Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

Charles Perkins Scholarship

Award value: $3500 annually

Level of study: Postgraduate, Undergraduate / VET

Nationality: Australian

Closing date: start of March

This perpetual scholarship honours the late Charles Perkins who throughout his life fought for social justice and rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The Charles Perkins Scholarship is a competitive Scholarship to support continuing studies and/or completion of his/her undergraduate or post-graduate degree.

Eligibility Requirements

One will be offered each year to a Bachelor Institute full-time or part-time student who: is a Northern Territory resident; demonstrates excellence in his or her undergraduate or post graduate degree level studies; and demonstrates an interest in, and commitment to, social justice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.