A new $200,000 partnership between Griffith University and the Queensland Government will open up academic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Announcing the scholarship in parliament, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Mark Furner said two jointly-funded PhD scholarships, worth $100,000 each, would be offered to encourage Indigenous Queenslanders to have more input in national policy, research and academic conversations.
Boni Robertson, Professor Indigenous Policy and Director of Indigenous Community Engagement Policy and Partnerships, said Griffith University was delighted to develop the scholarships with the Queensland Government.
“Both of these research projects will inform how Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Queensland understand the impacts of the Protection Acts across a 90-year period,” Professor Robertson (left) said.
“Such a robust and thorough study of our past will help to bring new important perspectives to historical accounts and commentaries, and enrich the future of all Queenslanders in the process.”
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