School of Indigenous Studies

There are numerous scholarships available to Indigenous Australians studying at The University of Western Australia whether you are a commencing student or currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree.

Commonwealth scholarships

For all Indigenous students enrolling for the first time in an undergraduate degree or the Aboriginal Orientation Course,

 

• Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) 
• Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (ICAS) - rural/regional students

Online scholarships

These scholarships have specific application forms that we maintain online:

• D. C. Cruickshank Family Scholarship
• Eveline Rosina Henty Scholarship
• Jack and Eleanor Bendat Rural Indigenous Scholarship
• Gloria Brennan Scholarship
  
• Lilian Harris Scholarship for Aboriginal Women

Other scholarships

Residential scholarships

This scholarships covers residential costs: 

• David Mack Indigenous Residential Scholarship 

Aboriginal Orientation Course Scholarships

• Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) 
• Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (ICAS) - rural/regional students

Course related undergraduate scholarships

Commerce

• David Mack Indigenous Undergraduate Commencing Scholarship
• David Mack Indigenous Undergraduate Continuing Scholarship
• IBA Scholarship Fund (Business) 

Design

• Beverley Gallop Memorial Scholarship

Science

• John and Dixie Rathbone Memorial Scholarship

Agriculture

• Grains Research and Development Corporation Industry (GRDC) Indigenous Training Award

Engineering Science Major

• AIEF-BHP Tertiary Scholarship
• BHP Billiton Iron Ore Indigenous Scholarship  

Exercise and Health Major

• NAHSS Allied Health Scholarship
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship 

Law 

• Lavan Legal Awards 
• Aboriginal Women’s Legal Education Scholarship
• John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship

General  Scholarships (all courses) 

• Diversity and Merit Award 

Rural /Regional student scholarships 

• Jack and Eleanor Bendat Rural Indigenous Scholarship 
• Mt Romance Bessie Flower Indigenous Scholarship (Albany students only)

HECS scholarships 

• Mary McKillop Indigenous Tertiary Scholarship Program
• Pallottine Aboriginal Trust Scholarship

Honours Scholarship

• Hackett Foundation Alumni Honours Scholarship 
• Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship (Political Science Honours) 
• Sally White/Dianne Barwick Award 
• Aurora Indigenous Scholars International Study Tour

Postgraduate scholarships 

Commerce

• David Mack Indigenous Postgraduate Scholarship 
• CPA Australia ATSI scholarship

Medicine

• AMA Indigenous People’s Medical Scholarship
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship
• Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship
• John Flynn Placement program
• Defence University Sponsorship 

Dentistry (DMD)

• Australian Dental Association (ADA) Study Grants
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship
• Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship
• NAHSS Allied Health Scholarship 
• Defence University Sponsorship 

Podiatric Medicine

• Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship
• NAHSS Allied Health Scholarship 
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship

Audiology

• Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship
• NAHSS Allied Health Scholarship 
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship

Pharmacy

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme 

Psychology

• Bendi Lango Bursary

Social Work

• Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship
• NAHSS Allied Health Scholarship 
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship

Engineering (Master of Professional Engineering)

• Hatch Indigenous Scholarship for Postgraduate Coursework (Indigenous students in Masters of Professional Engineering) 
• Rio Tinto Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship for Indigenous Students 
• Defence University Sponsorship 

Law

• Australian Government-Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarship

Research

• Australian Indigenous Scholarships
• Indigenous Postgraduate Research Top-Up Scholarship (UWA) 
• Charles Perkins Scholarship 
• Charlie Perkins Trust Fund Travel Scholarship 
• Roberta Sykes Scholarship
• Roberta Sykes Harvard Club Scholarship 
• Roberta Sykes Bursary 
• Roberta Sykes Fellowship 
• Native Title Research Scholarship

This listing is complete as some scholarships are not available every year but will continue to be updated. For further information contact Gabrielle Garratt or Marilyn Strother at the School of Indigenous Studies or consult the UWA Scholarships website.