The Public Education Foundation has a range of scholarships to help young people at public schools reach their potential
Scholarships currently open are:
NSW Cookery Teachers Association Scholarship – Tertiary
Applications for most Tertiary scholarships NOW CLOSED***
Applications for Primary and Secondary scholarships NOW CLOSED***
- Scholarships for students moving on to tertiary education in 2025 closed 13 August 2024***
- Scholarships for secondary school students closed 10 September 2024***
- Scholarships for primary school students closed 17 September 2024***
*** Please check individual scholarships to confirm the opening and closing dates, as a small number of scholarships are still open.***
Apply online via our application portal. For further information, please read the information available for each scholarship on the relevant pages and Scholarship Terms and Conditions.
Scholarship | Location | 2024 School Year | Overview | Status |
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David S Ratner Scholarship | NSW | K – 12 students | Up to 5 years support in public education. Identify as Jewish | Closed
17 September |
GO Foundation Scholarships | ACT, NSW and SA Metro | Primary | Support during primary school years | See GO Foundation website |
Macpherson Kelley Foundation Primary Scholarship | NSW & VIC | Year 3 | Three scholarships available to support eligible students in their final three years of primary education in a public school in NSW or Victoria | Closed
17 September |
Mrin and Prakash Nayagam Victorian Secondary Scholarship | VIC | Year 6 | Two scholarships available to support eligible refugee and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students for their secondary education (6 years) in public schools in Victoria | Closed
17 September |
Rural & Remote Indigenous Primary School Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 1 or 2 | Supports an indigenous student for years 2 – 6 or 3 – 6 in public schools across Australia | Closed
17 September |
Una May Smith Scholarship | NSW | Year K – 11 | Indigenous students. One scholarship per “stage” awarded. Support for 2 years for students in public schools in NSW | Closed
17 September |
Vorsay Scholarship | NSW | Year 1 | Support for years 2 – 6 of primary school education in public schools in NSW | Closed
17 September |
Waratah Education Foundation Primary Scholarship | NSW | Year 4 | Support for years 5 and 6 for students in a public primary school in NSW | Closed
17 September |
Waratah Education Foundation Secondary Transition Scholarship | NSW | Year 6 | Support for years 7 and 8 for students in a public high school in NSW | Closed
17 September |
Scholarship | Location | 2024 School Year | Overview | Status |
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Aboriginal Education Council Scholarship | NSW | Year 10 | Offering four scholarships to eligible students to support them in their final two years of {public} high school education | Closed
10 September |
Acacia Program Scholarship – Ballarat VIC | Ballarat region VIC | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Ballarat region of Victoria. Support for the final two years of {public} high school education | Closed
10 September |
Acacia Program Scholarship – Glenrock Region NSW | Glenrock region NSW | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Glenrock region of NSW. Support for the final two years of {public} high school education | Closed
10 September |
Acacia Program Scholarship – Remote WA | Remote WA | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Goldfields, Kimberley, Mid West and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. Support for the final two years of {public} high school education | Closed
10 September |
Acacia Program Scholarship – Rural NSW | Various Rural regions – NSW | Year 10 | Students at Inverell High School, or in specific schools in the Deniliquin and Far West regions of NSW. Support for the final two years of {public} high school education | Closed
10 September |
Acacia Program Scholarship – Shoalhaven Region NSW | Shoalhaven region NSW | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Shoalhaven region of NSW. Support for the final two years of {public} high school education | Closed
10 September |
Capital Chemist College Scholarship | ACT | Year 11 | Supports three students in each of the 9 Colleges and 2 specialist schools in the ACT for their final year of secondary education in public schools | Closed
10 September |
Connected Communities Scholarship | NSW | Years 7 – 11 | Connected Communities schools only To support students for two years of {public} high school education |
Closed
10 September |
David S Ratner Scholarship | NSW | Years K – 12 | Up to 5 years support in public education Identifies as Jewish |
Closed
17 September |
Emorgo Scholarship for Music | NATIONAL | Year 6 | Supports a student with a one-off payment to assist in their studies at the Conservatorium High School | OPEN
Closes 15 October |
Friends of Zainab Year 10 Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 10 | Refugee student Supports students in the final two years of their secondary education in public schools across Australia |
Closed
10 September |
Friends of Zainab Year 11 Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 11 | Refugee student Supports students in the final year of their secondary education in public schools across Australia |
