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First Peoples Leading Leadership Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia

🏛 First Peoples Leading 📍 Australia 📅 2026

About this opportunity

The First Peoples Leading Leadership Scholarships support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to participate in leadership development programs. They offer substantial financial support by reducing program fees and provide access to mentoring, coaching, and networking within culturally responsive leadership training. The scholarships cover a significant portion of the program costs for three programs: Next Gen, Impact, and Changemakers.

Benefits & funding

85% tuition fee coverage, access to culturally responsive leadership training, mentoring and coaching, networking with peers, practical leadership skills and personal development

Eligibility

Open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia; participants may be self-employed, students, or employed by Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations or First Nations-led organisations.

How to apply

Submit an online application with supporter contact details and responses to three short prompts; applications are accepted year-round via the official website

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