Lambert McBride Perpetual Bursary
Aurora Education Foundation
Lambert McBride was an Aboriginal advocate and lobbyist for Queensland Indigenous rights. Mr McBride believed in the value of education for progress and encouraged Indigenous people to get a good education. To honour his work the Queensland Government established the bursary as part of their celebrations to recognise the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Constitutional referendum.
The bursary provides a high-achieving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander full-time student, a one-off bursary of $5,000 to assist with study-related expenses.
Areas of study: Any Area of Study
At Institution: QLD Universities
Study level:
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate coursework
- Postgraduate research
Study Load: Full Time
Location: QLD
How to Apply Please see instructions on the Indigenous portal on the Department of Education Queensland .
To be eligible for this bursary, candidates must:
- be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
- commence their second or third year of an undergraduate or second year of a post-graduate degree—in any field—at a - Queensland higher education institution (HEI).