Blaklash Built Environment Scholarship

Application dates

Applications open

4 March 2024

Applications close

31 March 2024

What you'll receive

You'll receive a scholarship valued at $30,000.

The scholarship will be paid as a study stipend of $5,000 after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester, for up to three (3) years.

Eligibility

How to apply

To be considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application online by Sunday 31 March 2024.

Apply online

What happens next?

Applications will be shortlisted and provided to Blaklash to finalise the selection of recipient.

Conditions

Terms and conditions for Blaklash Built Environment Scholarship (PDF file; 182.5 KB)

About the scholarship

The vision of this scholarship is to encourage Indigenous Australian students to connect their experiences and university studies with First Nations stories and culture. As Aboriginal people, we believe that the notion of reciprocity is critical to our values and that this is an opportunity to give back to our community, supporting the professional aspirations of future generations.

In supporting future First Nations designers we hope to strengthen our representation in the built environment. Blaklash believes that Designing with Country in mind is both an overarching idea and a hands-on approach for improving neighbourhoods, cities, or regions through design that inspires people to collectively re-imagine buildings and public spaces that are connected through First Nations storytelling and cultural knowledge.

Blaklash also recognises that this is just the first step in establishing an important program to ensure our profession, storytelling and management of our Country will benefit from the cultural perspective of Indigenous Australian professional architects, landscape architects, interior architects, and urban developers.

The scholarship directly aligns with the vision of the QUT Blueprint purpose to provide transformative education and research relevant to our communities and our priorities in Indigenous Australian engagement, success and empowerment.