Scholarships Information

Foundation Partner Named Scholarships

Accenture

Accenture in Australia brings innovation to improve the way Australia lives, works, plays, protects and grows. Accenture is committed to ensuring an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Accenture announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2020. The Accenture Scholarship is awarded to a student studying in a commercial discipline.

AGL

AGL operates the country’s largest electricity generation portfolio and is the largest ASX-listed investor in renewable energy. It is committed to LGBTIQ+ inclusion.

AGL announced its multi-year support of The Pinnacle Foundation in 2019. The AGL Scholarship is open to all scholarship applicants.

Allens

Allens is a leading international law firm with a long and proud heritage of shaping the future for its clients, people and the communities in which the firm works.

Allens announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2020. The Allens Scholarship is awarded to a student studying law.

Bank of Melbourne Foundation

The Bank of Melbourne Foundation supports local charities and programs that deliver sustainable benefits to Victorian communities.

The Bank of Melbourne Foundation Scholarship is open to all eligible Victorian scholarship applicants.

BHP

BHP announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2019, and expanded this further in 2021. Inclusion and diversity at BHP promotes safety, productivity and wellbeing of its workforce and underpins its ability to attract new employees.

BHP funds four named scholarships, one for each of its major operating areas, spanning Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Bibbulmun Fund

The Bibbulmun Fund aims to open new possibilites for Aboriginal enterprise and foster entrepreneurial leadership. It supports regionally relevant initiatives that facilitate positive impact throughout Aboriginal Australia. The Bibbulmun Fund is held in trust by the Fremantle Foundation.

The Bibbulmun Fund Scholarship is awarded to a student from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background.

City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne has a vision of Melbourne as a City of Possibility, where the world meets and extraordinary happens. Through its Social Partnerships Program, it promotes community connection, social inclusion, access and participation.

The City of Melbourne Scholarship is open to scholarship applicants who reside in the City of Melbourne or study at a public tertiary education institution located within the City of Melbourne.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a proud and long-standing partner of The Pinnacle Foundation. The Commonwealth Bank supports a broad range of activities that bring long term benefits to all Australians.

The Commonwealth Bank Scholarships are awarded across every state/territory and are open to scholarship applicants broadly studying in the fields relevant to banking and finance.

Dentsu

Dentsu partners with brands to achieve meaningful progress as a force for growth and good. It is committed to long-term sustainable change in society and creating a culture of fairness, equity and equality for all.

Dentsu announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2022. The Dentsu Scholarship is awarded to scholarship applicants studying in a creative field at a public university.

Herbert Smith Freehills

The IRIS Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The IRIS Network is Herbert Smith Freehills’ global LGBT+ and Ally network. The name IRIS is short for Inclusion, Respecting Identity and Sexuality, and reflects Herbert Smith Freehills’ commitment to fostering a genuinely inclusive culture and a community of belonging for people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.

Iris is also the Greek goddess of the rainbow, the international symbol for LGBT+ communities worldwide.

Hydro Tasmania

Hydro Tasmania is Australia’s leading clean energy business and largest generator of renewable energy.

Hydro Tasmania announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2021. The Hydro Tasmania Scholarship is open to all Tasmanian scholarship applicants.

IFM Investors

IFM Investors is one of the few truly aligned fund managers in the world. It actively engages with the companies in which it invests to promote inclusive workplace cultures that harness the value of diversity to support long-term performance. It recognises that companies embracing a diversity of views in their workforce, promoting working environments free from discrimination, and championing a culture of inclusion, tend to perform better over the long term and contribute to a more inclusive and resilient society.

IFM Investors announced its multi-year suppport for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2022. The IFM Investors Scholarship is open to all scholarship applicants.

IOOF

The IOOF Foundation supports educational projects to help break the cycle of disadvantage and empower young Australians to reach their potential.

In 2021, the IOOF Foundation made a multi-year commitment to support The Pinnacle Foundation. The IOOF Scholarship is awarded to a student broadly studying in a business or financial services field.

IVFAustralia

IVF Australia is a market leader in Australian reproductive medicine and is home to a dedicated team of fertility specialists, scientists, nurses, counsellors and operational professionals.

In 2021, IVF Australia became a proud partner of The Pinnacle Foundation, further expanding its partnership in 2022 to include the creation of The IVF Australia Scholarship. The IVF Australia Scholarship is awarded to students studying in the healthcare field in NSW.

King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons is a leading international law firm headquartered in Asia. It is recognised as one of the world’s most innovative law firms.

