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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarships

Bachelors and honours scholarships

Browse scholarships for prospective and current undergraduate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

To find a scholarship that works for you, expand the relevant category and click on the scholarship title links. Alternatively, you can browse the full list of undergraduate scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Entry Scholarship	$10,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Commencing an undergraduate degree through UAC Minimum ATAR of 85	N/A	N/A
Aboriginal Rural Allied Health University Student Scholarship	Up to $10,000	See scholarship for details.	22 September 2023	20 October 2023
Alf Waugh Indigenous Scholarship	$6,500	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander coursework student Demonstrate financial need	TBC	TBC
Appen Inclusive Al Scholarship in Computational Linguistics	$8,000	Undergraduate coursework student in Faculty of Engineering Enrolled in COMP5046	TBC	TBC
Aurora Indigenous Scholarships Portal	Various	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student	See page details	See page details
Aurora Internship Program	Up to $4800	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student	See page details	See page details
BCG ANZ Scholarship	$20,000	Scholarship awarded to a female or non-binary student, one to an Indigenous student and another scholarship is open to all students	See page for details	See page for details
Bendigo Bank Indigenous Scholarship Program	$5,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander First-year or mature age students in 2022 studying at an Australian university Study full-time in 2022 in an approved Australian course	TBC	TBC
CAE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engineering Scholarship	$10,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Domestic student Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Enrol in a bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Engineering	TBC	TBC
Elevate Scholarship	Various	Domestic student Identify as a woman Commencing a STEM degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA) at an Australian University	See page for details	See page for details
Extended Bachelor Program Scholarship	$20,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Domestic student Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island student Applied and commencing an Extended Bachelor Program in the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or Science	N/A	N/A
FASS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Coursework Scholarship	$8,500 or $4,250 p.a.	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Unconditional offer or currently first semester of an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree Not a MySydney scholarship recipient	TBC	TBC
Gadigal Accommodation Scholarship	Various	Student commencing an undergraduate degree Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student Full-time student	TBC	TBC
George Harris Scholarship in Chemistry Honours	$8,500 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Domestic student Have an unconditional offer of admission in an Honours degree in the School of Chemistry Demonstrate financial hardship via UAC	16 November 2023	29 February 2024
G S Caird Scholarship in Chemistry	$7,500 p.a. (up to 2 years)	Domestic student Have completed 2nd year of a chemistry major or being currently enrolled full time in the 3rd year of a chemistry major Demonstrate financial hardship via the UAC Equity Scholarship	16 November 2023	29 February 2024
ITNewcom Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Scholarship	$7,500p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Admission to undergraduate course	TBC	TBC
Judge Ralph J Perdriau First Nations Scholarship for the Bachelor of Laws	$30,000 p.a. (up to 5 years)	First Nations students have an unconditional offer of admission to an undergraduate combined law program must identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person	21 September 2023	14 December 2023
Lee Ming Tee Indigenous Scholarship	$42,000 per year (up to 3 years)	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student Commenced first year of full-time undergraduate study in the 2019 academic year	TBC	TBC
Mirvac Indigenous Scholarship	$15,000 for 1.5 years	Domestic Student Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Enrolled in penultimate year of study in an undergraduate coursework degree Attend a paid internship with Mirvac	TBC	TBC
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office Accommodation Grant	Up to $10,000	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island student Full-time student Living independently In housing stress	TBC	TBC
SEI Honours Scholarship in Indigenous Environmental Studies	$8,000 p.a. (for up to 1 year)	Honours student Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Engage with one of Sydney Environment Institute's research themes as part of your Honours research	13 November 2023	8 December 2023
Ron Baumann Scholarship	$6,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Coursework student studying social work, social welfare or humanitarian issues	TBC	TBC
Sydney Scholars Awards on Equity and Hardship Grounds	$6,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student High academic achiever Experiencing financial hardship	TBC	TBC
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship	$2,500 for 1 semester only	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student From rural, regional or remote Australia Applying for or enrolled in an undergraduate degree	TBC	TBC
