The Leah Armstrong Scholarship program is designed to build and support a strong pipeline of educated and empowered First Nations women who are interested in w...
Leah Armstrong Scholarship
The Leah Armstrong Scholarship program is designed to build and support a strong pipeline of educated and empowered First Nations women who are interested in working in economics, finance or community governance.
The Scholarship is named in honour of Leah Armstrong, a Torres Strait Islander senior professional with over 25 years’ business and not-for-profit experience. Leah has led the establishment and growth of some of the premier national Indigenous economic organisations and was the Co-Founder and Chairperson of First Australians Capital, an organisation innovating how First Nations enterprises access capital and support.
The Scholarship provides two scholarships worth up to $20,000 per year for up to three years to First Nations women studying or looking to study at a tertiary level in a wide range of study areas, including economics, finance, business or community governance.
Scholarship details
Application dates
How to apply
Externally managed. Apply at https://firstnationseconomics.com/scholarships/
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This scholarship is for:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants
Academic merit
Women onlyAreas of study:
- Business and management
- Communications
- Public Policy
At Institution:
Any in Australia
Study level:
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate coursework
- Postgraduate research
Study Load:
- Full Time
- Part Time
Location:
- NSW
- NT
- SA
- QLD
- TAS
- VIC
- WA
- ACT
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this Scholarship, you must:
- Be an Australian domestic student;
- Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander;
- Identify as a woman;
- Be enrolled to study full time at Australian University or tertiary education institution;
- Be enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, or other tertiary-level course in areas of finance, economics or community governance and;
- Be commencing or continuing your degree / course in the semester or trimester in which the Scholarship is awarded.
How to Apply
Please complete the online form.
You will be asked to provide your details, including confirmation of your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity and evidence of enrolment or application at an Australian University alongside an academic transcript of the most recent year of formal studies, on official organisational letterhead.
You must provide a statement (either written or via video submission) supporting your application and how you believe receiving the Scholarship will assist you with your studies and future careers. This statement should give sufficient explanation of your background, current circumstances and estimated educational expenses and other living costs to enable you to pursue your education to enable judgement of your eligibility, need and merit. This statement should be no longer than four pages (or seven minutes for video submissions).