Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Economics Postgraduate Support Scholarship

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Economics Postgraduate Support Scholarship provides financial support to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a postgraduate coursework program administered by the School of Economics at The University of Queensland. The scholarship is intended to help recipients purchase technology and travel back to Country during their studies. Awards are made for up to two years.

$4,000 in year one and $2,000 in year two to support technology purchases and travel back to Country; scholarship awarded for up to two years.

Applicants must be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identify as such and are accepted by their community; be a domestic student in accordance with The University’s Fee Policy; and be enrolled or intending to enrol full-time in a postgraduate coursework program administered by the School of Economics.

Apply using the online application form and provide evidence of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status (community confirmation under common seal; in exceptional circumstances statutory declarations or other documentation). Preference given to holders of the School of Economics Postgraduate Coursework Indigenous Scholarship.