External organisations offer scholarships for tertiary students throughout the year.
Before you view external scholarships available, please note:
- the following information is listed at the request of the external organisations
- we try to ensure these opportunities are legitimate but we don’t endorse any of the organisations or information listed
- you are responsible for making your own enquiries prior to submission of an application or contact with any external organisation.
A Better Florist Scholarship
Available for: current undergraduate students
Value: up to $4000
How to apply: A Better Florist Scholarship
Adore Beauty: Women in Tech Scholarship
Available for: second- and third-year students of computer science, as a course or unit
Eligibility: female current students
Value: $2000
How to apply: Adore Beauty Women in Tech Scholarship
Adore Beauty Makeup Artist Scholarship
Available for: students studying Certificate III or higher in make-up artistry, beauty therapy, hairdressing or an equivalent course
Value: $1000
How to apply: Adore Beauty Makeup Artist Scholarship
APS College of Clinical Psychologists Research Grant Award
Available for: postgraduate research students studying clinical psychology
Eligibility: academic achievement
Value: $3000 towards the implementation of the proposed research project
How to apply: APS College of Clinical Psychologists Research Grant Award
Aqua Vista Glass Scholarship
Available for: undergraduate and postgraduate students studying education with a focus on physical education
Value: $2000
How to apply: Aqua Vista Glass Scholarship
Arthritis Victoria MOVE PhD Scholarship in Musculoskeletal Health
Available for: PhD students studying musculoskeletal health
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident; graduated with related degree in last five years
Value: $30,000 per annum, maximum 3 years
How to apply: MOVE muscle, bone & joint health PHD Scholarships
Ashbury Cosmetics Future Leaders Scholarship
Available for: current students studying health, medicine or cosmetics related courses at TAFE, undergraduate or postgraduate level
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $1000
How to apply: Ashbury Cosmetics Future Leaders Scholarship
Aurora Education Foundation
Available for: current students/graduates
Eligibility: students/graduates identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
How to apply: The Aspiration Initiative
Ausbeds
Available for: recent school leavers or undergraduate students studying business, finance or marketing
Eligibility: 18-25 years of age, permanent resident or Australian citizen
Value: $1500.00
How to apply: Ausbeds
Australian College of Nursing (ACN) scholarships & grants
Available for: current students studying nursing, midwifery, medicine, allied health, aboriginal health work, dentistry, working nurses and midwives
How to apply: Australian College of Nursing
Australian Computer Society (ACS) scholarships
Available for: current students and mature-age students studying accounting and finance, business and management, engineering, information technology, marketing and communications
Eligibility: academic achievement
How to apply: Australian Computer Society scholarships
Australian Dentists Clinic
Available for: Degree and Diploma students studying a medical or health related course
Value: $1000
How to apply: Australian Dentists Clinic
Australian Ethical
Available for: Current students, higher education level
Value: $2000
How to apply: Australian Ethical
Australian German Association
Available for: Undergraduate and Postgraduate students studying business, law, science, engineering, technology, medicine, political studies or arts
Eligibility: Under 35 years of age
Value: $6000
How to apply: Australian German Association
Australian Help
Available for: undergraduate students
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: various
How to apply: Australian Help Scholarships or Writing Contest
Australian Psychological Society
Study area: clinical psychology
Value: $3000
Apply: Australian Psychological Society
Australian Veterans' Children Assistance Trust scholarships
Available for: current undergraduate students and mature-age students
Eligibility: academic achievement, veteran’s children and grandchildren
How to apply: Australian Veterans' Children Assistance Trust scholarships
AutoGuru
Available for: full time marketing, business and/or technologies students
Value: $2000
How to apply: AutoGuru
Bayside Psychotherapy Scholarship
Available for: current students studying psychology, counselling, social work, allied health
Value: $500 plus up to half-day mentorship and experience in the operation, management and provision of services in a clinical environment
How to apply: Bayside Psychotherapy Scholarship
BedsOnline Scholarship
Available for: current TAFE students
Eligibility: minimum ATAR of 80, demonstrated financial hardship, community involvement
Value: $1500
How to apply: BedsOnline Scholarship
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank scholarships
Available for: undergraduate commencing students from a rural or regional location
Eligibility: academically outstanding but disadvantaged students
Value: $5000
How to apply: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank scholarships
Bizify Indigenous & Minority Business Scholarship
Available for: bachelor and masters students studying business and accounting
Eligibility: Indigenous students
Value: $4000 scholarship grant
How to apply: Bizify Indigenous and Minority Business Scholarship
Bizify's Startup Future Scholarship
Available for: bachelor and masters students studying business and accounting
Value: assistance in starting and growing your business
