Benson Family Scholarship

The Benson Family Scholarship is offered by the Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre at the Australian National University with the aim of supporting a female Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student who is studying Law, Science, or Health and Medicine at the undergraduate level. The scholarship is designed to assist in overcoming barriers to a university education that living in a regional, rural or remote area might impose. The scholarship provides financial support to assist with educational and living expenses for students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, are female, and attended a regional, rural or remote school during year 11 or 12. Selection is made on the basis of applicants meeting the eligibility criteria, with additional factors such as educational access or disadvantage, financial need, and academic merit taken into account to foster diversity and inclusion. The scholarship is currently unavailable but when offered provides substantial support for up to 5 years of undergraduate study.