DPIE Aboriginal Planning Scholarship

The Planning & Assessment division within the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) has developed the first Aboriginal Scholarship Planning Program. This scholarship program will create a pathway to support Aboriginal planning students to commence their career with DPIE. The scholarship program will provide two Aboriginal students an annual scholarship, 12-week summer internship and a one-year full-time graduate role in the Planning & Assessment division. At DPIE we know that Country is at the core of every Aboriginal person's identity and sense of belonging. We aim to develop a better understanding of Aboriginal communities and to integrate this knowledge into our work and to create partnerships based on co-design and collaboration. The scholarship is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled or enrolling in planning-related degrees at the University of New England, including Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning, Diploma in Town Planning, Bachelor of Social Science, Bachelor of Sustainability, Bachelor of GeoScience and Bachelor of Rural Science.