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.

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Closing Dates

  • 2023 Session 2:   Sunday, 25 June 2023
  • 2024 Session 1:   Sunday, 4 February 2024

Note: there is a separate application form for equity scholarships, please refer to the Equity Scholarships page.

Confirmation of Identity

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.

  • 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.

ScholarshipGroupEligibility Value1Availability3
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Achievement Scholarship A New & continuing students 
Undergraduate 		$5,000 per year
for up to 5 years 		Open for
2024 S1
Abergeldie First Nations Engineering Scholarship B New & continuing students Undergraduate $7,500 per year
for up to 4 years 		Under assessment
American Express Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship B Continuing students
Undergraduate 		$20,000
for up to 1 year 		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 		Under assessment
Baxter Healthcare Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship in Nursing B New & continuing students
Undergraduate 		$9,000
for up to 1 year 		Under assessment
Danny and Kathleen Gilbert Indigenous Scholarship in Law B New students
Undergraduate 		$10,000 per year
duration of degree2		Allocated
Dean's Indigenous Master of Professional Psychology Scholarship A New students
Postgraduate 		50% tuition fees 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 Undergraduate Scholarship B New students
Undergraduate  		$20,000 per year
for up to 3 years  		Under assessment
Dr Jennifer Fraser Yarramundi Scholarship B New & continuing students
Postgraduate  		$30,000 per year
for up to 3 years  		Under assessment
Eucharistic Community Scholarship for Aboriginal Women B Continuing students
Undergraduate 		$10,000 per year for up to 2 years Under assessment
GE Healthcare Cardiac Sonography Scholarship B New & continuing students
Postgraduate 		$10,000 per year
for up to 2 years 		Allocated
Greening Australia Indigenous ScholarshipBNew Students$7,500 per year
for up to 3 years		Open for
2023 S2
GO Foundation Aboriginal Allied Health Scholarship B New students
Undergraduate 		$7,000
for up to 4 years 		Open for
2023 S2
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
Hawkesbury Foundation Aboriginal Nursing ScholarshipBContinuing students Undergraduate$5,000 
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 ScholarshipANew and continuing students50% tuition feesUnder assessment
Indigenous Australians Psychology Honours ScholarshipsANew and continuing students50% tuition feesUnder assessment
Indigenous Australians Psychology Undergraduate ScholarshipsANew and continuing students50% tuition feesUnder assessment
Indigenous Engineering ASPIRE Program Scholarship A New students
Undergraduate  		$3,000
for up to one year  		Under assessment
Indigenous Smart Start Grant 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		Under assessment
Julie Evans Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Students B New students
Undergraduate 		$10,000 per year
duration of degree2		Allocated
Pathways To Dreaming Scholarship A New students,  
Undergraduate 		$5,000 per year
for up to 4 years 		Under assessment
The Rotary Club of Carlingford Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship in Nursing  B New students
Undergraduate 		$7,500 per year
for up to 3 years 		Allocated
School of Medicine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Accommodation Scholarship A New students
Undergraduate 		$10,000 per year
for up to 5 years 		Allocated
Spirax Sarco First Nations STEM ScholarshipBNew & continuing students  
Undergraduate		$15,000 per year
for up to 4 years		Under assessment
Weir Consulting Indigenous ScholarshipB New & continuing students Undergraduate $15,000 per year
for up to 3 years 		Under assessment
Western Sydney Wanderers & BMD Group Indigenous ScholarshipBNew students
Undergraduate		$12,650
for up to one year		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).