Uncle Brian McKinnon (Dodd) Scholarship

The Uncle Brian McKinnon (Dodd) Scholarship is awarded in honour of respected Elder Uncle Brian McKinnon (Dodd) of Noongar and the Amangu mob of the Yamatji Nation and is funded by the estate of Gerard Driesen. This scholarship is designed to support an Indigenous visual art or fine art undergraduate student who can demonstrate artistic merit and circumstance/s impacting their education. The scholarship provides financial assistance worth up to $30,000 to help students pursue the arts as a career path. Uncle Brian was a driven artist of more than 40 years and RMIT School of Art's inaugural Vice Chancellors Pre-doctoral Indigenous Research Fellow. His contribution to contemporary painting, Aboriginal art, and cultural education was significant, and he was a well-respected community member, colleague, mentor and friend to many at RMIT.