get a head start’.
  • VTAC - Scholarships available through VTAC
    ‘Find out about the types of scholarships available and learn how to complete your scholarship application. Applications for scholarships through VTAC are not available for mid-year courses’.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians [Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow]
    While commonwealth based, they operate in very specific geographic areas. In NSW Victoria is currently Shepparton. Specific information from the site. The Program will be delivered in 10 regional areas by Busy at Work.
  • Free TAFE for lots of Jobs
    ‘Free TAFE for priority courses reduces the financial barrier for students wanting to train in courses that lead to jobs in demand from Victorian employers’ effectively becoming scholarships in these areas.
  • GOTAFE Scholarships
    ‘We’re excited to let you know about scholarships and grants to help you complete your studies’.
  • Kangan Institute’s Scholarship and Grant Programs
    ‘If financial hardship is a barrier to you, Scholarship and Grant programs at Kangan Institute may be an option. At Kangan Institute, we’re here to support you throughout your study journey. We have scholarships and grants available to help you achieve your goals’.
  • Scholarships - Melbourne TAFE Courses & Degrees, Holmesglen
    ‘Holmesglen has a comprehensive awards and scholarships program available to both students and staff’. Includes a Koori Access Scholarship.
  • SuniTAFE - Scholarships
    ‘SuniTAFE has formed a community partnership with a range of organisations to offer students exciting education scholarships. Scholarships are provided to ensure that the absence of money or support will not stand in the way of a young person achieving their potential’.
  • TAFE Gippsland Scholarships [Federation University]
    Background and other relevant details found on this page.
  • TAFE [Victoria University Polytechnic] Scholarships
    ‘We offer a range of equity scholarships for TAFE students who need financial and practical assistance. Some scholarships offer valuable one-on-one mentoring from business and industry leaders, reflecting our strong workplace connections’.
  • The Gordon - Scholarships [Gordon TAFE]
    ‘Scholarships help students pay the financial costs of studying at The Gordon. Scholarships range from $500 to $10 000, and are awarded to students to help cover the costs associated with studying. Some scholarships are open to all students, while others have very specific eligibility criteria’.
  • The South-West TAFE Scholarships
    ‘The SWTAFE Scholarships program creates opportunities and recognise those who have the drive, passion and commitment to achieve greatness’.
  • The William Angliss Institute - Scholarships
    ‘Through a scholarship fund built on the generous support of our many friends and industry partners, the Foundation provides ongoing assistance to students and the wider community through the establishment of various scholarship programs’. Scholarship listing provided.
  • Wodonga TAFE - Financial Assistance & Student Grants
    These incorporate scholarships Indigenous students as well as a range of wider scholarships and other financial assistance measures.

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Western Australia

Education

Specific Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section below.

  • AIS WA - Scholarships
    Links to scholarships available through the AIS. Several are for Indigenous students. Check under “Partnerships” in the menu.
  • Boarding Schools Expo - Scholarships
    This page lists a range of non-government schools in Western Australia, giving access to the scholarships available from each.
  • Olive A Lewis Scholarship
    ‘Children who will participate in a Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Academic Program in Years 7, 8, 9 or 10 in 2019 are eligible to apply for the Olive A Lewis Scholarship’.
  • Presbyterian Ladies’ College - Scholarships & Bursaries
    ‘PLC Scholarships recognise the achievements of our current girls as well as investing in the potential of future students. We use our Scholarship Program to add depth and diversity to the PLC Community’.
  • Scholarships
    Annotated listing of secondary school scholarships from the Department of Education.