How to apply: Bizify's Startup Future Scholarship
Brosa Online Retailing Scholarship
Available for: current students studying marketing, business, information technology, computer science, digital design
Value: $1000 plus business advice
How to apply: Brosa Online Retailing Scholarship
Butlers Business Lawyers Pty Ltd
Available for: full-time students studying Bachelor of Laws
Eligibility: Australian citizens or permanent residents
Value: $1000
How to apply: Butlers Business Lawyers Pty Ltd
Cambridge Australia scholarships
Available for: PhD, coursework and masters students, mature-age students
Eligibility: academic achievement
Value: Masters or PhD study at University of Cambridge
How to apply: Cambridge Australia scholarships
Carers Australia
Available for: Current carer enrolled in study or wanting to return to study
Eligibility: aged under 25 years
Value: $3000
How to apply: Young Carer Bursary Programme
Confucius China Study Plan scholarships
Available for: ‘young leaders’ to tour China; academics to attend conferences or publish in Chinese; PhD students to study in China
Eligibility: non-Chinese citizens; Chinese-language requirements vary, see Hanban website
Value: Long-term study: in-China research fund, tuition, accommodation, living allowance and support; short-term study: varies
How to apply: Confucius China Study Plan Scholarships
Confucius Institute Scholarships
Available for: Chinese-language students, beginner to advanced, to study in China (four weeks, one semester, or one year)
Eligibility: current student, non-Chinese citizen, in good health, 16-35 years old, not part of a previous China exchange, HSK level 1 to 4
Value: tuition, accommodation, and living allowance (CNY2500/month) for One Semester and One Academic Year Scholarships
How to apply: Confucius Institute Scholarships
CFA Program Awareness Scholarship
Available for: current students studying: Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Finance), Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Finance) / Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) / Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Finance)
Eligibility: academic achievement, work experience
Value: CFA Program enrolment fee and reduction of exam registration fee
How to apply: CFA Program Awareness Scholarship
DataSauce.com
Available for: current students
Eligibility: Australian citizen, 18-25 years old
Value: $5000
How to apply: DataSource Scholarship
Department of Education and Training
Available for: various Study area(s): Early Childhood, Education, Childcare
Value: up to $5000
How to apply: Victoria State Government Education and Training
Department of Justice & Regulation Disability Scholarship Program
Available for: all Higher Education students studying law, criminology, psychology, social work or other justice-related courses
Eligibility: in Victoria, have a disability
How to apply: Department of Justice and Regulation Scholarship Program
Department of Veterans' Affairs – Long Tan Bursary
Available for: all undergraduate and postgraduate students
Eligibility: academic achievement, child of an Australian Vietnam veteran
How to apply: Long Tan Bursary
Digital Brief
Available for: 18- to 25-year-olds with High School Certificate (HSC) or equivalent
Eligibility: minimum ATAR of 80 or equivalent, demonstrate financial or other hardship with evidence of community involvement
Value: $5500
How to apply: Digital Brief Scholarship
Early Childhood scholarships
Available for: current and mature-age early childhood/education students
Eligibility: working in the education industry, Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: varies depending on the qualification
How to apply: Early Childhood scholarships
East-West Centre scholarships & fellowships
Available for: all postgraduate research students
Eligibility: Australia citizen or permanent residency
How to apply: East-West Centre scholarships & fellowships
Elite Editing Thesis Write-up Scholarship
Available for: postgraduate research students (Masters or PhD)
Eligibility: writing a thesis
How to apply: Elite Editing Thesis Write-up Scholarship
Focus on Furniture
Available for: current TAFE students
Eligibility: 18-25 years of age, Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $1500.00
How to apply: Focus on Furniture & Bedding
FoodStorm Scholarship for Catering & Technological Innovation
Available for: students studying hospitality/catering related courses and software development
Value: $2000
How to apply: FoodStorm Scholarship for Catering & Technological Innovation
Forktip Women's Scholarship
Available for: current students (full-time or part-time)
Eligibility: female with at least credit average GPA or equivalent grades
Value: $2000.00
How to apply: Forktip women's scholarship
French Travel Connection
Available for: all students studying tourism, hospitality, commerce, e-commerce and marketing
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: Up to $2000 in work experience training, plus the opportunity of one week’s work at the Entire Travel Office (French Travel parent brand)
How to apply: French Travel Connection
GLOBE Melbourne
Available for: current students or early career professionals within the first three years of their career
Eligibility: people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex
Value: up to $1000
How to apply: GLOBE Melbourne
goguide Online Innovation Scholarship
Available for: current undergraduate, postgraduate and research students studying marketing, business, information technology, digital design
Value: $1000
How to apply: goguide Online Innovation Scholarship
Gumtree
Available for: current undergraduate and postgraduate students studying business
Eligibility: Australian residents, 18 years of age.
