Scholarships

(Round 2)
NEXGEN are pleased to announce the launch of Health Research Experience Scholarships Program (Round 2)
2025 as part of our OCHRe NEXGEN Hub.

 For this round, NEXGEN Hub will offer 12 Health Research Experience ScholarshipsProgram (Scholarships) valued at $10,000 each. These Scholarships will provide opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders enrolled in an undergraduate degree (including Honours) or a postgraduate coursework program, to gain or enhance their research experience and skills.

The offer will be offered exclusively to Investigators (CIs and AIs) named on the
NHMRC Targeted Call for Research application (APP 2005944: OCHRe).

This is a continuous Open Round which opens on 9 March 2025  and
closes on 30 September 2025 or when all Scholarships have been awarded, whichever is the sooner.

Thank you for your interest in our program, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Documents are available for download via the following links.

Scholarship FAQ

Scholarship Activities Application Form

The Maali Hub Indigenous EMCR Health Research Related Support Fund is available to support Early to Mid-Career Researchers with project costs, health research related training, international and national conferences.

This is a continuous Open Round which opens on 1 March 2025  and closes on 30 November 2025.

Research support funding offered includes:

$10,000 Research support costs
$5,000 Training

$5,000 International conference attendance

$2,500 National conference attendance 

If you wish to be considered, please review the Funding Guidelines and then complete the Funding Application form.

Please submit your application to maalihub@ecu.edu.au.

Download the Guidlelines HERE

Winter Program now open! 

The Aurora Internships Program provides full-time or part-time equivalent paid internships for 4-6 weeks for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interns at organisations working to support Indigenous communities.

Through the Internships Program, Aurora builds Indigenous leadership, advances Indigenous employability and strengthens the capabilities of the Indigenous sector. Internships are widely spread across a number of career paths that include the corporate sector, government, social welfare and Native Title organisations. 

Applications for Aurora’s Winter 2025 internship round will be
OPEN FROM March 1 - 31, 2025.

For further information, click here.

There are many scholarship opportunities, both in Australia and overseas, advertised through the Indigenous Pathways Portal on the Aurora Foundation Website on the link below. 

Indigenous Pathways Portal | Aurora Foundation

10 – 12 June 2025 Adelaide Convention Centre

Scholarships for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Public Health Association Australia (PHAA) is offering scholarships to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to attend the Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference (CDIC), to be held in Adelaide, South Australia from Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 June 2025.

The conference theme is 'Future directions for immunisation and communicable disease control: embracing ideas, innovations and improvements'. The conference will provide an opportunity for practitioners, policymakers and researchers to gather and share their knowledge and ideas, make new connections and reinvigorate existing collaborations to and work together to formulate new ways to address the challenges facing us for communicable disease control in 2025.​

Eligibility 

To be eligible, applicants must be individuals who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Key Dates:

Applications open Thursday 31 October 2024.

Applications close at 11:59pm AEST, Wednesday 9 April 2025.

The successful applicant(s) will be notified by mid-April 2025. ​

The University of Queensland

Building the next generation of Indigenous scholars

The PhD program will foster the future generation of promising Indigenous researchers trained through the Centre’s comprehensive Indigenous leadership, mentorship and capacity building program. The Indigenous Futures Centre provides the ideal opportunity to build strength and research capacity by supporting next generation of Indigenous scholars with the support of the current Indigenous thought leaders.

For expressions of interest or questions, contact Arielle at ifc.graduatestudy@uq.edu.au

The University of Melbourne (UoM)

Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics | PhD Opportunities in Indigenous Health, Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics 

The Aboriginal-led Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit, headed by Professor Sandra Eades, in the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics at The University of Melbourne has several opportunities for talented students to undertake PhD’s in the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. The Centre has scholarships for appropriately qualified students to commence research in 2025 in this exciting area, and additional scholarship opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. 

4th Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference 2025

Sydney NSW - 17 - 19 June 2025

Travelling Fellowships available to First Nations people | closes 12 May 2025.

The aims of the forth coming Conference are to move beyond describing the inequalities that exist and explore the role of self-determination of Indigenous peoples in improving CV outcomes.     

