Calleo Indigenous Bursary

The GSF has a wide range of Bursaries including the Calleo Indigenous Bursary for direct descendants of Indigenous Australian servicemen or women. Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply for all scholarships/bursaries, however, the GSF awarded the Calleo Indigenous Bursaries to specifically honour an indigenous veteran. In assessing suitability for an award, a 60% weighting applies to necessitous circumstances and a 40% weighting to educational merit.

Scholarship details

Value: $6,000 approx. total

Duration: 1 Year

Availability: 3 scholarships offered

Application dates

Closed

Open: 01/01/2025

Options


This scholarship is for:

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants
Financial equity
Academic merit
Remote/rural students
High school leavers

Areas of study:

  • Any Area of Study

At Institution:

  • University of Tasmania
  • Deakin University
  • Australian National University
  • TAFE
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Australian Catholic University
  • Charles Darwin University
  • Bond University
  • Curtin University
  • Edith Cowan University
  • Federation University
  • University of Canberra
  • Flinders University
  • Charles Sturt University
  • Central Queensland University
  • Murdoch University
  • La Trobe University
  • Torrens University
  • Macquarie University
  • Griffith University
  • James Cook University
  • University of Notre Dame
  • Monash University
  • University College London
  • Southern Cross University
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • University of Western Australia
  • RMIT University
  • University of Adelaide
  • University of New England
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of Queensland
  • Swinburne University of Technology
  • University of South Australia
  • University of Newcastle
  • University of Southern Queensland
  • University of Divinity
  • University of Sydney
  • University of the Sunshine Coast
  • University of Melbourne
  • University of Technology Sydney
  • Victoria University
  • University of Wollongong
  • Western Sydney University

Study level:

  • Undergraduate

Study Load:

  • Full Time

Location:

  • QLD
  • TAS
  • VIC
  • WA
  • ACT
  • NSW
  • NT
  • SA

Eligibility Criteria

These are that:
  • you Must be an Australian Citizen under 25 years of age.
  • you must be a direct descendant of an Australian or New Zealand Service man or woman who has served in any conflict or peacekeeping operation from the First World War to present day.
  • you must be able to prove necessitous circumstances, such as financial, physical, emotional, medical or environmental hardship. This would normally be evidenced by being in receipt of or being eligible to receive Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY, DVA assistance, or similar Australian Government benefit.
  • Applicants must supply a number of documents which are listed on the website.

Further Information

The current agreement calls for a minimum of one Indigenous scholar for three years with an opportunity to extend.