Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Certificate and diploma

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Professional Networking Fund For commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $1000; applications now open.
• Evelyn Boekemann Scholarship For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in a diploma or degree program; a one-off payment of up to $1000; applications now closed.
• Inder Kaur Reconciliation Scholarship For female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled full-time at RMIT in 2017; worth up to $10,000 per year; applications now closed.
• Indigenous Book Grant For commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $500; applications open 1 June.
• Indigenous Business Creation Scholarship For Indigenous Certificate IV in Small Business Management students; worth up to $20,540; applications closed.
• Indigenous RMIT Village, UniLodge @ RMIT Bundoora or Accommodation Scholarships For Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are moving to Melbourne to commence study at RMIT in 2017; provides accommodation assistance; applications now closed.
• RMIT Indigenous Study Support Scholarship For Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $2500 per year; applications open mid-August 2017.

Degree

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Professional Networking Fund For commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $1000; applications now open.
• Carey Lyon Scholarship For local students studying the Bachelor of Architectural Design or the Master of Architecture, worth $7000 for one year; not currently taking applications.
• Donald Cant Watts Corke Scholarship For construction and project management students who can demonstrate disadvantage; worth $7500; applications close 28 July.
• Evelyn Boekemann Scholarship For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in a diploma or degree program; a one-off payment of up to $1000; applications now closed.
• GS1 Australia Supply Chain Scholarship For Bachelor of Business (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) students; worth $7000; not currently taking applications.
• Inder Kaur Reconciliation Scholarship For female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled full-time at RMIT in 2017; worth up to $10,000 per year; applications now closed.
• Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander bachelor degree students from interstate or rural/regional Victoria; worth $5199 per year for up to four years; applications now closed.
• Indigenous Book Grant For commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $500; applications open 1 June.
• Indigenous Commencing Scholarship For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students commencing a bachelor degree program at RMIT in 2017; worth $4904; applications now closed.
• Indigenous Education Scholarship For Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander degree students; worth $2599 per year for up to four years; applications now closed.
• Indigenous RMIT Village, UniLodge @ RMIT Bundoora or Accommodation Scholarships For Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are moving to Melbourne to commence study at RMIT in 2017; provides accommodation assistance; applications now closed.
• McCraith Scholarship in Architecture For students enrolled full-time in a Bachelor of Architectural Design or Master of Architecture program who can demonstrate disadvantage; worth up to $7000; applications now closed.
• McCraith Scholarship in Fine Art For students enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) program in 2017; worth up to $7000 per annum; applications now closed.
• PhD Scholarship in Valuation of Australian Indigenous Art The project will explore the role of authenticity and trust in the valuation of Australian Indigenous art and the candidate will contribute to at least one of three parts of the project.
• RMIT Indigenous Study Support Scholarship For Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $2500 per year; applications open mid-August 2017.

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Postgraduate by coursework

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Professional Networking Fund For commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $1000; applications now open.
• Carey Lyon Scholarship For local students studying the Bachelor of Architectural Design or the Master of Architecture, worth $7000 for one year; not currently taking applications.
• Indigenous Book Grant For commencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $500; applications open 1 June.
• Indigenous Learning Technology Grant For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate students; worth $1000; applications now open.
• Indigenous RMIT Village, UniLodge @ RMIT Bundoora or Accommodation Scholarships For Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are moving to Melbourne to commence study at RMIT in 2017; provides accommodation assistance; applications now closed.
• McCraith Scholarship in Architecture For students enrolled full-time in a Bachelor of Architectural Design or Master of Architecture program who can demonstrate disadvantage; worth up to $7000; applications now closed.
• Ngarara Willim Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate by coursework students; worth up to $13,000; applications now closed.
• RMIT Indigenous Study Support Scholarship For Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $2500 per year; applications open mid-August 2017.

Postgraduate by research

• Indigenous Learning Technology Grant For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate students; worth $1000; applications now open.
• PhD Scholarship in Valuation of Australian Indigenous Art The project will explore the role of authenticity and trust in the valuation of Australian Indigenous art and the candidate will contribute to at least one of three parts of the project.

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External scholarships

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
  Aims to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake undergraduate or graduate studies in pharmacy at university.
• AIEF-BHP Billiton Iron Ore Tertiary Scholarships
  For Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders studying engineering or other mining related disciplines. Applications close February.
• Aurora Project International Indigenous Scholarships
  For Indigenous Australians to do postgraduate study overseas. Closing dates vary.
• Aurora Scholars’ Study Tour Scholarship
  For Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students considering postgraduate study overseas, to visit UK and US institutions. Applications close July.
• Australian Disability and Indigenous Peoples' Education Fund (ADIPEF) Grants
  For indigenous people and non-indigenous people with a disability, to participate in education programs through small grants. Applications close end of March and September.
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship
  For study in mental health and other health areas. Closing dates vary.
• Australian Psychological Society - Bendi Largo Bursary
  For Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students undertaking postgraduate psychology who face difficult financial circumstances. Applications close March.
• Charlie Perkins Scholarships
  Postgraduate scholarships allowing talented Indigenous Australians to study at the University of Oxford for up to three years.
• Department of Human Services Aboriginal Scholarships
  Assists Aboriginal students to complete studies relevant to either a career in funded health or allied health sector. See website for closing dates.
• Graduate Women Victoria Scholarship Program 
  Offers an annual program of scholarships and bursaries for female students in universities across Victoria enrolled in either a fourth year of a bachelor honours, a graduate diploma or a masters program, or for female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Applications close March.
• Heart Foundation Australian Indigenous Scholarship
  For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a PhD or Masters (by research) in cardiovascular research. Applications close June.
• Indigenous Allied Health Australia Scholarships
  For studies in allied health areas. Closing dates vary.
• Indigenous Cadetship Support (ICS)
  Cadetship arrangements for Indigenous students that provide money to cover living costs during study, and paid work experience opportunities. Closing dates vary.
• Indigenous Scholarships for Students
  Website listing a wide-range of scholarships for Indigenous students.
• Koorie Teaching Scholarships
  For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake teaching study.
• Koori Tertiary Scholarship Program
  Assists Koori students to undertake full-time study in a range of justice-related fields.
• Marilyn Godley Scholarship for Australian Indigenous Students
  For female Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students in an undergraduate degree. Applications close March.
• Mary MacKillop Foundation
  For Indigenous Australians undertaking tertiary studies, who have a commitment to indigenous education, health, human rights or justice. Applications close October.
• Planning Pathways: Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
  For Indigenous Australian students studying undergraduate tertiary planning degrees.
• Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
  Provides financial assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are intending to enrol or are enrolled in an entry level course in an eligible health related discipline (Certificate IV and above).
• Rio Tinto Indigenous Cadetships
  Provides financial assistance and vacation employment to full-time tertiary students from indigenous communities.
• Roberta Sykes Scholarships
  The Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation offers a number of Indigenous students the opportunity to undertake postgraduate study at leading overseas universities each year.
• VicRoads Indigenous Tertiary Scholarships
  For indigenous students in a variety of study areas.

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