Indigenous

Other

  • AHPA [WA Branch] Healthway Health Promotion Scholarships
    ‘Offering four scholarships : One graduate scholarship; One Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship; One regional scholarship; and One of any category’.
  • AIM WA Scholarships
    ‘The Scholarships provide funding for training for organisations and individuals that can be used for the participation on a selection of Open Programs offered by the Institute. Across two categories the Scholarships are a unique opportunity to “train up”’.
  • Fellowships and Scholarship [State Library]
    ‘The Kay Poustie Scholarship enables a library professional in Western Australia to undertake study locally or internationally to explore library services and best practice that can be applied to public libraries in WA’.
  • Government of Western Australia - Department of Health - Scholarships
    ‘The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Office has a range of scholarships for nursing and midwifery students studying in Western Australia. The scholarships can help you become a nurse or midwife or progress your career’.
  • WACHS : Scholarships and Grants
    ‘Here you can find a range of scholarships and grants available to health professionals working in rural and remote Western Australia, or student health professionals committed to rural health’. Includes Indigenous scholarships.
  • Scholarships and Financial Assistance
    Scholarships from the Department of Health [Office of the Chief Nursing Officer]. They include Aboriginal Nursing Scholarships, Nurse Practitioner Scholarships, more.
  • WA Mining Club - Scholarships
    ‘Every year the WA Mining Club, in conjunction with industry co-sponsors, offers a number of scholarships to encourage and foster the development of the next generation of leaders within Western Australia’s mining sector’.

Universities

University Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

  • Curtin University - Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships are part of Curtin’s commitment to rewarding academic excellence, supporting research and enabling students from all backgrounds to realise their potential. Scholarships are more than just financial support, they can enhance your portfolio of achievements’.
  • Edith Cowan University - Scholarships
    ‘Scholarships recognise those whose life journey may have been challenging, as well as students who’ve shown outstanding academic excellence and endeavour. A scholarship can help you realise your ambitions by paying for fees, text books and living expenses’.
  • Murdoch University - Scholarships
    ‘Studying at university is a life-changing experience that often requires some support. Find out how a scholarship from Murdoch can help you to achieve your goals’.
  • Notre Dame University - Scholarships
    ‘Funded by the University, industry, individuals and non-profit organisations, scholarships are available to prospective and current students. Scholarships are offered to students across our three Campuses’.
  • The University of Western Australia - Scholarships
    Sections cover Future Students, Community, Current Students, Staff, a Search facility and contact details if you need further information.

Vocational Education

Vocational Education Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are listed in the Indigenous section above.

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Indigenous Scholarships

Make sure you check State & Territory listings above, where scholarship links for Indigenous students relating specifically to those regions are listed in a separate Indigenous section.

