Scholarships and Grants
The department provides a number of scholarships and grants and encourages Indigenous people to apply. If you are looking for scholarship and grant opportunities the following links will help:
Scholarships
- Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarships
http://education.qld.gov.au/staff/development/scholarships/indigenous/about.html
The Pearl Duncan Teaching Scholarships (previously the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teaching Scholarships) were developed to assist aspiring teachers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent to complete their degrees and make a difference in education.
The scholarships provide financial assistance to scholarship holders to gain degrees in education at Queensland universities. Scholarships are valued at up to $20,000 each.
- About the Bid O'Sullivan Teaching Scholarships
http://education.qld.gov.au/staff/development/scholarships/rural/about.html
Since 1999 the Department of Education, Training and the Arts has offered the Bid O'Sullivan Teaching Scholarships annually to assist Year 12 students from rural and remote areas 
who have chosen teaching as their career.
The scholarships provide financial assistance to the student while studying an undergraduate education course at a Queensland university. Each scholarship is valued at $20,000 (before tax).
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QSA Deadly pathways - Scholarships
https://studentconnect.qsa.qld.edu.au/pathways.html
For further information on scholarships available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students visit the Queensland Studies Authority website.
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Lambert McBride Bursary
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary students are invited to apply for a grant under the Queensland Government's Lambert McBride Perpetual Education Bursary.
Students enrolled in second or third year studies at any Queensland tertiary institution can apply for a grant of $5000.
The Bursary, established by the Queensland Government to recognise the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Constitutional referendum, is named in honour of the late Lambert McBride - an advocate and lobbyist for Queensland Indigenous rights.
Grants and Allowances
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Indigenous Lighthouse Grants - 2012 round open
Indigenous Lighthouse Grants of up to $25 000 are available to schools, registered training organisations (RTOs), individual artists and arts organisations, who are able to demonstrate best-practice in Indigenous programs.
These grants aim to create new innovative approaches to Indigenous education, training and the arts by stimulating collaborative projects across at least two of the three portfolios.
The Indigenous Lighthouse Grants are funded by each of the three sectors. Current strategies for the three portfolios which drive improvements in outcomes for Indigenous people are:
Information for the 2012 round of grants is now available
Indigenous Lighthouse Grants Information 
334k
Indigenous Lighthouse Application Form 
277k Indigenous Lighthouse Application Guidelines 149k
The successful projects for 2011 were
Six projects 373k were funded in 2011.
Twelve projects 443k were funded in 2010.
Ten projects 37k were funded in 2009.
Eleven projects 37k were funded in 2008.
Case Studies
Numbellie Seat Project 7.8M
Media in Schools Project 3.3M
The story of Maroon - shining a light on understanding 471k
Justice pathways open for Indigenous students 360k
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This page was last reviewed on 17 Apr 2012 at 01:07PM
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