Scholarships & Opportunities

The NAS First Peoples Scholarship aims to provide young, aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists the opportunity to pursue their studies under the guidance of some of Australia’s most accomplished artists. 

The scholarship covers the full tuition fees for a student entering the Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) program.

The Hawkesbury Art Prize aims to provide a young, aspiring artist from Greater Western Sydney with the opportunity to pursue their studies under the guidance of some of Australia’s most accomplished artists. 

The scholarship covers a stipend of $25,000 per calendar year for a student entering the Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) program.

The PIMCO BFA First Peoples Scholarship aims to provide young, aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists the opportunity to pursue their studies under the guidance of some of Australia’s most accomplished artists.

The National Art School (NAS) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Aboriginal Art Centre Internship program. 

Now in its thirteenth year, this internship program is made possible through the generous support of Sharon Toffler and Mark Tedeschi AM QC.

The Baxter Marr Scholarship is generously funded by Annabel Baxter and David Marr. It provides a stipend of $20,000 for a student completing the Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (full-time) at the National Art School (NAS) in 2026. 

The recipient is intended to use the scholarship as a stipend to support living and study expenses.

The Perry Foundation Art Scholarship is generously funded by the R&J Perry Family Foundation. It provides a stipend of $20,000 for a student completing the Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (full-time) at the National Art School (NAS). 

The recipient is intended to use the scholarship as a stipend to support living and study expenses.

An annual award of $10,000 in commemoration of Mark Henry Cain, an artist trained at Glasgow School of Art who relocated to Sydney in 1937. The Mark Henry Cain Memorial Scholarship supports an MFA student to travel for their artistic research for a period of 6 – 8 weeks in the UK (including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland). The award is supported by a generous endowment made by a private donor.

The Alumni Advancement Scholarship is generously funded by Ian Neil SC. It provides a stipend of $35,000 for a student completing the Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (full-time) at the National Art School (NAS) in 2026.

The East Sydney Doctors Scholarship is a generous opportunity funded by East Sydney Doctors, providing $5,000 to a postgraduate student at the National Art School. 

Funded by the Clitheroe Foundation, a generous scholarship of $20,000 to support a student pursuing postgraduate study at the National Art School. 

The Standish & Co Scholarship, generously supports a postgraduate student working in Photomedia and related practices, with a $5,000 prize, mentoring, and $5,000 print support to realise their works. 

The Lift Off Award, generously funded by private donors, will provide $20,000 to a promising graduating MFA candidate from the National Art School.

The successful recipient will be eligible to use the funding to undertake an artist residency, international travel, to establish a studio, purchase specialised equipment, mount an exhibition, a publication or any project that requires a lift off to support their burgeoning art practice.