Study Tour and Scholarships

Aboriginal people need to believe that anything is possible. Ten years ago, there had never been an Indigenous person studying for a full-time degree at Oxford or Cambridge. Now, there are over 40 of us, and we have the trailblazers who came before us to thank. Our mob are doing great things in mathematics, in medicine, in the arts, and in the sciences. We are setting a path for the next generation of young Australians to follow.

Dr Jessica Buck

2012 Study Tour participant and 2014 Charlie Perkins Scholar to Oxford

Study Tour

The Study Tour is delivered as two separate multi-week academic visits to some of the world’s leading universities, including Columbia University, Harvard University, and New York University in the US, and University of Cambridge, London School of Economics and Political Science, and University of Oxford in the UK.

The aim of the Study Tour is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to build supportive networks and develop an understanding of their options and pathways for success at leading international universities.

Scholarship Program

Aurora Scholars are trailblazing new pathways for Indigenous students and guiding the paths for the next generation. We remove financial obstacles to overseas and domestic study by connecting students with scholarships, including the Charlie Perkins Scholarship and the Roberta Sykes Scholarships.

Executive Scholarships

We support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander managers, entrepreneurs and leaders to attend executive education programs at some of the world’s best institutions, including Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School and INSEAD.

Domestic

First Nations Cancer Scholarship

Indigenous students must be undertaking full-time postgraduate study or research in a cancer-related field in health, research or policy.

First Nations Cancer Scholarship

International

Aurora Study Tour, Charlie Perkins Scholarship and Roberta Sykes Scholarship

The Study Tour, Charlie Perkins Scholarship and the Roberta Sykes Scholarship are aimed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars who are interested in postgraduate study overseas.

Study Tour

International Scholarships

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Q and A with Aurora’s Acting Ceo: Tamara Murdock on Blak Excellence

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Holding Space: A conversation on Blak Excellence with Naarah Barnes

FNCS

Meet FNCS Recipient Brodie Seymour

Scholarships

Chloe D’Souza, Roberta Sykes and AAA Scholar

Chloe D'Souza, Roberta Sykes and AAA Scholar

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Celebrating Indigenous students’ educational journey

We are celebrating the journey of some of our many Scholars in this video.

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Scholarships

Gemma Tierney and Kasarina Mann, Scholars

In this video, Roberta Sykes and Charlies Perkins Scholars and University of Sydney students Gemma and Kasarina

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Prof. Tom Calma

Co-Chair on the Senior Advisory Group of the 'Indigenous Voice to Government' and Trustee of the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust

Prof. Tom Calma is the Co-Chair on the Senior Advisory Group of the ‘Indigenous Voice to Government’ and a Trustee of the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust.