External scholarships are available from government departments, businesses and industry groups.
Information and applications are administered externally through the following websites.
Applications will need to be sent directly to the external agency supporting the scholarships on offer.
You may also be eligible for a USC scholarship or bursary, use the scholarship search tool to find scholarships and view application dates.
Undergraduate scholarships
- Australia-Korea Foundation Scholarship Program
- Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- Australian Federation of Graduate Women
- Australian Veterans Childrens' Assistance Trust (AVCAT)
- Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Scholarships for students from rural/regional areas
- Capstone Editing Grants & Scholarships
- Charlie Bell Scholarship for Future Leaders
- Italian Government Study Grants
- Interior Secrets Scholarship
- Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships
- Mediations Australia
- National Council of Women of Queensland Inc
- New Colombo Plan Scholarships
- Pack & Send International Student Support Grant
- Pearson Student Academic Achievement Award
- Project Global Citizen Student Scholarships
- Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships
- RSL Queensland Scholarships - 2019
- SeekVisa
- Smith Family Learning for Life Program
- The Sparesbox Scholarship
- The Pinnacle Foundation Scholarships for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals — closes October each year
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship
- Youth Off The Streets Scholarship Program
- Zonta International
- Zonta Women in Technology Scholarship
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship
- Aspiration Initiative Indigenous Scholarships
- Aspiring Teacher Grant
- Australian Disability and Indigenous People's Education Fund
- Australian Rotary Health Research Fund: Indigenous Health Scholarship
- Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation Scholarships
- Australian Sports Commission—Indigenous Sport Program
- Brisbane Catholic Education Teaching Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
- Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship
- House Call Doctor Futures in Health Indigenous Scholarship
- Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) Scholarships
- Indigenous Youth Leadership Program
- Lambert McBride Perpetual Bursary
- Pallottine Aboriginal Scholarship
- Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarships
- Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship
- Real Response Travel Scholarship for Indigenous Paramedic and Nursing Students
- Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships
- SARDI Science Bursary for Aboriginal Students
- TJ Ryan Memorial Medal and Scholarships
- Thiess - 2020 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship
- AusIMM Education Endowment Fund
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- Don Perrin Environmental Bursary
- NCWQ Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Women in Engineering Bursary
- Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships
- RSPCA Pet Insurance Future Animal Carer’s Grant
- The Sparesbox Scholarship
- Sugar Research Institute Scholarship (Engineering students)
- The National Association of Women in Construction Scholarship
- Zonta Women in Technology Scholarship
- Canstar Future of Finance Student Scholarship
- Canstar Blue Future of Comparison Student Scholarship
- The Data Driven Analytics Scholarship
- Real Futures Grant
- Rhodes Scholarships
- Webjet Australia Student Grant
- Zonta Club of Maroochy Women in Technology Scholarship
- Zonta Women in Technology Scholarship
Postgraduate/Research
- ADCET - Australian Disabilities Clearinghouse on Education and Training
- Advance Queensland PhD Scholarships
- Advance Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD Scholarships
- Alzheimer's Australian Dementia Research Foundation PhD Scholarships
- Association for Tertiary Education Management
- ATA Scientific Awards
- AusIMM The Minerals Institute Scholarship Program
- Australian Academy of Science Research Funding
- Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) National Taxonomy Research Grants
- Australian Federation of Graduate Women Scholarships
- Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)
- Australian Nanotechnology Network
- Australian Rotary Health PhD Scholarships
- Australian Wildlife Society - University Research Scholarships
- Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
- Cancer Council Study Awards
- Capstone Editing Conference Travel Grant for Postgraduate Research Students
- Capstone Editing Grant for Professional Thesis Editing
- Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust
- CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships
- Data61 PhD Scholarships
- Diabetes Queensland PhD Scholarship
- Elite Editing Thesis Write-up Scholarship
- EMBL Travel Grant
- Endeavour Endowment Challenge Fund
- Endeavour Research Fellowships for Indigenous Australians
- Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships
- Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarships
- Gradaustralia GenerationOnce Scholarship
- Heart Foundation Scholarships
- Lowitja Institute CRC - PhD Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers Across the Health System
- Mentone Educational Student Research Scholarship 2018
- National Library of Australia Summer Scholarship
- NHMRC Research Scholarships
- Odyssey Travel Equity and Merit Scholarship
- RSL Queensland Scholarships - 2019
- Skyrail Rainforest Foundation Research Funding
- Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation Scholarships
- Skyrail Rainforest Foundation
- Suicide Prevention Australia
- Swift Digital Scholarship
- Viadrina International Program for Graduates
- Wishlist Sunshine Coast Health Foundation Novice Researcher Grants
- Search for Postgraduate scholarships — Locally or Internationally
Search for scholarships
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