La Trobe University Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) Scholarship 2027

The SEWB Scholarship Program is a key initiative from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System and is creating opportunities for more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to obtain recognised qualifications in mental health from approved public tertiary providers.

Scholarships will help grow the workforce needed to respond to the specific social and emotional wellbeing needs of local Aboriginal communities now and into the future.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 31, 2027
• Study LevelMasters , Undergraduate
• SponsorLa Trobe University
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyLa Trobe University
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Benefits

• 100% of tuition fees for the standard duration of program, plus a bursary

Requirements

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

1. identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
2. be a domestic student
3. be currently employed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation (ACCO) or a mainstream health organisation in a Victorian Aboriginal SEWB (social and emotional well-being) team or role OR
4. if not currently employed, intend to work in a Victorian Aboriginal SEWB team or role in the future
5. have applied for admission or be continuing study in Semester 1 2027 in one of the following programs:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences (Psychological Science)*
• Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Psychological Science*
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Health Sciences*
• Bachelor of Cybersecurity/Bachelor of Psychological Science*
• Bachelor of Health Sciences
• Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science
• Bachelor of Psychological Science
• Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours
• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
• Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
• Diploma of Rural Health
• Graduate Certificate in Mental Health
• Master of Clinical Family Therapy
• Master of Clinical Psychology
• Master of Mental Health
• Master of Mental Health Nursing
• Master of Professional Psychology
• Master of Social Work
• Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy
• Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling
• Master of Art Therapy
• Master of Rehabilitation Counselling and Mental Health

*To be eligible for the SEWB Scholarship program, students undertaking double degrees must have minimum of 50% of course fees for Social and Emotional Wellbeing related subjects (Department of Health will not provide scholarship funding for double degrees with less than 50% Social Emotional Wellbeing course fees).

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Please complete the online application form. 

For more information, kindly visit the La Trobe webpage.