Postgraduate Scholarships

Lisa Fox Indigenous Fellowship Program

A new fully-funded, postgraduate fellowship opportunity is now being administered by the Aurora Project. The Lisa Fox Indigenous Fellowship Program will enable one Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander postgraduate each year to undertake a Masters (MA) or Doctoral (PhD) program at New York University (NYU), commencing in September 2012. The Fellowship is tenable for up to four years and covers course fees and travel, plus an annual stipend of approximately US$30,000 (A$29,394) for accommodation and living expenses.

In this inaugural year, applicants will be considered in the areas of Arts, Business, Cinema Studies, Education, Film, Interactive Telecommunications, Musical Theater Writing, Nursing, Performance Studies and Science by the following NYU faculties:

• NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science
• NYU Tisch School of the Arts
• NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business
• NYU College of Nursing
• NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Only applicants who have been accepted by a faculty at NYU can be awarded a Lisa Fox Indigenous Fellowship. In most instances, this will require a First Class Honours degree or a strong Second Class Honours degree.

In future years, applicants will need to apply directly to the relevant faculty at NYU for admission to study and also to Aurora in order to apply for the Fellowship. In this first year, as applications have closed for most of these faculties, it is only necessary to apply for the Fellowship and Aurora will work with the faculties to gain admission for the successful candidate.

The Aurora website provides comprehensive information on each faculty with links to their selection criteria, how to apply, key dates, etc. at http://www.auroraproject.com.au/lisafoxfellowship.
Also, attached please find a flyer with the relevant information.

Applications will be open via the Aurora website from 9am AEST, Wednesday 21 December 2011 and will close at 5pm AEST on Friday 27 January 2012.

Before applying, interested candidates should contact the Aurora scholarships team at scholarships@auroraproject.com.au for further information and to discuss faculty selection.
 

Charles Perkins Scholarship 2012

The Charlie Perkins Scholarships are now accepting applications for 2012.

Each year the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust offers two scholarships for Indigenous postgraduates to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge for up to three years.

The Perkins Trust website provides comprehensive information on the scholarship criteria, how to apply, key dates, etc. (www.perkinstrust.com.au). Also, attached please find a flyer with more information.

Please note that the closing date for this year has been brought forward and applications will close on Friday 14th October 2011. The Charlie Perkins Scholarships will only be awarded to students who have been accepted to either the University of Oxford or Cambridge. In most instances, this will require a First Class Honours degree or a very strong Second Class Honours degree.
 

The Indigenous Students' Guide to Postgraduate Scholarships in Australia and Overseas 

This guide provide a comprehensive listing of all the postgraduate scholarship opportunities available to Indigenous Australians. It also provides a breakdown of scholarships by subject and other important information regrading scholarship opportunities.  

Australian Postgraduate Scholarships

This UQ site provides information about coursework and research higher degree scholarships.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit Scholarships Page

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit provides information about scholarships and prizes for postgraduate and undergraduate students.

JASON: Postgraduate Scholarships Database for Australia

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