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CREATIVE FIRST NATIONS SCHOLARSHIP

SAE's Creative First Nations Scholarship celebrates Indigenous students commencing a full-time Bachelor's degree in Trimester 1, 2025. The scholarship covers the full tuition costs of successful applicants.
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SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

Study Areas Animation, Audio, Design, Film, Games, Music, Creative Industries
Available at Sydney, Melbourne, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
Student Type Domestic
Study Level Undergraduate
Intake FEB 2025
Value Full-tuition scholarship
Selection Criteria & Entry Requirements View here
Applications Close 11 November 2024

 

Entry Requirements

  • Applicants must meet SAE’s Entry Requirements
  • Applicants must be new commencing students who have not previously studied with SAE and enrolled into a bachelor’s degree
  • Applicants must be 17 years of age turning 18 the first year of study or older
  • Applicants must have an offer to study at SAE OR have SAE University College placed as a preference in a relevant Tertiary Admissions Centre (TAC) to be considered for a Scholarship
  • Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents
  • Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
  • Applicants must agree to SAE’s Scholarship Policy
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Selection Criteria

In your application, you will need to include: 

  •  A 250-word statement for “What drives your passion for the creative industries and how will studying at SAE help you achieve your career goals?”
  • A link to your online work portfolio to support your application

Scholarship Applications Now Closed

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WHAT CAN YOU STUDY WITH THE CREATIVE FIRST NATIONS SCHOLARSHIP

The Creative First Nations Scholarship offers courses across Animation, Audio, Computer Science, Creative Industries, Design, Film, Games Development, Music and VFX.
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Animation Animation Animation courses that will render the career you want.
Man wearing a hat and spectacle sits with outstretched arms on audio console.
Group Audio Audio courses that will give your audio career some serious noise.
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Computer Science Turn your technical talents into a thriving career.
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CI Dark Creative Industries Multidisciplinary courses that’ll allow you to be creative with your career.
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Group 3 Design Design courses that have the path to your design career laid out.
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Group 4 Film Film courses that have everything from concept to the final cut.
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Group 5 Games Games courses to get your career ahead of the game.
Woman wearing glasses standing above and looking down at keyboard. She appears to be playing the keyboard - her fingers are on the keys.
Group 6 Music Music courses that will get your music career on track.
Three monitors are in front on desk. Two mixing consoles in front of person looking down at paper. Paper on table
VFX & Virtual Production Embrace the latest technologies to engineer the impossible.
A man is holding a sketchpad and drawing on the pad with pen and looking down
Animation Animation Animation courses that will render the career you want.
Man wearing a hat and spectacle sits with outstretched arms on audio console.
Group Audio Audio courses that will give your audio career some serious noise.
Man wearing glasses sit in front of magnifying glass holding a motherboard. A solder machines and pliers on desk
Computer Science Turn your technical talents into a thriving career.
Woman in costume and in a set stands in front of person with camera - the viewfinder is visible and of woman's face.
CI Dark Creative Industries Multidisciplinary courses that’ll allow you to be creative with your career.
Person drawing in a sketch pad on desk in front of keyboard
Group 3 Design Design courses that have the path to your design career laid out.
Woman wearing orange leather jacket sits cross legged on floor holding paper and laptop. A blue pen is in her right hand as she looks down at paper and pen
Group 4 Film Film courses that have everything from concept to the final cut.
Man stands wearing VR headset and tracking gloves
Group 5 Games Games courses to get your career ahead of the game.
Woman wearing glasses standing above and looking down at keyboard. She appears to be playing the keyboard - her fingers are on the keys.
Group 6 Music Music courses that will get your music career on track.
Three monitors are in front on desk. Two mixing consoles in front of person looking down at paper. Paper on table
VFX & Virtual Production Embrace the latest technologies to engineer the impossible.
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Apply for the Creative First Nations Scholarship today