Badanami financial assistance

Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education has established a range of subsidies to support the educational endeavours of both its students and staff members. The subsidies include:

• Student Conference Subsidy
• Study Abroad Subsidy
• Cook Islands Professional Experience Subsidy
• Uni Student Games Subsidy
• Garma Festival Subsidy
• WIPC:E Subsidy

Student Conference Subsidy

Badanami are pleased to provide funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who wish to present a paper overseas at a conference within their area of study.

To be eligible for the funding students must have a full paper accepted for presentation at a conference, and must be one of the presenters of that paper or presentation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who have had a paper or presentation accepted for a conference should contact Badanami to discuss the financial support available.

Study Abroad Subsidy

Study Abroad generally refers to a student who enrols for one or two semesters of study abroad at one of our partner institutions, but credits their study back to their UWS degree. Badanami recognises that studying abroad provides students with a range of unique opportunities to experience other cultures, enhance career prospects and improve professional and personal skills, all whilst living abroad. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students considering studying abroad should contact Badanami to discuss the financial support available.

Professional Experience Subsidy

Considering becoming a teacher?
Fantastic opportunities exist for 4th and 5th year Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking a teaching degree to travel to the beautiful Cook Islands to undertake one of their compulsory placements.

The subsidy will enable pre-service teachers wishing to undertake placements to access funding to assist in the expenses associated with the overseas placement. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students considering undertaking their placement in the Cook Islands should contact Badanami to discuss the financial support available.

Uni Student Games Subsidy

Badanami has a fund to provide financial support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high achievers in a range of sporting pursuits to attend the annual Uni Games. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who have been selected to attend the University Games (as an individual or in a team) should contact Badanami to discuss the financial support available.

Garma Festival Subsidy

Regarded as Australia's most significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural exchange event, the Garma Festival attracts representatives from clan groups and neighbouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Arnhem Land, the Northern Territory and Australia. Find out more about the Garma Festival.

WIPC:E Subsidy

The World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference: Education, held in Melbourne in 2008 marked the 8th triennial WIPC:E. Over 3,000 delegates, representing hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations, travelled from 23 countries to attend the week-long conference that saw an imperative exchange of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, wisdom and spirit. The next World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference: Education is due to be held in 2011 in Cusco, Peru. Find out more about WIPC:E.