Ngupaiyiko Yammaliko Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student, Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Business and economics
- Scholarship focus
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Scholarship value
- $4,500 (subject to the annual distribution from the relevant fund and may be more or less in some years)
- Scholarship duration
- Minimum completion time
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 17 January 2025
- Applications close
- 27 February 2025
This scholarship is part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship Scheme.
See all scholarships in this scheme.
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person;
- are enrolled in undergraduate program from the School of Business (including associated duals);
- can demonstrate financial hardship.
How to apply
Apply using the online application portal.
You may need to upload supporting documentation that shows your:
- financial circumstances (Centrelink statements, tax statements, etc.)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status
- personal statement outlining strength of personal and leadership qualities, reciprocity and contributions made to the community
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
Where all other considerations are equal, preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate strength of personal and leadership qualities in their personal statement, outlining reciprocity and contributions made to the community.
What happens next
We'll email you to confirm we've received your application.
If you haven’t received your confirmation email within 2 working days of submitting your application contact us at scholarships@uq.edu.au.
About this scholarship
Established in 2024 by Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Saltwater Woman, with family ties to the Darug, Awabakal, Garigal and Wiradyuri peoples of NSW. Sharlene is an Aboriginal academic in the UQ Business School. Through this gift, Sharlene seeks to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to pursue their ambitions within business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with a preferential focus on students enrolled or intending to enrol within the School of Business. Sharlene seeks to ensure that the financial commitment required to access higher education is not a barrier to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students striving to achieve their goals year after year. By making this donation, Dr Leroy-Dyer will be the first UQ Aboriginal academic to establish an endowed UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship fund, inspiring others in the academic and broader community to follow in her footsteps. The scholarship fund name, Ngupaiyiko Yammaliko, means give back, lead, in Awabakal language.