Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation: The Roberta Sykes Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Have an undergraduate degree with a strong academic record.
• Be accepted into a postgraduate coursework or research degree at a recognised overseas university.
• Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and be accepted as such by the community in which you live or have lived.
• Be able to demonstrate that alongside a Roberta Sykes Scholarship, you will have sufficient funds to support yourself during the course of your postgraduate degree (such as through another scholarship, private sponsorship or personal funds).
• Be able to demonstrate that your studies will be of benefit to your community upon your return to Australia.

Refer to the Roberta Sykes Scholarship website for further information.

Selection criteria

Selection of successful applicants will be based on academic merit, financial need, and the applicant’s past and future contributions to Indigenous communities and to Australia more generally.

Applicants need to apply directly to the overseas academic institution first, and then to the Roberta Sykes Foundation. Your Scholarship application will only be reviewed by the Board of the Roberta Sykes Foundation if you are accepted into your chosen course. However, you should submit your application to the Foundation while you await the outcome of your university application.

Further details are provided at the Roberta Sykes Foundation website. Enquiries can be submitted using the Foundation's contact form.

In addition to the “The Roberta Sykes Scholarship”, the Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation also offer:
- “Roberta Sykes Chief Executive Women Scholarship” for short programs of study at Harvard University.
- “Roberta Sykes Executive Scholarship” at leading overseas academic institutions with a value up to $20,000.
- “Roberta Sykes Fellowships” with a value up to $20,000 to undertake research at a leading overseas academic institution, as part of their Australian postgraduate study program.