King & Wood Mallesons announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2019. The King & Wood Mallesons Scholarship is awarded to a student studying law.

L’Oreal

For more than a century, L’Oreal has devoted its energy and competencies to one business: beauty. L’Oreal embraces beauty for all.

In 2020, L’Oreal made a multi-year commitment to support The Pinnacle Foundation. The L’Oreal Scholarship is open to all scholarship applicants.

Maddocks

Maddocks is a proudly independent Australian law firm with a diverse range of national and international clients across key industry sectors. Maddocks believes that people perform better when they can bring their whole self to work.

Maddocks expanded its multi-year partnership with The Pinnacle Foundation in 2021. The Maddocks Scholarship is awarded to a student studying law.

Qube

Qube’s vision is to be Australia’s leading provider of integrated logistics solutions focused on import and export supply chains. Qube is dedicated to creating an environment in which inclusion, equity and diversity are recognised as being essential to employee well-being, which in turn drives the performance.

Qube announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2021. The Qube Scholarship is open to all scholarship applicants.

Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto made a multi-year commitment to support The Pinnacle Foundation program in 2021. Rio Tinto seeks to foster a culture where every voice is heard, every idea is encouraged and everyone is supported.

The Thrive Scholarships are open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants. Thrive is the name of Rio Tinto’s internal LGBTIQ+ network.

Serco

Serco supports governments around the world to deliver essential public services. Serco announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2021.

The Serco Scholarship is awarded to a student ideally studying in one of the following fields: facilities management, asset management, digital, technology, data analytics, nursing or allied health.

SHK

SHK is an Asia Pacific executive search and outplacement firm. It is a long-standing champion of diversity and inclusion.

SHK announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2018. The SHK Scholarship is awarded to a student studying in a commercial discipline in Victoria.

Sidney Myer Fund

The Sidney Myer Fund announced its multi-year support of The Pinnacle Foundation in 2021. Sidney Myer was a generous philanthropist in his lifetime. He left a portion of his estate upon his death in 1934 to be invested for the benefit of the community, noting, “I am not a politician; I do not seek publicity, nor have I any ulterior motive whatsoever, except my love for Australia and the Australian people.”

The Sidney Myer Fund Scholarship is open to all eligible scholarship applicants.

Talentplicity Consulting

Talentplicity Consulting is an ICT professional services company with a mission to make the talent-searching process simple. It promotes equal employment opportunities, regardless of background or circumstance.

The Huseyin Tasdemir Scholarship, named in honour of Talentplicity Consulting founder, Nic Cerny’s father, is open to all scholarship applicants.

The Lewis Foundation

The Lewis Foundation is an independent family philanthropic fund with a focus on children’s health, welfare and education.

The Lewis Foundation Scholarship is open to all scholarship applicants.

The Sir James McNeill Trust

The Sir James McNeill Trust is proud to award three scholarships for young LGBTIQ+ Australians to realise their full potential and overcome challenges arising from their identity.

The Sir James McNeill Trust Scholarships are open to all scholarship applicants.

The St.George Foundation

The St.George Foundation supports community organisations to improve the lives of Australian youth who are physically, socially or economically disadvantaged.

The St.George Foundation has been a long-term partner of The Pinnacle Foundation. The St.George Foundation Scholarship is open to all scholarship applicants.

WPP AU NZ

WPP AUNZ is the region’s leading creative transformation agency, and part of the global powerhouse, WPP.

WPP AUNZ announced its multi-year support for The Pinnacle Foundation in 2021.

The WPP AUNZ Scholarship is open to all scholarship applicants.

Named Scholarships

The Alan Joyce AC & Shane Lloyd Scholarship

The Alan Joyce AC and Shane Lloyd Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Allan Howard Scholarship

The Allan Howard Scholarship is open to Pinnacle scholarship applicants from rural or regional Australia.

The Andrew Staite Scholarship

The Andrew Staite Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Anthony-Whitney Scholarship

The Anthony-Whitney Scholarship is open to applicants who are undertaking degree studies in either music or history.

The Australian Marriage Equality Scholarship

This scholarship was created through an enduring impact grant from AME, and will be awarded in perpetuity to celebrate the achievement of marriage equality and the efforts of so many to get us there. It will be awarded annually, ideally to an Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander scholar or a scholar from rural, regional or remote Australia.

The Berg Family Foundation Scholarship

The Berg Family Foundation Scholarship is open to eligible applicants who are Indigenous or first in family to undertake higher education or from rural or remote Australia.

