Peninsula Developmental Road Scholarships
Peninsula Developmental Road Scholarships are available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students for education expenses, as part of the Peninsula Development Road Indigenous Land Use Agreement within the Cape York Region Package.
6 scholarships are available in 2025, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students who have a traditional or historical connection to country around the Peninsula Developmental Road, Cape York.
These scholarships are offered as part of the Cape York Region Package Stage 2 and the delivery of the Peninsula Developmental Road projects.
High school scholarships
4 scholarships are available for students completing Year 10 in 2025.
Scholarship holders will receive $2,250 to spend on education expenses:
- $750 for Year 10 expenses.
- $750 for Year 11 expenses.
- $750 for Year 12 expenses.
Tertiary scholarships
2 scholarships are available for students continuing or commencing tertiary studies in 2025.
- Scholarship holders will receive $10,000 per year for up to 4 years, while studying full-time for education related expenses.
- Eligible qualifications include Advanced Diploma, Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, Bachelor (Honours) Degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma.
- Any field with a connection to the department's core business is eligible. Examples include:
- construction management
- engineering
- cultural heritage
- town planning
- environmental management
- communications
- accounting or finance.
Eligibility
- Students must be enrolled in an eligible qualification full-time in 2025.
- Students must be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, with a traditional or historical connection to country around the Peninsula Developmental Road, Cape York Peninsula. Eligible locations for connection to country: Areas north of Lakeland including (but not necessarily limited to) Weipa, Cooktown, Bloomfield River, Rossville, Lockhart, Coen, Northern Peninsula Area (including Injinoo, Umagico, Bamaga, New Mapoon, and Seisia), Pormpuraaw, Mapoon, Hope Vale, Aurukun, Laura, and Kowanyama.
How to apply
Download and complete the application form and email to PDRscholarships@tmr.qld.gov.au.
Applications close at 11:59pm, Friday 16 August 2024.
- Last updated 3 July 2024
Contact us
To find out more, or get help with an application, please call 1800 184 317, or email PDRscholarships@tmr.qld.gov.au.