Commonwealth Reward Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarships provide eligible Indigenous higher education students with the general costs of study. The program offers two types of awards: the Indigenous Commonwealth Reward Scholarship for Commencing Students, which provides $1,000 as a once-off payment, and the Indigenous Commonwealth Reward Scholarship for Continuing Students, which provides $1,300 once a year. These scholarships are specifically designed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in undergraduate courses at James Cook University. No application is required for this scholarship; students should contact JCU to confirm eligibility. The scholarships support full-time students who have not yet completed a Bachelor degree, with continuing students required to have passed all subjects in the previous semester.