Potential funding opportunities in Queensland
Each of the opportunities listed below have conditions applicants need to comply with. There may also be time limits on availability, a limited number of successful applicants or other restrictions which determine whether an application is successful.
· Career Start is a Queensland Government program that provides subsidised training places for Certificate II and III courses.
· The Career Boost Program offered by the Queensland Government pays a subsidy to training providers for selected training to reduce the cost to students.
Scholarships
- The Sisters of Charity Foundation Tertiary Scholarship Program: For young people (27 years or under) who have been in out-of-home care, such as foster care, either currently or in the past, living in, or wish to study in, Canberra and surrounding areas, including the South Coast and Illawarra.
- The following scholarships are available to students at the University of Tasmania who are undertaking study at the Australian Maritime College (AMC):
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - AMSA First Year Access Scholarship for Maritime Studies
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - AMSA Sara Bool Women in Maritime Engineering Scholarship
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - AMWS Malcolm Longstaff Memorial Scholarships
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - Excellent Achiever Scholarship - Centre for Maritime Engineering
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - Excellent Achiever Scholarship - Maritime and Logistics ManagementScholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - Outstanding Achiever Scholarship - Centre for Maritime Engineering
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - Outstanding Achiever Scholarship - Maritime and Logistics Management
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - TasPorts Charles Black Memorial Scholarship
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - Women in Maritime Engineering Scholarship
- Scholarships A-Z | University of Tasmania - Women in Seafaring Scholarship
Please note that the above information was last updated on 30 September 2026. Many programs and scholarships operate on annual or limited application rounds, and availability, eligibility and funding may change.
If you know of a funding opportunity that isn’t listed, please contact us at maritimeskills@isajsc.org.au.