The Holden Family Scholarship	Up to $50,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander coursework student Unconditional offer or currently first semester of an approved undergraduate degree	TBC	TBC
The Kadadjiny Indigenous Scholarship	$3,500	Indigenous Australian Study at an Australian University	Refer to the website link	Refer to the website link
The Lyn Mallesch Scholarship	up to $4,300	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent Be enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree at the University of Sydney	TBC	TBC
The Rosebrook Scholarship	$15,000 per annum for up to 3 years	Student from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent Commencing student or currently enrolled in the first semester of their undergraduate degree	TBC	TBC
The Rotary Soukup Scholarship	$8,000 p.a.	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student Commencing or enrolled student	TBC	TBC
The Steglick Indigenous Women's Scholarship	$6,000	Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Studying teaching, education or health	TBC	TBC
The Women’s College Scholarships	TBC	Must apply for residency at The Women’s College	N/A	TBC
UAC Equity Scholarships	Varies	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student	See page details	See page details
University of Sydney Access Scholarship	$6,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student High academic achiever Non-recent school leaver	N/A	N/A
Kathleen Margaret K and Frederick E English Equity Scholarship	$5,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Undergraduate student Majoring in English	TBC	TBC
Sciences Po Dual Degree Scholarship	$15,000 p.a. (2 years)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Full-time B Arts (Sciences Po) or B Economics (Sciences Po) student	15 January 2024	31 January 2024
IBB Gadigal Advanced Merit Scholarship	$10,000 p.a.	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Studying B Commerce or B Commerce/B Advanced Studies Completed one year of full-time study at any university	N/A	N/A
The Clissold Scholarship	$7,000 p.a. (degree duration)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Undergraduate Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or Business School student	TBC	TBC
The Sandra Cadwallader Indigenous Economics Scholarships	$50,000 p.a. (degree duration)	Australian citizen Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Qualify and enrol full time into the Bachelor of Economics or the Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Advanced Studies following the completion of the HSC or equivalent	TBC	TBC
The Gregg Indigenous Scholarship in Science	$20,000 p.a. (up to one year only)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Being currently enrolled or having an unconditional offer of admission and commencing full-time studying Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student	NA	15 February 2024
The Gregg Dentistry Scholarship for Indigenous students	$50,000p.a. (up to 4 years)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Dentistry Student	11 December 2023	19 January 2024
The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship in Social Work	$10,000 per annum (for up to 3 years)	Undergraduate student Identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island person Studying social work Demonstrate financial need	TBC	TBC
BlueScope Indigenous Scholarship in Business	$12,500 p.a. (up to 2 years)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Commencing or continuing an undergraduate degree administered by the University of Sydney Business School	TBC	TBC
The University of Sydney Inspired By Business Gadigal Scholarship	$10,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Minimum ATAR of 85 or equivalent	N/A	N/A
Douglas Jamieson Aboriginal Scholarship	$7000 p.a.	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Studying or commencing an undergraduate degree in science or engineering From a rural, regional or remote area	TBC	TBC
Faculty of Engineering One Sydney, Many People Scholarship	$15,000 p.a. (up to $60,000)	Current school leaver Enrol in a bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Engineering Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or experiencing financial hardship and/or from rural/regional/remote area	TBC	TBC
ICDF Engineering Indigenous Scholarship	$31,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Australian citizen Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person Apply for or be currently enrolled in an Engineering undergraduate degree in one of the following fields: Civil, Electrical, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Mechatronic or Space Engineering, Project Management or Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	TBC	TBC
The Jane Sheridan Scholarship	$20,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic student Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Commencing or enrolled in select fields of study	TBC	TBC
The Peter Koning Undergraduate Scholarship in Engineering	$20,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Domestic student Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Enrol in a bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Engineering	TBC	TBC
The William John and Lizzie May Sinclair Scholarship	$25,000 p.a. (degree duration)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Applying for or enrolled in an undergraduate engineering degree	N/A until 2024	N/A until 2024
