Studying Australian Indigenous Issues at ANU
Undergraduate
Students wishing to include some elements of Indigenous Australian Studies in their Undergraduate degrees should consult the ANU website ‘Undergraduate: Indigenous Australian Studies’
Postgraduate
Research Towards Higher Degrees by Coursework
NCIS welcomes enquiries from prospective higher degree students wishing to study at ANU.
Relevant Graduate Courses include:
Master of Arts (Indigenous Australian Studies)
Convenor: Professor Nic Peterson
Master of Arts (Museums and Collections)
Convenor: Dr Kylie Message)
Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development: Graduate Program in Indigenous Policy
Convenor: Dr Patrick Kilby or Professor Jon Altman
For further information contact the course Convenor or the Convenor of the Graduate School of Indigenous Studies, Professor Peter Veth.
Further information is contained in the ANU website, ‘Graduate Studies in Indigenous Australia’
Research Towards Higher Degrees by Thesis
A very wide range of supervision on Australian Indigenous topics is available at ANU. Prospective students should first consult the ANU website, ‘Information for Prospective Graduate Coursework’, then the Higher Degrees adviser in the College in which their research interests are most likely to fall.
A PhD at NCIS?
NCIS especially welcomes enquiries about studying for a higher degree by thesis based at our Centre.
At present Ms Sophia Close is examining: Indigenous self-determination in Torres Strait and the Pacific region - future policy options for hybrid self-governance and investigating the relationships between Indigenous internationalism and Fourth World activism to State-based aid and development mechanisms in building Indigenous self-determination.
Research Supervision Interests at NCIS:
Professor Michael Dodson
- Indigenous Law
- Land Rights
- Native Title
- Public policy
- International Indigenous Law
- Indigenous Rights and Social Justice
- Reconciliation Governance
- Reconciliation
- Governance
Professor Peter Veth
- Indigenous Cultural Heritage Studies
- The Archaeology and History of Australian Indigenous Peoples
- Contact Archaeology and Native Title
- Australian and Global Desert Societies
- The Portrayal of Indigenous Culture in the Media
- Capacity Building in Indigenous Research
- Cultural Transmission in Indigenous Societies
- Frameworks for Heritage Legislation
- Heritage and Management
- Regional Heritage Protocols
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Student Support & Scholarships
This is a list of scholarships available to Indigenous students in particular. Please note that the application dates provided are a guide only; for the most current accurate dates as well as information on other scholarships open to a wider group of students, including Indigenous students, please visit the ANU scholarships site and contact the relevant centre administering the fund/scholarship.
Graduate Scholarships
Elsbeth Young Bequest Fund administered by Jabal
(applications close 3 April)
Indigenous Students' Practical Legal Training Scholarship for Graduate Diploma, Legal Practice
(applications close 12 October)
Indigenous Australian Graduate Scholarship
(applications close 31 October)
Nugget Coombs Scholarship for Indigenous Australian Students for fieldwork in Northern Australia
Leonard Broom Scholarships for a study program in an area related to NCEPH research
Baume Travelling Scholarship for full-time NCEPH students
Duguid Travelling Scholarship for conference travel or travel to NCEPH for approved visit/study program
Visiting Scholar Program for NCIS
(applications open year round
Indigenous Visiting Fellowship Scheme for CAEPR (applications open year round)
Undergraduate Scholarships
Freilich Indigenous Law Scholarship administered by College of Law for LLB or JD
(applications close 30 January)
Elsbeth Young Bequest Fund administered by Jabal
(applications close 3 April)
Forestry Department Scholarship
Rotary-Alf Gillespie Scholarship for full-time 2nd/later year archaeology/anthropology students studying Indigenous Australian culture, history, linguistics
Jospeh & Lindsay Croft Scholarship for academically excellent students in financial need
Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship for political science honours students
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