Melbourne Indigenous Bursaries

A suite of bursaries for Indigenous Australian students.

Scholarship details

Value: $15,000 approx. total

Duration: 1 Year

Availability: 25 scholarships offered

Application dates

Opening Soon

Open: 01/01/2025
Close: 07/03/2025

Options


This scholarship is for:

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants
Financial equity

Areas of study:

  • Any Area of Study

At Institution:

  • University of Melbourne

Study level:

  • Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma
  • Postgraduate coursework
  • Undergraduate
  • Postgraduate research

Study Load:

  • Full Time

Location:

  • VIC

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:
Be an Indigenous Australian or a descendant from people Indigenous to the South Pacific, including New Zealand and Australia;
Be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne;
Have met the conditions of any Indigenous Bursaries awarded to you previously (such as submission of scholarship reports).

The status of Indigenous Australians must be confirmed by the Murrup Barak Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development.

How to Apply

Submit an online Student Financial Assessment form by the closing date.

Further Information

Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of the specific purpose of the scholarship, financial need, academic merit and other scholarships awarded to the applicant.