Undergraduate Scholarship in Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering	$6000 pa (for up to 4 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident Low SES or Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Apply to study aeronautical or aerospace engineering High achiever	TBC	TBC
The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students	$20,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student	TBC	TBC
The Victoria Gollan Memorial Scholarship	$1,500	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Enrolled full time in a B Laws	TBC	TBC
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme	$15,000 p.a. (for up to 4 years)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander pharmacy student Member of the student Rural Health Club or a member of the University’s affiliate Rural Health Club	See page for details	See page for details
Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship	$5,000 p.a.	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Studying or commencing in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree within medicine and health Completed at least one year of tertiary study at an Australian University	TBC	TBC
Dr Lawrence F Smith Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students	$6,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health student In financial need	TBC	TBC
Greta Davis Equity Scholarship for Musically Talented Students	$10,000 p.a.	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Studying performance in a coursework or research degree at the Conservatorium of Music	TBC	TBC
Susan Wakil Scholarships - Undergraduate Indigenous	Up to $87,500	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student in first-year nursing	TBC	TBC
Sydney Dental Hospital Indigenous Scholarship	$17,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Full-time B Oral Health or D Dental Medicine student	TBC	TBC
Rosemary Valentine Memorial Prize	TBC	Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music Studying voice or piano	TBC	TBC
The Howard-Smith Scholarship	TBC	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music	TBC	TBC
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship	$7,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Domestic student Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island student Psychology student within Faculty of Science	TBC	TBC
Honours Scholarship in Indigenous Genomics	$3,500 p.a.	An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island person Full-time enrolled or commencing students in the Data Science or Statistics Honours Program Have achieved a WAM of 65 and above in previous tertiary studies	TBC	TBC
The Gabrielle Gouch Scholarship	$7,400 p.a. (up to 2 years)	Must be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person Must completed a minimum of 48 credit points Must be majoring in one of the following areas: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, medical science, climate science, bio-chemistry/genetic engineering	15 September 2023	14 March 2024
The Gregg Indigenous Scholarship	$20,000 p.a. (up to one year only)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Being currently enrolled or having an unconditional offer of admission and commencing full-time studying Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student	NA	15 February 2024
Marie Olive Armstrong Scholarship for Indigenous Students	$8,000 p.a. (up to 5 years)	Domestic student Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student Enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or Conservatorium of Music	TBC	TBC
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning Indigenous Scholarship	$10,000 p.a. (for duration of degree)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Commencing or enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program in School of Architecture, Design and Planning	TBC	TBC
Lebanese Ladies Association Scholarship in Arabic Language and Cultures	$8,200 p.a. (up to 1 years)	Full time third year student in a B of Arts or B of Arts / B of Advanced Studies Student enrolled full time in a B of Advanced Studies or standalone appended or embedded Honours program Majoring in Arabic Languages and Cultures	TBC	TBC
Tom Austen Brown Undergraduate Scholarship in Archaeology	$22,000	Unconditional offer in B. Arts, B. Arts/Adv Studies or Diploma of Arts Major in Archaeology Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent	TBC	TBC
Tom Austen Brown Honours Scholarship in Archaeology	$22,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Unconditional offer or enrolled in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) Honours research area in Archaeology Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent	TBC	TBC
The Mungo William MacCallum Scholarship in Literature	$8,000 p.a.	Domestic student Unconditional offer or enrolled full time in an undergraduate degree Studying English Demonstrate financial disadvantage and/or hardship	TBC	TBC
The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students (Law)	$20,000 p.a. (up to 1.5 years)	Domestic student Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Enrolled in or have an unconditional offer of admission to an undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the University of Sydney Law School	TBC	TBC
Master of Publishing Tuition Fee Scholarship	Tuition fees (duration of degree)	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student Unconditonal offer or enrolled in first semester of Master of Publishing	TBC	TBC
USSC Undergraduate Indigenous Scholarship in American Studies	$10,000p.a. (up to 1 year)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person Unconditional offer holder or full-time undergraduate student Major in American Studies	TBC	TBC