  • ABC Indigenous Employment
    Discusses support provided including through ‘cadetship schemes, mentoring, training, networking and your own career development plan’.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships [AARE]
    Four scholarships. Multiple components. ‘Applicants must identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and be currently enrolled as a post-graduate student at an Australian university’.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
    The Pharmacy Guild of Australia. ‘Aims to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake undergraduate or graduate studies in pharmacy at university’. This site now covers several forms of financial assistance as well as the scholarships.
  • ALIA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Scholarship
    ‘Offering a scholarship to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander students planning a career in Library and Information Science commencing full time or part time study at CSU leading to ALIA Associate membership’.
  • Australian Geoscience Council Indigenous Scholarship
    ‘The Australian Geoscience Council [AGC] Indigenous Scholarship is intended to assist Indigenous undergraduate students with costs associated with their study at university. Applications are sought from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who have successfully completed the first year of a Geoscience degree. The scholarship comprises a one-off payment of $5 000 per year, direct to the Scholarship holder, until the completion of the degree and to a maximum of three years’. Closes 30 September 2020.
  • Australian Medical Association Indigenous Medical Scholarship
    ‘The purpose of the Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders who are studying for a medical degree at an Australian university. The value of the Scholarship is $10 000 per annum’.
  • Aurora Education Foundation
    ‘We deliver a suite of Interconnected programs that walk with Indigenous students through each stage of their educational development and build their resilience, identity, aspirations and sense of community’. Includes a High School Program, their Indigenous Scholarships Portal, an Internship Program, International Scholarships and an Outreach Program.
  • Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards
    Heart Foundation. ‘This award will be opened up to both individual or groups to submit an expression of interest [EOI] for research funding’.
  • Cambridge Australia Scholarships
    Covers two major scholarships - The Charlie Perkins Scholarships and The Roberta Sykes Scholarships.
  • AWARD School - Indigenous Scholarship Program
    ‘If you’re interested in big ideas and are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, we’re offering scholarships valued up to $2 200 to cover the entire AWARD School course’.
  • CEW Scholarships [CATSINaM]
    Listing of scholarships at national and state/territory level.
  • Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust
    ‘The Charlie Perkins Scholarships were set up to provide two talented Indigenous Australians the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study at the University of Oxford’.
  • Collette Tayler Indigenous Education Scholarship
    ‘Open to first-year Master of Teaching [Early Childhood] and [Early Childhood and Primary] students and students undertaking research involving Indigenous young children and families in the field of early childhood education. Established by the University of Melbourne, through the generous support of Professor Collette Tayler’.
  • Encounters Fellowships
    ‘The Encounters Fellowships Program offers 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’.
  • Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship Opportunities
    ‘Open to an Indigenous Postgraduate, Postdoctoral, Professional or Senior scholar to undertake a research, study or lecture program in the United States, and is available in any field of academic study’.
  • GenerationOne Indigenous Scholars Program
    ‘GradAustralia and GenerationOne are proud to announce the GenerationOne Indigenous Scholars Program. It aims to foster the next generation of Indigenous leaders by supporting Indigenous students living away from home and attending a residential college whilst undertaking tertiary studies. ’.
  • Indigenous Accountants Australia Scholarships
    Multiple scholarships are listed.
  • Indigenous Health Scholarships
    Australian Rotary Health. ‘To assist Indigenous students with their day-to-day expenses while they undertake a course in a wide range of health related professions’.
  • Indigenous Scholarships - Musicological Society of Australia
    ‘These scholarships operate in the same way as the student travel grants and have similar parameters’.
  • Indigenous Student Success Program
    National Indigenous Australians Agency. ‘The Program provides supplementary funding to universities to help students take on the demands of university and succeed. Universities can offer scholarships, tutorial assistance, mentoring, safe cultural spaces and other personal support services. Applications for new ISSP scholarships should be directed to the Scholarships Office or Indigenous Higher Education Units at the institution where the student intends to study, e.g. University of the Sunshine Coast’.
  • Indigenous Time at Sea Scholarship [MNF CSIRO]
    ‘The Indigenous Time at Sea Scholarship offers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students the opportunity to join voyages of RVInvestigator’.
  • Indigenous Youth Leadership Program
    ‘Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students living in remote or very remote areas of Australia to attend a high performing secondary school (government and non–government, [day and boarding] and/or university to complete Year 12 and/or an undergraduate degree’.
  • Mary MacKillop Today : First Nations Tertiary Scholarships
    ‘Our First Nations Scholarships program provides financial support to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This program works to address systemic barriers to education by increasing access to tertiary studies for First Nations students’.
  • Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship
    ‘Australia’s most prestigious scholarship for Indigenous Australians to study Honours in Political Science [or related subjects] at any recognised Australian university’. This is the ANU link. You can find similar links with at other universities.
  • Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
    ‘The scheme provides scholarships for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people studying an entry level health course’.
  • Rhodanthe Lipsett Scholarships & Awards
    ‘The Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Charitable Fund provides a number of scholarships each year to support and encourage Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to undertake their midwifery education and expand their skills and confidence in caring for Indigenous mothers and their infants’.
  • Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation Scholarships
    Several scholarships are listed and detailed.
  • Scholarships and Cadetships
    Indigenous Allied Health Australia. ‘The links provide you with the tools to find a scholarship or grant that best suits your needs. It is important to explore available support options to move towards achieving a career in allied health’.
  • Screen Australia Indigenous Internships
    ‘An internship may take many forms and involve features, documentaries, animation, interactive digital media, TV drama or comedy series. Up to $10 000 may be requested [other than in exceptional circumstances], supported by a budget’.
  • Student Exchange - Scholarships
    ‘Named after Fay Wilmerding. Two full scholarships valued at up to $10 800 each are available to eligible indigenous students from Australia and New Zealand’.
  • The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
    ‘AIEF provides scholarships that enable Indigenous students in financial need to attend leading Australian schools and universities. Use the search menu to find out more about AIEF Partner Schools, Colleges and scholarship options’.
  • The House Call Doctor Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship
    ‘The Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship will recognise students who have not only demonstrated exceptional academic performance, but also displayed a commitment to their local community and personal development’.
  • Walkley Young Indigenous scholarship
    The Walkley Foundation. ‘Aspiring Indigenous Australian journalists aged 30 years and younger are invited to apply for this opportunity to develop their newsroom experience with two leading news providers’.
  • Yalari
    ‘Yalari is a not-for-profit organisation offering secondary education scholarships at leading Australian boarding schools for Indigenous children from regional, rural and remote communities’.

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