University of Newcastle

LGBTQIA Shaping Futures Scholarship

Award value: $5000 annually

Level of study: Undergraduate / VET

Nationality: Australian and New Zealand

Closing date: 08 February 2026

The Shaping Futures Scholarship Fund was established in 2011 with the aim of helping those students who are most in need. The LGBTQIA+ Shaping Futures Scholarship hopes to support a student who identifies as LGBTQIA+ and who is managing study alongside personal circumstances such as: Carer responsibilities; English language difficulty; Financial hardship; Long term medical condition/ disability or ongoing effects of abuse; Regional or remote disadvantage; Sole parent responsibilities; Additional attributes such as Indigenous Australian or having Refugee status.