Roberta Sykes Scholarship Applications NOW OPEN!

The Roberta Sykes Scholarship provides financial assistance to Indigenous postgraduate students who wish to undertake studies at any recognised overseas university. The scholarship is offered for one year, but recipients may reapply for a subsequent year of the same program of study. Click here to find out more.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander postgraduate students who have a drive to make a difference in their communities to apply.

Roberta Sykes Scholar Chloe D’Souza visiting Stanford during the 2018 Aurora International Study Tour

Chloe D’Souza, a proud Noongar woman and Roberta Sykes, Monash and AAA scholar, explains what success means to her, “At home (in Australia), I’m often met with people giving me their opinions on what Indigenous people should be doing, what success should look like for us, what areas we should be working in to make change etc…I define myself in my own words, and my peers have been interested in who I am. I feel proud to share my culture and identity as a Noongar woman all the way across the world.”

Chloe studied a Master of Laws (LLM) at Harvard University and is now focussing on driving policy reform and Indigenous rights at the highest level.

If you’re interested in studying a postgraduate course at an international institution, click here to find out more!