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2025–2026 NSWALC Education Scholarship Program

The NSWALC Educational Scholarship Program was relaunched this year with improvements to better support applicants and boost the program's impact. Key changes included:

  • Increased Scholarship Amount: Each scholarship is now worth $15,000 annually (up from $10,000).
  • Open to Part-Time Students: The program now welcomes both full-time and part-time students at any tertiary institution.
  • Flexible Internships: Recipients will still get a six-week paid internship at NSWALC, but with more flexible timing and more options for which business unit they intern with.

These changes were aim to remove previous Program barriers for Aboriginal students and enhance their NSWALC Scholarship Educational Program experience. Click here to read the scholarship program policy.

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Applications closed now!

Applications for the 2025-2026 program have now closed, with a review process of the applications now underway. We thank everyone who applied, and we will be in touch soon with updates.

The History

In 2000 Mr. Frederick (Freddy) Fricke generously bequeathed his home to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC). The Council decided to use the funds from the sale of Freddy's home to establish a Scholarship fund to assist in the education of Aboriginal peoples in NSW. The NSWALC Educational Scholarship (the Scholarship), formerly known as the Freddy Fricke Scholarship was launched in July 2002.

Since then, the NSW Aboriginal Land Council has awarded over 50 scholarships to assist Aboriginal students in their studies.

More Information

Please call NSWALC’s Program Implementation Unit on 02 9689 4444 for more information or email scholarships@alc.org.au.