Value: $1500
How to apply: Gumtree
Haka Tours Scholarship
Available for: all students
How to apply: Haka Tours Scholarship
Harper Finch Lawyers
Available for: current undergraduate and postgraduate students studying law
Eligibility: full-time students
Value: $1000
How to apply: Harper Finch Law Student Scholarship
The Henry Carus & Associates Visionary Scholarship
Available for: all high school or university students studying law
Value: $500
How to apply: The Henry Carus & Associates Visionary Scholarship
Hipages
Available for: full-time female bachelor and masters students in science, technology, engineering or maths
Value: $5000
How to apply: hipages scholarships for STEM students
House Call Doctor
Available for: undergraduate and postgraduate medical and health students, who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, entering at least second year of study in 2018
Value: $10,000
How to apply: House Call Doctor
Houzz
Available for: current undergraduate and graduate students studying architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and construction management
Value: $2000
How to apply: Houzz
Huset Furniture Scholarship
Available for: all students studying marketing, business, information technology, digital design, internet business-related fields
Value: $1500
How to apply: Huset Furniture Scholarship
IBISWorld
Available for: current students, undergraduate and postgraduate, in finance, business and/or economics
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
How to apply: IbisWorld
Indigenous scholarships
Available for: all Indigenous students
Eligibility: Indigenous
How to apply: Indigenous Scholarships
Infinity Technology
Available for: current bachelor and masters students studying business, marketing, information technology, e-marketing
Eligibility: academic achievement, Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $2000 plus work experience
How to apply: Infinity Technology
The International Institute of Technology (IIT)
Available for: all current finance students
Value: $2000
How to apply: The International Institute of Technology (IIT)
Inspiro
Available for: residents living in the Shire of Yarra Ranges enrolled in nursing, medicine, allied health or health science
Value: up to $3000
How to apply: Inspiro Tertiary Health Scholarships
Larsen Jewellery
Available for: Jewellery, design and visual art students
Value: $1000
Eligibility: Australian citizens and permanent residents
How to apply: Larsen Jewellery Design Scholarship Program
Law Tap
Available for: current students studying law and technology
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $2000
How to apply: Law Tap
Little Learning School
Available for: undergraduate students studying commerce, e-commerce, marketing or childcare management
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $2000 plus full-time work opportunity
How to apply: Little Learning School
Local Digital Scholarship for Digital Marketing
Available for: all full-time students studying marketing, business, information technology, computer science, digital design
Value: $1000
How to apply: Local Digital Scholarship for Digital Marketing
Maisie Fawcett Scholarship
Available for: all current VU postgraduate students to undertake a graduate coursework degree at the University of Melbourne
Eligibility: academic achievement
Value: $5000
How to apply: Maisie Fawcett Scholarship
Masdar Institute
Available for: all current postgraduate students studying engineering
How to apply: Masdar Institute
McDonalds Charlie Bell Scholarship
Available for: undergraduate and postgraduate students
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident, employee of McDonalds or its franchisee
Value: up to $15,000
How to apply: McDonalds Charlie Bell Scholarship
MEDIQ Financial Scholarship & International Internship
Available for: current undergraduate and postgraduate accounting, finance or financial planning students
Eligibility: completed the first year of study
How to apply: MEDIQ Financial Scholarship & International Internship
Medshop Australia
Available for: current full-time medical/healthcare students
Value: up to $5000
How to apply: Medshop Australia
Menzies Foundation
Available for: current postgraduate and research students studying allied health science, engineering, law
Eligibility: academic achievement, Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: up to $80,000
How to apply: Menzies Foundation
Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute
Available for: postgraduate research students conducting Motor Neurone Disease research
How to apply: Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute
Museums Victoria
Available for: honours, masters, PhD research students undertaking research involving Museums Victoria Collections.
