FULBRIGHT INDIGENOUS SCHOLARSHIP

Supported by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)

The Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship is open to an Indigenous Postgraduate or Postdoctoral scholar to undertake a research or study program in the United States, and is available in any field of 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 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 of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

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

For more information read the stories of previous Fulbright Postgraduate Scholars and 2009 Fulbright Indigenous Scholar Mark McMillan.

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

Previous Fulbright Indigenous Scholars

Year	Name	Home Institution at time of Scholarhsip	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	He undertook a Fulbright to gain practical experience in photography and computer imaging at Clark University, Massachusetts.