The Blaklash Built Environment Scholarship supports Indigenous Australian students studying architecture and built environment disciplines, encouraging them to connect their university studies with First Nations stories, culture and knowledge.
Offered through Queensland University of Technology in partnership with Blaklash, the scholarship aims to strengthen representation of First Nations voices within the built environment and design industries.
The scholarship is valued at $30,000, paid as a $5,000 stipend each semester after the HECS-HELP census date, for up to three years.
Applicants must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students currently studying full-time at QUT and enrolled in their first or second year of an eligible built environment degree, including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture or urban and regional planning. Current QUT students must maintain a minimum GPA of 4.5.
The scholarship supports the principle of Designing with Country, encouraging emerging Indigenous designers to embed cultural knowledge, storytelling and connection to place within contemporary architecture and urban design practice.
By supporting the next generation of First Nations architects, landscape architects, interior designers and urban planners, the program aims to strengthen cultural perspectives in shaping Australia’s future built environments.
Applications open: 15 December 2025
Applications close: Wednesday 18 March 2026
Applicants must submit an online application including an academic record, CV and written response to the selection criteria.