Value: $500 - $1500
How to apply: Museums Victoria
Nurses Memorial Centre
Available for: current postgraduate students studying nursing and midwifery
How to apply: Nurses Memorial Centre
Our World Underwater Scholarship Society
Available for: current and mature-age undergraduate students
Eligibility: academic achievement, rescue diver, age 21-26, Australian citizen
How to apply: Our World Underwater Scholarship Society
Personal Branding Scholarship
Available for: all current TAFE and undergraduate students
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $2000 plus 1-1 tuition to assist launching your personal website
How to apply: Personal Branding Scholarship
The Pinnacle Foundation
Available for: high school and tertiary education students
Eligibility: LGBTIQ students, age 16-24, Australian citizen or permanent resident, academic achievement
How to apply: The Pinnacle Foundation
Promotion Products
Available for: current full-time and part-time students
Value: $3000
How to apply: Promotion Products Scholarship
RAAF Women's Association
Available for: all students
Eligibility: family member was or is in RAAF
How to apply: phone +61 2 6251 1994
Rapid Finance
Available for: current students over 18 years old, studying commerce, business and financial fields
Value: $2000
How to apply: Rapid Finance
Real Insurance
Available for: full-time certificate, diploma, degree students studying business, finance, medicine and healthcare
Eligibility: Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident, over 18 years of age
Value: $2000
Apply: Real Insurance
Rose Lawyers
Available for: undergraduate law students, 18+ years, Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $2,000
How to apply: Rose Lawyers
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Study area(s): First year nursing and allied health students
Value: $2500
How to apply: Royal Flying Doctor Service
Rural Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarship Program
Available for: current postgraduate students working in allied health oncology
Value: varies dependent on level of qualification
How to apply: Rural Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarship Program
Savvy Finance & Insurance
Available for: undergraduate students
Value:$5000
How to apply: Savvy Scholarship
Search Factory | Iprospect
Available for: undergraduate business or communications students studying second year or higher in 2018
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $5000
How to apply: Search Factory
Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) – Clinical Psychology Scholarship (CPS)
Available for: current postgraduate and research students studying clinical psychology
Value: $30,000
How to apply: SARRAH – Clinical Psychology Scholarship
Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) – Continuing Professional Development
Available for: students working in the health industry
How to apply: SARRAH – continuing professional development
Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) – Nursing & Allied Health Scholarship & Support Scheme
Available for: high school students, current undergraduate students studying health
How to apply: SARRAH – undergraduate entry level
SolidEssay
Available for: undergraduate and postgraduate
Value: $400 - $1000
How to apply: SolidEssay
Sugar Research Institute Scholarship (SRIS)
Available for: penultimate year students, current students, domestic students studying undergraduate engineering (chemical, mechanical, process and electrical), science or technical degree
Eligibility: academic achievement
Value: $7500 + paid work placement + living away from home allowance
How to apply: Sugar Research Institute Scholarship
Tahiti Travel Marketing of Excellence Scholarship
Available for: current undergraduate and postgraduate students studying tourism, hospitality, commerce, marketing
How to apply: Tahiti Travel Marketing of Excellence Scholarship
Tertiary Scholarship Fund
Available for: current students, research students and international students studying at undergraduate (second year and above) and postgraduate level, studying tourism, hospitality, commerce, marketing, e-commerce
Eligibility: academic achievement
Value: $13,000
How to apply: Tertiary Scholarship Fund
TradesmanNow
Available for: current students; TAFE, undergraduate and postgraduate
Eligibility: Australian citizen or permanent resident
Value: $1000
How to apply: TradesMan Now Scholarships
Training.com.au
Available for: current nursing students at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Value: $1000
How to apply: Training.com.au nursing scholarship
Victorian Cancer Agency
Available for: PhD students studying health
Eligibility: applicants must undertake part of their research in the Olivia Newton-John Centre
How to apply: Victorian Cancer Agency
Victorian Environmental Assessment Council
Available for: current students, studying honours, masters or PhD research in natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, economics, law and politics
Eligibility: projects must relate to public land in Victoria, which includes terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments
Value: $500-$2500
How to apply: return the VEAC application form to veac@delwp.vic.gov.au
Victorian Healthcare Association
Available for: current postgraduate students studying oncology allied health
How to apply: Victorian Healthcare Association
Vision Australia further education bursary
Available for: certificate IV or higher students
Eligibility: blind or have low vision
How to apply: Vision Australia further education bursary
Walter Mangold Study Abroad Scholarships
Available for: modern language undergraduate students
Eligibility: academic achievement, linguistic potential, resident of Timor-Leste
How to apply: Walter Mangold Study Abroad Scholarships
WebContacts
Available for: health science undergraduate and postgraduate students
Eligibility: Australian citizens, full-time current students
Value: $1200
How to apply: Web Contacts Scholarship
Websites ‘N’ More
Study level: full-time undergraduate students studying web design, web development or digital marketing
Eligibility: 18-25 years of age, minimum ATAR of 75 or equivalent
Value: $1000
How to apply: Websites 'n more
Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
Available for: current postgraduate students studying science, economics, geography, philosophy, law or engineering
Value: master class expenses covered
How to apply: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
Zonta International – Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
Available for: undergraduate, masters students studying business or management
Eligibility: women
Value: USD$1000
How to apply: Zonta International – Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
