About
The Aurora Education Foundation is an Indigenous organisation that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to realise their full education and employment potential – whether it is completing Year 12 or achieving a DPhil from Oxford. Through interconnected pathways, Aurora walks with students from high school through to university and the workplace, redefining Indigenous educational and employment success. The Foundation delivers programs that build resilience, identity, aspirations and sense of community for Indigenous students at each stage of their educational development.
Funding Opportunities
Executive Scholarships (Roberta Sykes Executive Scholarship)
Aurora's Executive Scholarship program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander managers, entrepreneurs and leaders to attend executive education programs at some of the world's best institutions, including Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School and INSEAD. Aurora's Roberta Sykes Executive Scholarship provides Indigenous managers and professionals, who may not have the time or the formal qualifications to undertake ongoing study, the opportunity to gain new perspectives and ideas, develop skills and new qualifications. The program enables Indigenous leaders to participate in short executive education programs at prestigious international institutions, providing them with leadership development, new skills, and professional qualifications. Scholars have attended programs such as Harvard Business School's Authentic Leadership Development and Harvard Kennedy School's Creating Collaborative Solutions: Innovations in Governance. The scholarship is designed to support career advancement and capacity building for Indigenous leaders across various sectors in Australia.
First Nations Cancer Scholarship
The First Nations Cancer Scholarship Program is funded by the Australian Government through Cancer Australia. Established by the Aurora Education Foundation and Cancer Australia, the scholarship supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduate students, health professionals, and early-career researchers to undertake full-time postgraduate study or research in a cancer-related field. The purpose of the scholarship is to support Indigenous scholars in building the skills and knowledge required to inform strategies to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous communities and increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders in cancer-related fields. The scholarship provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduate students, early-career researchers, and professionals access to funds to support their full-time studies or research at recognised universities or institutes in Australia, the US or UK. Cancer is the leading cause of death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but less than 1% of health professionals identify as Indigenous. This scholarship aims to address this critical gap. Each scholarship is valued at up to $120,000 AUD per year for up to three years. Recipients also have access to up to $5,000 AUD per year in tailored academic and wellbeing support. In addition, Aurora facilitates community and network-building opportunities for individuals and the scholarship cohort. The scholarship may be used for university fees, research equipment, accommodation, travel, textbooks, computer hardware, living expenses, and access to academic, health and wellbeing services. Scholars receive scaffolded personal, social, academic and wellbeing support, including individual support from Aurora's Pathways Scholarship team, academic and wellbeing support from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander mentors with postgraduate experience, and community support through connection with other scholars and Aurora's Alumni network.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 2
- Active Now
- 2
- Source Domain
- aurorafoundation.com.au
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