Scholarship details
What you'll receive
You'll receive:
- an annual stipend paid fortnightly, indexed annually. The annual stipend rate in 2022 is $28,854 (AUD). The scholarship can be used to support living costs.
You can also apply for:
- a $1,520 relocation allowance (domestic students only).
Eligibility
You must:
- be studying or applying and eligible for admission for a PhD, research masters, or professional doctorate
- be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and provide a confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
Find out more about confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent via the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies website.
How to apply
You can register your interest for an IPRA scholarship on your Expression of Interest (EOI) when you apply for a research degree.
Follow our step-by-step guide to apply for a research degree
Conditions
Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award Scholarship Conditions (PDF file, 283.1 KB)
About the scholarship
We provide support to Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander research students through the Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award (IPRA).
Rules for previous years of the Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award are available for reference:
- 2022 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 346.2 KB)
- 2021 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 297.9 KB)
- 2020 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 371.1 KB)
- 2019 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 144.5 KB)
- 2018 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 144.3 KB)
- 2017 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 168.2 KB)
- 2016 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 170.2 KB)
- 2015 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 70.3 KB)
- 2014 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 70.0 KB)
- 2013 Indigenous Postgraduate Research Award rules (PDF file, 69.1 KB)