Support the Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation

The Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation Scholarships support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interested in study, internship, and a career in the following areas: Nursing and the Public Service Sector.

This is an acknowledgement to the legacy of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue’s dedicated lifetime of work, and whose pioneering achievements created pathways and opportunities for many generations of First Nations peoples.

Your choice

Every amount counts. Donate to the Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation Scholarships program to help an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person study to be a nurse or work in the public service sector. All donations received will contribute to our vision of honouring Dr O’Donoghue through creating opportunity for others. 

Fund a Nursing Scholarship

Donate $22,500
Fund a scholarship for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person to enrol in VET (Enrolled Nursing) course: $15,000 per year over 1.5 years. 

Donate $45,000  
Fund a scholarship for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person to complete an undergraduate (Nursing) degree: $15,000 per year over three years.

Donate $50,000  
Fund a scholarship for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person to undertake a post-graduate course (Nursing and Public Service Sector): $25,000 per year over two years.