Indigenous Scholarships
This category is for applicants who are Indigenous Australians, and who identify as an Indigenous Australian and are accepted as such by an Indigenous Australian community.
To apply for scholarships in this category you only need to submit one application through the Western Sydney University scholarship form. We will ask you a range of questions, and once we know more about you, we will assess your eligibility for each available scholarship in this category, and in the High Potential category.
Note: there is a separate application form for equity scholarships, please refer to the Equity Scholarships page.
Western Sydney University requires the following documentation to be considered for scholarships dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. These documents are required by the application closing date.
More information about providing Confirmation of Identity documentation.
- A certified copy of your confirmation of identity from a registered Community Organisation (e.g. Land Council) with a common seal confirming a person to be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
If you are unable to provide the above, you will need to supply a self-declaration statutory declaration along with one of the following:
- Supporting documentation in the form of a genealogy document (such as Linkup NSW), OR
- A letter of support using the Western Sydney University Community Confirmation Declaration form or a letter on official letterhead by a recognised community member or organisation (such as Aboriginal Medical Service, High School Principal, Aboriginal Education Consulting Group, Family and Community Services, Aboriginal Housing or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander incorporated corporation).
Please note that the letter of support cannot be supplied by a current staff member of Western Sydney University.
Indigenous Scholarships
The scholarships available will be continuously added to the table below over the coming months. By submitting an application form, you will be assessed for every scholarship released until the closing date.
Closing date
Applications for 2024 Session 1 Indigenous Scholarships are now closed.
| Scholarship | Group | Eligibility | Value1 | Availability3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Achievement Scholarship | A |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$5,000 per year for up to 5 years | Under assessment |
| Abergeldie First Nations Engineering Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 4 years | Allocated |
| Aunty Kerrie Doyle Scholarship in Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
$10,000 per year for up to 3 years | Allocated |
| Bartier Perry Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$15,000 per year for up to 5 years | Awarded |
| Baxter Healthcare Indigenous Scholarships in Nursing | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$9,000 for up to 1 year | Under assessment |
| Brian Schwartz AM Scentre Group Scholarship for Excellence | B | New students Undergraduate | $10,000 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Charter Hall Indigenous Scholarship | B | New or continuing students Undergraduate | $15,000 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Danny and Kathleen Gilbert Indigenous Scholarship in Law | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$10,000 per year duration of degree2 | Under assessment |
| Dean’s Western Sydney Local Health District Master of Art Therapy Indigenous Scholarship | B | New students Master of Art Therapy | 100% tuition fees for up to 2 years | Under assessment |
| DesignInc Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Architecture Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$30,000 per year for up to 5 years | Allocated |
| Dr Jennifer Fraser Indigenous Post-Graduate Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Postgraduate |
$30,000 per year for up to 3 years | Allocated |
| Dr Jennifer Fraser Undergraduate Scholarship | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$20,000 per year for up to 3 years | Allocated |
| Eucharistic Community Scholarship for Aboriginal Women | B |
Continuing students Undergraduate | $10,000 per year for up to 2 years | Awarded |
| GO Foundation Scholarship | B | New or continuing students Undergraduate | $10,000 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| GO Foundation Aboriginal Allied Health Scholarship | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$7,000 for up to 4 years | Under assessment |
| GO Foundation Indigenous Education Scholarship | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Allocated |
| The Goodridge Foundation Indigenous Scholarship in Nursing | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$20,000 per year for up to 3 years | Allocated |
| GPT First Nations Scholarship | B | Continuing students Undergraduate |
$10,000 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Greening Australia Indigenous Scholarship | B | New Students |
$7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Hawkesbury Foundation Aboriginal Nursing Scholarship | B | Continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 for up to 1 year | Under assessment |
| Hunt & Hunt Law Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 5 years | Allocated |
| Indigenous Australians Master of Clinical Psychology Scholarship | A | New and continuing students | 50% tuition fees | Under assessment |
| Indigenous Australians Psychology Honours Scholarships | A | New and continuing students | 50% tuition fees | Under assessment |
| Indigenous Australians Psychology Undergraduate Scholarships | A | New and continuing students | 50% tuition fees | Under assessment |
| Indigenous Futures Scholarship | A |
New students Undergraduate | $2,000 one-off payment | Annually |
| John R Marsden Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous Students | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$5,000 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Julie Evans Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Students | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$10,000 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Law Society of NSW Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$15,000 for up to one year | Allocated |
| Pathways To Dreaming Scholarship | A |
New students, Undergraduate |
$5,000 per year for up to 4 years | Under assessment |
| Peter Eichorn Indigenous Scholarship | B | New students Undergraduate | $7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Rotary Club of Carlingford Indigenous Scholarship in Nursing | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| School of Medicine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Accommodation Scholarship | A |
New students Undergraduate |
$10,000 per year for up to 5 years | Under assessment |
| School of Psychology Scholarships | A | Various | 50% of tuition for up to two years | Under assessment |
| A | New students Postgraduate | 50% of tuition for up to two years | Under assessment | |
| A | New & continuing students Postgraduate | 50% of tuition fees for up to two years | Under assessment | |
| A | New & continuing students Undergraduate | 50% of tuition fees for up to one year | Under assessment | |
| A | New & continuing students Undergraduate | 50% of tuition fees for up to three years | Under assessment | |
| Spirax Sarco First Nations STEM Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$15,000 per year for up to 4 years | Under assessment |
| Steglick Indigenous Women's Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $5,000 per year for 1 year | Under assessment |
| Sydney Zoo Indigenous Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $10,000 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Western Sydney Wanderers & BMD Group Indigenous Scholarship | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$12,650 for up to one year | Under assessment |
| William Buck Indigenous Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $15,000 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
1 Per year amount is the maximum annual scholarship entitlements. Payments are based on enrolment. Refer to the Scholarships for Undergraduate Policy.
2 Duration of Degree means the scholarship entitlements are determined by an assessment of the degree you were enrolled in at the time the offer is made and the credit points remaining to complete the degree.
3 Availability:
- Open - scholarship is included in application process;
- Awarded - scholarship has been awarded this year;
- Under assessment - Applications are currently being assessed. Scholarship offers are continually made over the coming months and offers will be sent to the successful applicants;
- Allocated - scholarship was awarded in previous year(s).
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