Lochrie Indigenous Australian Education Scholarship

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Lochrie Indigenous Australian Education Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for applications

Applications open

12 Nov 2025

Applications close

11 Jan 2026

Benefit amount

Up to $12,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Future study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Lochrie Indigenous Australian Education Scholarship supports domestic Indigenous students in the Master of Teaching or undertaking research in Indigenous Education, with up to $6,000 per year over the two-year duration of the course. If you are eligible for this scholarship, please apply.

Benefits

A living subsidy of approximately $6,000 per year for the two-year duration of the Master of Teaching or for up to two years of your research degree, based on full-time enrolment. Paid in two instalments annually following the census dates.

Amount:

Up to $12,000

Duration:

One or more years

Quantity:

At least 1

Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by descent, identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and be accepted as such by the community in which you live or have lived
• Be enrolled, or intend to enrol, in the Master of Teaching or be undertaking research in Indigenous education at the Faculty of Education

Selection criteria

• Eligible applicants will be assessed on academic merit and responses to the application questions
• Preference will be given to students in the Master of Teaching (see eligibility above)

Conditions

Students must affirm and maintain their eligibility for support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. See: Establishing your eligibility

Study level:

Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Student type:

Domestic students

Study stage type:

Future study

Study area:

Education

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Application
How to apply

Submit an online application. The application form will be available when the scholarship opens.

For any questions regarding this scholarship, please submit an enquiry here .

When will I know the outcome?

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by February at the latest.

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Status:

Open for applications

Applications open:

12 Nov 2025

Applications close:

11 Jan 2026

Recipient feedback

We need Indigenous students to keep taking up these opportunities to show there is still a need for the financial assistance as we endeavour to take up tertiary studies and improve the socio-economic status of Indigenous people in Australia.

Josh Cubillo

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