The Charlie Perkins Scholarships

Two new annual postgraduate scholarships will allow talented Indigenous Australians to study at the University of Oxford for up to three years.

The scheme has been established by the Charlie Perkins Trust for Children & Students and funding for the first two scholars has been provided by the Australian Government, the British Government (through the Chevening program) and Rio Tinto.

Applications for the 2010-2011 Charlie Perkins Scholarships will open at 9am AEDST on Monday 16 November 2009 and will close at 5pm AEDST on Friday 29 January 2010.

Please note the deadline for applications to the University of Oxford is 22 January 2010. There is a special deadline of 8 January 2010 for programs offered by the Medical Sciences Division and in Philosophy.

You must apply to the University of Oxford before applying for a Scholarship.

The Charlie Perkins Scholarships will be tenable at a number of participating colleges at the University of Oxford. At this stage Balliol College, Corpus Christi College, Green Templeton College, Jesus College, Keble College, Linacre College, St Catherine's College, Trinity College and Wolfson College have all agreed to join as participating colleges. A number of other colleges are currently considering coming on board.

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More postgraduate scholarships for Australian Indigenous students

The Charlie Perkins Trust, working with the Aurora Project has produced a comprehensive guide for Australian Indigenous students outlining 121 scholarship opportunities for postgraduate study in Australia and overseas.

Over 98% of the 8,500+ Australian Indigenous students study at 35 of Australia’s 90 tertiary institutions. To publicise the Perkins and other available postgraduate scholarships, we will be visiting each of those universities with The Indigenous students’ guide to postgraduate scholarships in Australia and overseas to inform students of the opportunities and encourage them to apply.

Please contact us for more information on the Charlie Perkins Scholarships or order a copy of the Guide.