Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship

Sponsored by the Department of Industry Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

 

The Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship is open to an Indigenous Postgraduate, Postdoctoral, Professional or Senior scholar to undertake a research, study or lecture program in the United States, and is available in any field of academic study. For Postgraduates it may be accredited towards an Australian higher degree; or to enrol in a U.S. higher degree or for a Postdoctoral, Professional or Senior scholar to undertake a program of research.

The scholarship was originally established in cooperation with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 1993 and is now supported by the Department Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.

As fitting with the Fulbright mission, the Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship was established to recognise Indigenous leader's commitment to achieving excellence, while seeking an international perspective and collaboration through their studies/research.

The Fulbright Scholarships Include:

• Living, travel & establishment allowances
• National Orientation Program and a Fulbright Presentation Dinner
• Enrichment Seminars in the United States with international Fulbright Scholars
• Distinguished professional network with U.S. and Australian Fulbright Alumni Associations
• A support agency in the U.S. that assists with visas, events, and networks
• Media and publicity support
• ASPE medical insurance of up to AUD 100,000 (for the Scholar only).

The Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship for 2013 was awarded to Dr Michelle Evans.

For general information and applications please refer to the Application Information.

Previous Fulbright Indigenous Scholars

Year	Name	Home Institution at time of Scholarhsip	Program
2012			Not awarded
2011	Ms Angelina Hurley	UTS	Study and research to gain further experience and skill in comedy writing for film and television.
2010	Ms Tammy Russell	Macquarie University	Economic development for Indigenous communities
2009	Mark McMillan	University of Technology, Sydney	Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) course in the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program.
2008	Christopher Lawrence	The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney	Research interventions designed to reduce the incidence of obesity and onset of type 2 diabetes amongst minority groups (Aust. PhD research)
2007	Julie Owen	The University of Western Australia	Undertaking research on the impact of lay educators in effective Indigenous health promotion programs at Arizona State University.
2006	Samia Goudie	Ginibi Indigenous Peoples College, Southern Cross University	Undertook a comparative research study, between the USA and Australia, focusing on facilitating recovery from inter-generational trauma from a First Nation Peoples and Indigenous Australian perspective.
2003	Yin Paridies	Menzies School of Health Research, University of Melbourne	As a PhD student in Social Epidemiology, Yin completed a one year interdisciplinary Master of Indigenous Public Health Program at the University of California, Berkeley.
2002	Garry Jones	Australian National University	A PhD student in Visual Arts, Garry spent 12 months at the University of New Mexico researching indigenous art and its place in the community
2001	Dennis Foley	University of Sydney	At the Centre for Pacific Studies and Centre for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaii, Dennis researched Hawaiian entrepreneurship and small business start-up functions. This work related to his Australian PhD and allowed comparison with his studies and research of Australian Indigenous entrepreneurs.
2000	Jenny Pilot	James Cook University	Researched the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990). In global Indigenous terms, this is a major piece of legislation that contributes to Indigenous/First Peoples developing their own responses to repatriation of ownership and cultural property.
2000	Kylie Cripps	Monash University	At the University of Arizona, Kyllie conducted comparative research among Native American communities in Arizona. Her research sort to identify, examine and provide a comprehensive analysis of programs that are successfully addressing family violence in Indigenous communities.
1996	Darryl Cronin	North Australia Research Unit	Carried out research at UCLA on Native American Tribal Government: its legal basis, the effect of colonization and its current status.
1995	Sue Stanton	Northern Territory University	Studied comparative Indigenous histories and the impact of colonization at the University of Arizona.
1994	Peter McKenzie	College of Fine Arts at the University of NSW	Undertook a Fulbright to gain practical experience in photography and computer imaging at Clark University, Massachusetts.