Applications are now open for a scholarship scheme targeting partner Aboriginal communities in the Pilbara and children of families working for Fortescue Metals Group. The scheme is offering a spot at both Guildford Grammar School and Perth College in Perth. Successful applicants will have their tuition, boarding (if applicable) and other incidentals paid for them… Read more »
Applications are now open for the Rotary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tertiary Scholarships. The Scholarships are available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school leavers pursuing Tertiary education. The scholarships cover a range study areas at a number of institutions across Australia. Scholarships are valued at up to $100,000 over four years to cover living… Read more »
The Australian Institute of Management WA (AIM WA) is offering two full scholarship places for Indigenous participants to attend the Advanced Management Program (AMP) in September. The scholarship is funded by BHPB and includes the full program fee (inclusive of meals and accommodation), travel, transfers, and transit fees of up to $2000 if the participant is coming… Read more »
Applications are now open for the 2013 Indigenous Leadership Program, which aims to increase the number of Indigenous people in positions of leadership in the Western Australian resource sector. The scholarship program, offered by Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA (CME) in partnership with the Australian Institute of Management (AIM), provides Indigenous people currently employed… Read more »
Open Colleges, Australia’s leading online educator, have announced the launch of The Milton Smith Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students. Australia is missing its target to halve the gap in unemployment between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians, with many claiming inadequate training and qualifications as a substantial barrier to gaining employment. In… Read more »
Milparanga is a leadership development program, formerly known as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leaders Program (NATSILP). It is an 11-day, two session program, with the first session taking place in a regional location and the second session taking place in Canberra. Milparanga is for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who are… Read more »
The University of Western Australia is now offering a one-year course to mature age Aboriginal students which will provide them with direct entry into a new post-graduate law degree at UWA. Starting in 2013, the Advanced Diploma in Indigenous Legal Studies has been devised by UWA’s School of Indigenous Studies and the Faculty of Law to… Read more »
Would you like to head overseas to the UK on a tour of Cambridge and Oxford Universities? The Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust and The Aurora Project are seeking applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university undergraduates to participate in a UK tour of these highly regarded universities in October this year. The visit may also include a stopover at Harvard… Read more »
Artwork: Yalibirri Nesting TimeArtist: Sonya EdneyCopyright 2012 An art exhibition aimed at raising the profile of Indigenous artists from the mid-west region of Western Australia will open next week in Perth’s city centre. The ‘Good Heart Mid-West Aboriginal Art Exhibition 2012’ is a community-based project backed by Oakajee Port and Rail, which will showcase work from contemporary and traditional Indigenous artists… Read more »