Closed
10 September |
GO Foundation Scholarship | ACT, NSW and SA metro | Year 8 or 10 | Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students for two years of high school education | See GO Foundation website |
Harding Miller Education Foundation Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 8 | Open to high achieving female students Supports students for up to four years of secondary |
See HMEF website |
Lilly Murphy Memorial Scholarship | VIC | Year 10 | Open to current Year 10 Victorian students passionate about equity and social justice. Support for the final two years of {public} high school education | Closed
10 September |
Manifold Road Creative Scholarship | Western Sydney | Year 10 | Enrolled in a Western Sydney public high school Up to 6 scholarships available for students wishing to pursue a career in graphic design, visual arts or marketing |
Closed
10 September |
Patricia Long Conservatorium High School Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 6 | Supports a student commencing study at the Conservatorium High School for the duration of their enrolment | OPEN
Closes 15 October |
PEF National Secondary Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 9 | Supports 2 Indigenous students, 2 refugee students and 2 students experiencing financial hardship. Three year scholarship for support through years 10 – 12 in public schools across Australia | Closed
10 September |
Rural & Remote Indigenous Secondary School Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 10 | Supports an indigenous student for their final two years of secondary education in a public school in Australia | Closed
10 September |
TAFE QLD Scholarship Foundation | QLD | Years 10 or 11 | Supports students commencing fulltime certificate III or higher-level qualifications through TAFE QLD from Semester 1, 2025 | SEE TAFE QLD website |
Una May Smith Scholarship | NSW | Indigenous K – 11 | Indigenous students. One scholarship per “stage” awarded. Support for 2 years for students in public schools in NSW | Closed
17 September |
Unions NSW Jeff Shaw Memorial Scholarship | NSW | Year 11 | Up to 4 scholarships available to support public school students in their final year of secondary education for students currently studying Economics, Business or Legal studies or Modern History | Closed
10 September |
VET in Schools Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 9-11 | Supports up to six students experiencing significant financial hardship interested in pursuing vocational studies through their schools. Open to public school students across Australia. | Closed
10 September |
Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue Scholarship | Western Sydney | Year 10 | Enrolled in a Western Sydney public high school Supports up to five students in the final two years of their secondary education |
Closed
10 September |
Woodcock Family Scholarship | Upper Hunter Valley NSW | Year 10 | Students in specific {public} schools in the Upper Hunter Valley. Support for the final two years of high school education | Close
10 September |
Scholarship | Location | 2024 School Year | Overview | Status |
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Friends of Zainab Year Tertiary Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 12 | Public school refugee students Supports students in the first two years of fulltime University or TAFE study |
Closed
13 August |
National Regional & Remote Tertiary Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 12 | Public school students from regional, rural or remote regions across Australia Supports students for up to three years while they undertake post-school education in University or TAFE |
Closed
13 August |
National Tertiary Scholarship | NATIONAL | Year 12 | Public school students from metropolitan regions across Australia Supports students for up to three years while they undertake post-school education in University or TAFE |
Closed
13 August |
NSW Cookery Teachers Association Scholarship | NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC | Year 12 in 2024 | Up to three scholarships available to support students intending to study teaching at University majoring in Food Technology with a view to becoming a Food Technology Teacher in the NSW public education system | OPEN until 4 March 2025 |
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association Scholarship | NSW | Year 12 | Public school Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and refugee students Supports students for up to three years while they undertake studies in nursing or midwifery at TAFE NSW or a public University in NSW |
Closed
13 August |
Nurses & Midwives Health Scholarship {NSW} | NSW | Year 12 | Supports students from public schools for up to three years while they undertake studies in nursing or midwifery at TAFE NSW or a public University in NSW | Closed
13 August |
TAFE QLD Scholarship Foundation | QLD | Year 12 | Supports students commencing fulltime certificate III or higher-level qualifications through TAFE QLD from Semester 1, 2025 | SEE TAFE QLD website |
Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship | ACT, NSW, QLD & VIC | Year 12 | Up to 5 scholarships are available to current Year 12 public school students with a permanent physical disability who intend to undertake University study for a degree from 2025 | Closed
13 August |