Pat Turner scholarship information session

Join this information session to find out more about the Pat Turner scholarships for Australian Public Service and Commonwealth public sector employees.

This session will cover:

• scholarship eligibility

• who we are looking for

• scholarship arrangements and inclusions

• application timelines

Current scholars will be available to share their experience and answer questions.

The Pat Turner Scholarship is a one-to-three year, full-pay scholarship for any level of postgraduate study at The Australian National University or Charles Darwin University for high-performing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian Public Service 4 (APS 4) to Senior Executive Service Band 1 (SES Band 1) (or equivalent) Australian Public Service and eligible Commonwealth public sector employees*.

*Eligibility has been expanded to non-corporate Commonwealth Entities and Corporate Commonwealth Entities, which fall within section 57 of the Regulations. The expanded eligibility criteria excludes Commonwealth companies and entities prescribed as Government Business Enterprises under the PGPA Rule and entities that are exempt or partially exempt from government policy orders (section 22 PGPA Act). For Commonwealth public sector employee eligibility, see the PGPA Act Flipchart and List.

If you are interested in the Sir Roland Wilson scholarship, please join a separate session at 2-3pm Wednesday 11 November 2026.