Explore external scholarships

External organisations, donors and benefactors and the Australian Government fund many scholarships so we encourage you to consider all the opportunities available.

In many cases, you can receive both a Murdoch scholarship and an external scholarship. Applications and queries are made directly to the individual organisations so select the tab below according to your study level, then click the links to find out more on the organisation's website.

General	Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust Australian Seniors Aged Care Futures Grant Bendigo Bank* Charlie Bell City of Rockingham Tertiary Scholarship Scheme CWA Tertiary Education Scholarship* Dr Tracy Westerman Indigenous Psychology Scholarship Evolving Digital The Kadadjiny Indigenous scholarship* Minnie Bairstow Scholarship Pinnacle Foundation Scholarship RAAFA McIntosh Memorial Scholarship Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship Society for Underwater Technology Scholarship Toby Carrodus Scholarship* The Youi Student Grant 2026 Young Carer Bursary 2026 Community Bank Bayswater University Scholarship for Bachelor Studies*
Arts	Larsen Jewellery Design Scholarship MDTdesign Jewellery Design Scholarship Celebrating Pride
Business	Australian Defence Force Sponsorship* Contevo Digital Marketing Scholarship* iCare SMSF Scholarship Program* Real Insurance Futures Grant Program 2026 Jade Finance Tertiary Studies Scholarship
Education	Teachers of STEM Initiative Scholarship King & Amy O'Malley Trust Scholarships*
Engineering & IT	Australian Defence Force Sponsorship* WA Mining Club* ATSE Elevate Boosting Diversity in STEM Scholarship Program Applidyne Design Engineering Internship Amgen Scholars Program 2026 (With The University of Melbourne)
Health	Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships and Cadetships Australian Defence Force Sponsorship* Choosi Futures Grant CWA/CTA Henderson Field Scholarship* Department of Health Scholarships* NSW Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Real Insurance Futures Grant Program 2026 GradStart 2026 King & Amy O'Malley Trust Scholarships*
Psychology & Exercise Science	Choosi Futures Grant Real Insurance Futures Grant Program 2026
Veterinary & Life Sciences	AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship* RSPCA Future Animal Carer’s Grant

*currently open

General	Jade Finance Tertiary Studies Scholarship
Health	CWA/CTA Henderson Field Scholarship*
Political Science	Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship*

*Currently open

General	Australian Defence Force Sponsorship* ATSE Elevate - Boosting Diversity in STEM Scholarship Program Charlie Bell Pinnacle Foundation Scholarship Society for Underwater Technology Scholarship INPEX Scholarship Foundation (See INPEX Scholarship Application Guidelines)
Business	Jade Finance Scholarship
Education	Teachers of STEM Initiative Scholarship King and Amy O'Malley Trust Scholarships*
Health	CWA/CTA Henderson Field Scholarship* NSW Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Department of Health Scholarships*

*Currently open

General	Prism Alliance (to study at an overseas institution) New Colombo Plan Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Program AIIA WA Bursary

General	Bhutan Cambodia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Laos Maldives Marshall Islands Mongolia Myanmar Nauru Nepal Pakistan Palestinian Territories Papua New Guinea Philippines Samoa Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Vietnam

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