Deakin University Indigenous Student Success Program 2025

Education is a key factor in improving your economic and social well being. The Commonwealth also understands the significant benefit of an education environment that acknowledges, respects and embraces Indigenous peoples’ cultures, languages, traditions and spirituality.

If you would like some additional educational financial support, so you can focus on achieving academic success in your studies, please consider applying for the Indigenous Higher Education Scholarship.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 9, 2025
• Value$2000
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Undergraduate
• SponsorDeakin University
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyDeakin University
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Benefits

This scholarship offers a one-off cash payment of up to $2000.

Requirements

To be eligible you must be:

• an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
• enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Deakin University in Trimester/Semester 2 2025
• experiencing financial and/or personal hardship.

Preference will be given to students from remote and very remote areas as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard – Remoteness Area (ASGS-RA). To see areas classified under ASGS-RA, search the Health Workforce Locator. Tick ASGS Remoteness Areas 2016, enter your address and click Search Location.

Interview Dates and Process

The following will be taken into consideration when applications are assessed:

• the degree of your involvement in your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community
• location, financial, education or social disadvantage
• responsibility for others
• disability status.

Application Documents

• Confirmation of Aboriginality
• Local Aboriginal Land Council letter
• Parents' Certificate of Aboriginality (COA) with birth certificate
• Letter from a local Indigenous cooperative

Application Deadline

July 9, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Deakin University on applicantportal.deakin.edu.au to apply

You can apply for this scholarship directly to Deakin through our Scholarship Application Portal.

When applying direct to Deakin for this scholarship, select either the 'Undergraduate Scholarship Application Tri/Sem 2 2025' or the 'Postgraduate Scholarship Application Tri/Sem 2 2025' option and, if eligible, your application will automatically be considered for this scholarship.

This reduces the number of scholarships you have to apply for and increases your chances of receiving a Deakin scholarship.

The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.

What happens next?

• Your application will be assessed and ranked based on the details you provide and your supporting documentation.
• If you are successful, you will be contacted by the email address you nominated within your application portal account, unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.
• You'll find out if you were successful usually within four weeks of the application closing date. If you have not received an offer by this time, you have been unsuccessful. You can view the status of your application via your scholarship application portal account.

Applying for a scholarship isn’t just about meeting the eligibility criteria.

It’s a good idea to think about why you want a scholarship, how it will help you and what you have to offer the Deakin community.

Read our 5 top tips on applying for a scholarship

For any questions or assistance please contact the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute on [email protected].

For more information, kindly visit Deakin University scholarship webpage.