Student scholarships
Our scholarships contribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership of health research by providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop skills in areas relevant to meaningful health research.
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Undergraduate or VET? / Certificate IV Scholarship
TBC
- Eligibility
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students wanting to develop their skills and knowledge in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research
- Program
- Lowitja Institute Scholarships
- Subject
- Health and wellbeing
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Covers
- Up to $15,000 (one-year duration)
- Status
- Closed
Graduate / Graduate Certificate Scholarship
TBC
- Eligibility
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students wanting to develop their skills and knowledge in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research
- Program
- Lowitja Institute Scholarships
- Subject
- Health and wellbeing
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Covers
- Up to $15,000 (one-year duration)
- Status
- Closed
PhD/Doctoral degree / Higher Degree Research Top-Up Scholarship
The focus of the research must be related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and align with the Institute’s research agenda.
- Eligibility
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are enrolled in a higher degree by research and have passed their confirmation of candidature
- Program
- Lowitja Institute Scholarships
- Subject
- Health and wellbeing
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Covers
- Up to $10,000 per annum stipend and up to $10,000 travel and knowledge translation allowance may be awarded (three-year duration
- Status
- Closed
HIV and viral hepatitis Scholarship
Supports students wanting to develop their skills and knowledge on how to increase health equity and address disparities driving transmission of HIV/viral hepatitis within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Eligibility
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking: Bachelor of Public Health, Bachelor of Public Health and Public Health Promotion, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, Master of Public Health, Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence, Master of Infectious Diseases, or Master of Epidemiology
- Program
- GLOWS Program 2024-2026
- Subject
- HIV and viral hepatitis
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Covers
- Up to $25,000 supplementary financial support (duration one year)
- Status
- Closed
HIV and viral hepatitis postgraduate Scholarship
The aim is attract and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE).
- Eligibility
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate students undertaking: : Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology, Masters of Epidemiology, Masters of Science (epidemiology), or Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology)
- Program
- GLOWS Program 2024-2026
- Subject
- HIV and viral hepatitis
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Covers
- Up to $55,000 supplementary financial support (one-year duration)
- Status
- Closed
Nursing VET Scholarship
TBC
- Eligibility
- TBC
- Program
- Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation Scholarships
- Subject
- Nursing
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Covers
- TBC
- Status
- Closed
Nursing Undergraduate Scholarship
Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enrolled in a Diploma of Nursing to strive for excellence whilst in the pursuit of their aspirations.
- Eligibility
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student currently enrolled in a nursing course with a registered institution
- Program
- Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation Scholarships
- Subject
- Nursing
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Covers
- Scholarship up to $20,000 (up to 18-months duration)
- Status
- Closed
Nursing Higher-Degree Research Scholarship
TBC
- Eligibility
- TBC
- Program
- Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation Scholarships
- Subject
- Nursing
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Covers
- TBC
- Status
- Closed
