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Bachelors and honours scholarships

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General scholarships

Scholarship Value Eligibility

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Entry Award

$10,000
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Commencing an undergraduate degree through UAC
  • Minimum ATAR of 85
Alf Waugh Indigenous Scholarship $8,500 p.a. (for up to 5 years)
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Enrolled in a coursework degree
Aurora Indigenous Scholarships Portal Various
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
Aurora Internship Program Up to $4800
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
ARA Group Indigenous Scholarship $20,500 p.a. (for up to 5 years)
  • Undergraduate student
  • Studying in ethier the Faculty of Science, Engineering or the School of Architecture, Design and Planning. 
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
Bendigo Bank Indigenous Scholarship Program $6,500 per year
  • Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • first-year student in 2025 studying at an Australian university or TAFE
  • study full-time in 2025 in an approved Australian course
  • reside in Australia while undertaking your studies;
  • be a recent school leaver or a mature age student.
Bernard Lee Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students $8,500 p.a. (for up to 5 years)
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • Undergraduate student
Dean's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Undergraduate Scholarship $6000
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student 
  • Studying speech pathology or occupational therapy
Douglas Jamieson Aboriginal Scholarship $8,500 p.a. (for up to 5 years)
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Enrolled in an undergraduate degree in science or engineering
  • From a rural, regional or remote area of Australia
  • Be able to demonstrate financial disadvantage
Elevate Scholarship  Various
  • Domestic student
  • Identify as a woman
  • Commencing a STEM degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA) at an Australian University
Extended Bachelor Program Scholarship $8,500 p.a.
  • Domestic student
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island student
  • Applied and commencing one of the Extended Bachelor Programs
First Nations Scholarship – Internships & Programs | Bain & Company Various
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Undergraduate, postgraduate coursework or PhD student in any discipline
Gadigal Accommodation Scholarship (Current Students) Various
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Full-time
  • have completed at least one semester of full-time study
Gadigal Accommodation Scholarship (Commencing Students) Various
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Commencing a degree
  • Full-time student
GO Foundation Scholarship $10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • First year in an undergraduate degree
Jamieson Award  $2500
  • All women in the final year of their first degree (in 2024) and are proceeding to approved further study.
Lee Ming Tee Indigenous Scholarship $42,000 per year
(for up to 3 years)

  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Enrolled in the first semester of your undergraduate degree
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
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office Accommodation Grant Up to $10,000
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • In housing stress
NSW Freedom Ride 60th Anniversary Scholarship $8,500 p.a. (for up to 5 year)
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • Undergraduate student
  • From NSW
  • Financial hardship
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
Shalom Gamarada Scholarship Various
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Full-time student
  • Required to live on campus at Mandelbaum College.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship N/A
  • N/A
The GW-NSW Education Trust Award Up to $3000
  • The GW NSW Education Trust Awards support women students in their third year of full-time study or equivalent, of their first degree at any university listed on the Australian Universities’ list with campuses in NSW.
The Robert Floyd Marshall and Esen Marshall Memorial Scholarship $8,500 p.a. (for up to 5 years)
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • Undergraduate student
The Holden Family Scholarship Up to $50,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • First year undergraduate student
The Lyn Mallesch Scholarship $8,500 p.a. (for up to 5 years)
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
  • Be enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree at the University of Sydney
The Poppy Harris Scholarship $8,500 p.a. (for up to 5 years)
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • Undergraduate student
The Rosebrook Scholarship $15,000 per annum for up to 3 years
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Enrolled in the first semester of your undergraduate degre
  • Able to demonstrate financial need and/or independent living
The Rotary Soukup Scholarship $8,000 p.a. for up to 5 years

 

  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Enrolled in a coursework degree
The Steglick Indigenous Women's Scholarship $6,000
  • Female student
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student student
  • Studying a coursework degree in teaching, education or health
The Women’s College Scholarships TBC
  • Must apply for residency at The Women’s College
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
The Jane Sheridan Scholarship $20,000 p.a. (for up to 1 year)
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student
The University of Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Exchange Scholarship $7,500
  • Going on an international exchange
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
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School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Scholarship Value Eligibility
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
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Scholarship Value Eligibility
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
Kathleen Margaret K and Frederick E English Equity Scholarship $5,000
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Undergraduate student
  • Majoring in English
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
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
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
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
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
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
USSC Undergraduate Indigenous Scholarship in American Studies $5,000p.a. (up to 1 year)
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • Unconditional offer holder or full-time undergraduate student
  • Major in American Studies
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The University of Sydney Business School

Scholarship Value Eligibility
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
The University of Sydney Inspired By Business Gadigal Scholarship $10,000
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Undergraduate student
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Faculty of Engineering

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Appen Inclusive Al Scholarship in Computational Linguistics $8,000
  • Undergraduate coursework student in Faculty of Engineering
  • Enrolled in COMP5046
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
Faculty of Engineering One Sydney, Many People Scholarship $312.50 per credit point passed (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
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
The Peter Koning Undergraduate Scholarship in Engineering $312.5 per credit point passed (up to $60,000)
  • Domestic student
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Enrol in a bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Engineering
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
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
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
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Sydney Law School

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Judge J Ralph J Perdriau Practical Legal Training Scholarship for Marrickville Legal Centre $20,000
  • Domestic/international student
  • Currently enrolled in final semester in a LLB or JD
  • Undertake a 75 day PLT program at Marrickville Legal Centre
Judge J Ralph J Perdriau Practical Legal Training Scholarship for Redfern Legal Centre $20,000
  • Domestic or international student
  • Currently enrolled in final semester in LLB or JD
  • Undertake a 75-day PLT program at the Redfern Legal Centre
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 
The Victoria Gollan Memorial Scholarship $1,500
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Enrolled full time in undergraduate or postgraduate degree 
  • Demonstrate financial need
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
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Faculty of Medicine and Health

Scholarship Value Eligibility
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 
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
Elaine M Grierson Scholarship $6000 pa (for degree duration)
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student studying physiotherapy

 

Graduating Year of 1977 Scholarship for an Indigenous MD Student

 

 

 

$6,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 
  • Studying Doctor of Medicine 
  • Financial disadvantages
Marie Olive Armstrong Scholarship for Indigenous Students $8,000 p.a. (up to 5 years)
  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Enrolled in a coursework degree
  • Studying music, visual art, performance, dance, creative writing or poetry
Supporting Entry into University Medicine or Dentistry Program Scholarship $1,200
  • Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident and a resident of NSW, 
  • Have resided in a rural or remote area in NSW for a minimum of five consecutive or eight cumulative years since the age of five, 
  • Provide evidence of enrolment into the 2024 GAMSAT or UCAT exam, 
  • Demonstrate a desire to contribute to the future of health in rural and regional NSW, 
  • Successful recipients must not have accepted a NSW Health scholarship or subsidy within the last two years.
Susan Wakil Scholarships - Undergraduate Indigenous Up to $87,500
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student in first-year nursing
Sydney Dental Hospital Indigenous Scholarship $17,000
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Full-time B Oral Health or D Dental Medicine student
The Gregg Dentistry Scholarship for Indigenous students $50,000p.a. (up to 4 years)
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Dentistry Student
The Johnson Nursing Scholarship $5,000 p.a. 
  • Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework nursing student
  • Experiencing financial disadvantage
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Scholarship Value Eligibility
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
Rosemary Valentine Memorial Prize TBC
  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music
  • Studying voice or piano
The Howard-Smith Scholarship TBC
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
  • Full-time student at the Conservatorium of Music
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
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Faculty of Science

Scholarship Value Eligibility
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  
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