Indigenous Bursaries

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent, identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the community in which they live, or formerly lived.
• be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne
• have met the conditions of any Indigenous Bursaries awarded to you previously (such as submission of scholarship reports)

The status of indigenous Australians must be confirmed by the Murrup Barak Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development.

Selection criteria

Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of the specific purpose of the scholarship, financial need, academic merit and other scholarships awarded to the applicant.

Conditions

• You must be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne.
• This scholarship cannot be deferred.
• You may be eligible to receive this scholarship while enrolled as a part-time student.
• You must provide a Scholarship report by 31 July of each year that you receive the scholarship. The report may be made available to the donor of the Scholarship.
• You must acknowledge the support of the Scholarship in any publication, advertisement, lecture, seminar, workshop, performance or exhibition issuing from the scholarship.

Submit an online Student Financial Assessment form by the closing date.

All applicants are notified of the outcome within 6 weeks of the relevant closing date.

Arno Herpe Memorial Scholarship

For coursework or research students. Preference is given to students enrolled in the Melbourne School of Engineering.

Bruce C Hartnett Bursary

For coursework or research students.

Edward J Darbyshire Scholarship

For undergraduate students.

Harold Mackrell Indigenous Student Scholarship

For coursework or research students.

Isabella Ina Oldham Scholarship

For coursework or research students.

Rotary District 9800 Aboriginal Vocation Bursary

For undergraduate and graduate coursework students.

Indigenous Science Bursary

For students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science (Extended).

Lois Woodward Scholarship for Indigenous Australians

For mature-age, female students.

Truganini Scholarship

For coursework or research students.

Vera Mert-Ilijin Scholarship

For female students.

Harold Allan Webster Scholarship

For students who a living at a University of Melbourne Residential College.