Scholarships and bursaries can provide financial support throughout your studies to relieve financial pressures and allow you more time to focus on your study.
In addition to USC's main undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships, Indigenous and Australian South Sea Islander students are encouraged to apply for the following:
- Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) - commenced on 1 January 2017 and subsumed the former Commonwealth Scholarships Program (CSP). ISSP scholarships include:
- USC Indigenous Equity Bursary - Semesters 1 and 2
- USC Indigenous Education Costs Scholarship - Semesters 1 and 2
- USC Indigenous Relocation Costs Scholarship - Semesters 1 and 2
- Graduate Women QLD Inc. Sunshine Coast Indigenous Women's Bursary - Semester 2
- USC Indigenous Scholarships (Honours, HDR, Postgraduate) - Semesters 1 and 2 (individual application form)
- Wilson Security Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bursary - Semester 2
- Zonta Club of Noosa Indigenous Women's Bursary - Semester 1 (individual application form)
- Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation Scholarship - Semesters 1 and 2
Headstart Students
- Headstart Indigenous Scholarship - Semesters 1 and 2
- The Headstart Program is designed to create a seamless transition from school to university allowing Year 11 and 12 students to complete accredited undergraduate university courses while still at school. An Indigenous specific scholarship is available.
Tertiary Preparation Pathway Students
- Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) includes payments for students studying in USC's Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) program and commenced on 1 January 2017 and subsuming the former Commonwealth Scholarships Program (CSP). ISSP scholarships for Enabling students include:
- USC Indigenous Enabling Education Costs Scholarship - Semesters 1 and 2 (individual application form)
- USC Indigenous Enabling Relocation Costs Scholarship - Semesters 1 and 2 (individual application form)
- Graduate Women Qld Inc Sunshine Coast Branch Bursary - Semester 1 (individual application form)
- University of the Third Age (U3A) Merit-Based Equity Bursary - Semester 1
- USC Equity Bursary - Semesters 1 and 2
- USC Study Support Bursaries - Semester 2
- Zonta Club of Caloundra Equity Bursary - Semester 1
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship
- Australian College of Nursing Scholarships
- Australian Rotary Health Research Fund: Indigenous Health Scholarship
- Australian Sports Commission—Indigenous Sport Program
- Brisbane Catholic Education Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Teaching Scholarships
- 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
- Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) Scholarships Program
- Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship
- Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships
- SARDI Science Bursary for Aboriginal Students
More Information
Visit other services for Australian South Sea Islanders, or contact Indigenous Services for more information or for assistance with your application.