Don't miss an opportunity to attend the Aurora Study Tour!

In light of the current COVID restrictions in NSW, the 2021 Study Tour Symposium has been postponed to late March 2022. 

The Symposium will facilitate meetings with US and UK universities including Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford, University of London, Oxford and Cambridge. There is also the opportunity to arrange academic meetings at these institutions in your specific area of study. Participating will provide the opportunity to grow your network by engaging with Charlie Perkins, Roberta Sykes alumni and Indigenous scholars currently studying overseas. Alumni and scholars will share their learning journey, study experience and provide helpful tips. We will provide information about scholarship opportunities available in Australia to study overseas and host panel discussions. With Indigenous mentors to provide guidance and support, the Symposium will enable you to make informed decisions on pathways for postgraduate opportunities.

Ten years on, the Aurora Study Tour has:
   •  provided opportunities for over 150 talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gain insights into the experience of undertaking postgraduate study at premier overseas institutions.
   •  seen 62 participants go on to apply to study atthe universities visited, with 94% being accepted.

Dates for the Sydney Study Tour Symposium are to be confirmed but will most likely be in the last 2 weeks of March 2022 in Sydney. Successful applicants will have their travel, accommodation and meals covered to participate at the Symposium. When the Study Tour is able to next visit the UK and US, successful applicants for this round will be invited to participate.
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 To be eligible applicants must: 
  • Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Have graduated from your first degree, or have completed at least two years of your undergraduate degree
  • Have a distinction average or an Honours degree
  • Have a strong interest in postgraduate study overseas
  • Be willing to act as an ambassador of the program while overseas and on your return to Australia, committing to 5 Outreach events with school and university students​​
Application Dates:

Applications for the Study Tour are now closed. 

For further information on the Aurora Study Tour, please visit the Aurora Indigenous Pathways Portal or email the Aurora Scholarships Team on scholarships@aurorafoundation.com.au.
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The 2019 Aurora Scholars at Berkeley
Going into the Aurora Study Tour, I had certain expectations as to the kinds of things I might learn: about application processes, about finding supervisors, a little about campus culture and about whether it would be realistic for me to apply. … I think what the Tour did for me was different and a lot greater from that.  I managed to get answers to all of the questions I had anticipated.  I also got a good sense of whether I would be right for a university and whether a university would be right for me.  But by far the most important thing to come from the trip was that I started to see myself there, at these kinds of institutions.        
Jessyca Hutchens, 2013 Study Tour Participant
​Jess went on to study her DPhil in Fine Art at Oxford University as a Charlie Perkins Scholar
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You can read more about the experience in the words of participants by clicking below:
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2020 Study Tour Reflections
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2019 Study Tour Reflections
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2018 Study Tour Reflections