The Bill Chambers Scholarships

The Bill Chambers Scholarships (2) are open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Clark Walton Scholarship

The Clark Walton Scholarship is for a student studying architecture, design, planning or visual and creative arts at either TAFE or university level.

The Darryl Wild Scholarship

The Darryl Wild Scholarship is for a student studying Marketing at an approved tertiary institution.

The Don Dunstan AC QC Scholarship

The Don Dunstan AC QC Scholarship, proudly created by Sam Harvey, is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Dr Craig White & Rod Anderson Scholarship

The Dr Craig White and Rod Anderson Scholarship is for Tasmanian Pinnacle scholarship applicants who are first in family to attend university.

The Dr Vinay Kumar Scholarship

The Dr Vinay Kumar Scholarship is awarded to students studying either medicine or a performing arts discipline.

The Duncan Peerman & Paul Zahra Scholarship

The Duncan Peerman and Paul Zahra Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Frank Ford AM & Sam Harvey Scholarship

The Frank Ford AM and Sam Harvey Scholarship is open to students from South Australia who are studying performing arts, technical theatre or arts management in South Australia.

The Geoffrey Smith & Gary Singer Scholarship

The Geoffrey Smith & Gary Singer Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Greg Livingstone Scholarship

The Greg Livingstone Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Harvey Milk Scholarship

The Harvey Milk Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG Scholarship

The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG Scholarship is open to Pinnacle scholarship applicants studying law.

The James Collins & Tony Nelson Scholarship

The James Collins and Tony Nelson Scholarship is for a student keen to pursue studies in Science, Digital or Aviation.

The John Goldbaum Scholarship

The John Goldbaum Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Justin D’Agostino MH & KC Yeo Scholarship

The Justin D’Agostino MH and KC Yeo Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Maurice Joyce Scholarship

The Maurice Joyce Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants who are studying in the fields of science or mathematics.

The Michael Gorman Scholarship

The Michael Gorman Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Mike Gordon Scholarships

The Mike Gordon Scholarships (2) are awarded to rural, regional and remote scholars studying: in artistic fields (to be a voice); science, technology, engineering, arts or maths fields (to sustain the land they come from); and humanities fields (enhancing the quality of life in the community).

The Murray J. Collins – The City Gardener Scholarship

The Murray J. Collins – the City Gardener Scholarship is open to students from country Victoria. Ideally, they will seek to study in the fields of agriculture, horticulture or landscape design.

The Olrem Scholarships (x6)

The Olrem Scholarships are open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants from Western Australia.

The Peter Brennan AM & Michael Lynch Scholarship

The Peter Brennan AM and Michael Lynch Scholarship is open to students ideally studying at The University of Western Sydney.

The Pippa Downes Scholarship

The Pippa Downes Scholarship is for an athlete competing or training at the national level and aspiring to represent Australia whilst also pursuing their full-time academic goals, or for an Indigenous student.

The Reg Holloway Scholarship

The Reg Holloway Scholarship is open to a student wishing to pursue a career in music.

The Ros & Diana Coffey Scholarship

The Ros and Diana Coffey Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Sam Smith Scholarship powered by UnLtd

Social purpose organization UnLtd rallied the media, marketing and creative industry to create The Sam Smith Scholarship. The scholarship honours one of the most energetic, driven and generous men to work in the digital media industry, who sadly lost his battle to brain cancer in 2020. It is awarded to students studying in the fields of marketing, advertising, technology or communication.

The Selig Family Scholarship

The Selig Family Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Shelley Argent OAM Scholarship

This scholarship is open to any student studying at a Brisbane educational facility.

The Snow Foundation Scholarship

The Snow Foundation Scholarship is for a student studying or living in the ACT/Canberra Region and undertaking a course at an approved tertiary institution.

The Sydney Community Foundation, Peter Brennan AM & Michael Lynch Fund Scholarship

The Sydney Community Foundation, Peter Brennan AM & Michael Lynch Fund Scholarship is open to students ideally who have grown up in Western Sydney.

The Tea Uglow Scholarship

The Tea Uglow Scholarship is open to trans students who lack family support.

The Tom Snow Scholarship

The Tom Snow Scholarship is open to all Pinnacle scholarship applicants.

The Vitaly Osipov Scholarship

The Vitaly Osipov Scholarship is open to scholarship applicants who are studying in a STEM field (preferably mathematics or computer science).

The Yarranabbe Foundation Scholarship

The Yarranabbe Foundation Scholarship is open to eligible applicants studying in the fields of business, law or engineering.