Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships 2024

2 Aboriginal Teacher Scholarships are available:

• An undergraduatescholarship valued at up to $30,000 to complete a Bachelor of Education (Secondary).
• A postgraduate scholarship valued at up to $16,000 to complete a Master of Teaching (Secondary).

In order to be considered for the scholarships, you must:

• identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and reside in WA;
• not already be in receipt of a tertiary scholarship or other financial assistance for the purposes of study from the DoE;
• confirm that you express an interest in working as a secondary teacher in a WA public school, upon completing the teaching qualification;
• not already be a qualified secondary teacher and;
• confirm and provide proof you either:
  • intend to enrol in an accredited secondary teaching qualification at a recognised Australian tertiary institution by the closure of the upcoming year’s enrolments
    or
  • are enrolled in an accredited secondary teaching qualification at a recognised Australian tertiary institution and have completed no more than one year of full-time study towards that qualification.

The application process and application form can be found on the Bob Hawke Aboriginal Teacher Scholarship web page.

For further information about the scholarship program, email [email protected] or call 9264 4576.