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | PhD Scholarships

Two exciting PhD scholarship opportunity aligned with an MRFF funded project to foster a healthy start to life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. 

This opportunity is only for domestic applicants with valid working rights. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are automatically eligible for UoM PhD scholarship stipend of $52,300 pa. Additionally, a top-up of $15,000 (+$5,000 travel support) pa funded by the Relighting the Firesticks project will be offered by the Indigenous Health Equity Unit, for a total of $72,300 pa.

PhD opportunity | Evaluating the Impact of Health Coaching in Aboriginal Primary Health Care (PHC) 

Location: Darwin or Katherine

Salary: KWHB – negotiable based on experience

Chronic diseases disproportionately affect Aboriginal Australians and are responsible for more than 70% of the gap in life expectancy. These conditions can be managed effectively in PHC; however, Aboriginal service-users have identified inadequate self-management support as a key gap in the current PHC service model. This is compounded by high staff turnover of non-Aboriginal staff and subsequent experiences of culturally unsafe care. 

During 2025, KWHB will be implementing a new health career entry qualification for Aboriginal residents in remote communities – Aboriginal Health Coaching. 

A PhD opportunity exists to assist with the evaluation of the implementation of health coaching using developmental evaluation and implementation science methods. It will be conducted in partnership and under the guidance of Aboriginal leaders throughout the KWHB communities and is well supported through a panel of experienced stakeholders across academia, policy and PHC practice. 

For further information, contact: Sinon Cooney

Pathways Program to a PhD: Doing Research for Mob

Ever thought about further studies to expand your career opportunities in the health and wellbeing space? Are you working in the health and human services industry and looking for a change or a new challenge? Do you want to learn about doing research with your community? Have you ever wondered about research and what's involved in a PhD? 

Then UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Pathways Program to a PhD is for you. 

To register your interest in the next Pathways Program to a PhD, which will be held on 19-21 August 2025,  please complete the Pathways to a PhD expression of interest form.

When: 19 - 21 August 2025
Where: The University of Queensland, St Lucia and Toowong Campuses. 

If you would like to learn more, contact poche.hdr.pathways@uq.edu.au. 

Ideas Grants 2025

The objective of the Ideas Grant scheme is to support innovative research projects addressing a specific question(s).

Minimum data due | 5.00 pm (ACT local time) on 9 April 2025

Application closes | 5.00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 7May 2025

For further information, click here.

The TCR: Anal Cancer 2025 grant opportunity seeks to fund research aimed at improving awareness and to provide further guidance for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anal cancer for both consumers and healthcare professionals. 

Minimum data due | 5.00 pm (ACT local time) on 30 April 2025

Application closes | 5.00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 14 May 2025

For further information, click here.  

Indigenous Early / Mid Career Researchers | Health Research Related Support Fund Item

The Maali Hub Indigenous EMCR Health Research Related Support Fund is available to support Early to Mid-Career Researchers with project costs, health research related training, international and national conferences.

This is a continuous Open Round which opened on 1 March 2025 and closes on 30 November 2025.

Research support funding offered includes:

·       $10,000 Research support costs
·       $5,000 Training
·       $5,000 International conference attendance
·       $2,500 National conference attendance 

Please submit your application to maalihub@ecu.edu.au.

Health Research Experience Scholarships Program 2025

Round 2 Applications open on 9 March 2025

NEXGEN are pleased to announce the launch of Health Research Experience Scholarships Program (Round 2) 2025 as part of our OCHRe NEXGEN Hub. 

For this round, NEXGEN Hub will offer 12 Health Research Experience Scholarships Program (Scholarships) valued at $10,000 each. These Scholarships will provide opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders enrolled in an undergraduate degree (including Honours) or a postgraduate coursework program, to gain or enhance their research experience and skills. 

The offer will be offered exclusively to Investigators (CIs and AIs) named on the NHMRC Targeted Call for Research application (APP 2005944: OCHRe). 

This is a continuous Open Round.

Opens    | 9 March 2025
Closes   | 30 September 2025 or when all Scholarships have been awarded, whichever is the sooner.

Contact | nexgen@sph.uq.edu.au

For further information and application forms for both offers, see OCHRe Website - https://www.ochrenetwork.org/scholarships