Friends of the University Indigenous Scholarship for Studies in Education
$5,000
1
08 February 2026
Scholarship details
Donor
Friends of the UniversityEstablishment
The Friends of the University were established in 1981 to foster an awareness of the university and its place in the community and to conduct activities including fundraising that promote the interests of the university. Since that time the Friends have raised over $1,000,000 and contributed towards scholarships, art works, music, rare books, infrastructure and more. This scholarship is to be awarded annually for an indigenous student studying an education degree.
For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.
Applicable to: Indigenous students, part-time students, teaching, education, part-time students.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
- Be enrolled in any year of an undergraduate program offered by the School of Education, University of Newcastle.
- Demonstrate academic progress by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent required for entry for commencing students, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 for continuing students (evidence not required for current UON students).
- Establish your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status per the process outlined on the Wollotuka Institute's study with us page.
- Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
- This scholarship is open to both full-time and part-time students.
Required Documentation
Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.
- A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.
Benefit
This scholarship provides a total benefit of $5,000 paid as a lump sum.
Payments are typically received 2–3 weeks after the semester census date, or 2–3 weeks after you accept your offer if the census date has already passed.
Selection
Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application with reference to the eligibility criteria and assessment of educational disadvantage.
Selection will be made by the Scholarships Office with consideration of, in order:
- All eligibility criteria for the scholarship being met; and
- Demonstrated educational disadvantage.
- Academic merit may be considered.
All applicants will be notified of an outcome via email. This will occur within 6 weeks of the scholarship application closing date.
College
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308
Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au
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