Rio Tinto Indigenous Scholarship Program 2026
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2026 Rio Tinto Indigenous Scholarship Program
Our Indigenous Scholarship Programin partnership with CareerTrackers ispart of a shared commitment between Rio Tinto and signatoryTraditional Owner groups in the Pilbara.
Scholarship value:Up to $16500 annually
Year of study:Any
Length ofscholarship:For the duration of the undergraduate degree
There is also the opportunity to progress into employment with Rio Tinto through our Graduate and Intern Programs.
The program focuses on supporting Pilbara Traditional Owners who are part of the Regional Framework Deed. The scholarship candidates must meet the following criteria.
Aboriginaland/or Torres Strait Islander students who:
Studying a tertiary education degree full-time at an Australian university.
A resident of Australia.
Are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; and identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and are accepted by their community as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Fall into one of the three priority groups below:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students from Traditional Owner groups who are a member of the Regional Framework Deed (Banjima Ngarlawangga Ngarluma Karlka Nyiyaparli Puutu Kunti Kuruma Pinikura Yindjibarndi Yinhawangka including Robe River Kuruma and Muntulgura Guruma). Pilbara Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students (eligible students who are counted as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residing in location within the Pilbara region in the most recent Australia Bureau of Statistics Census data). Western Australian Aboriginal students.
Studentsmust be able to demonstrate:
Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage by means Confirmation of Aboriginality executed by the relevant Aboriginal community organisation.
Confirmation of your university enrolment and provide a personal reference as part of the interview process.
Meet Australian Taxation Office (ATO) criteria to ensure scholarship funds are tax-exempt.
Alignment to Rio Tintos values of Courage Care and Curiosity through a personal reflection.
Please note in order to be considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening of the Rio Tinto Scholarships Program is managed through our partnership with CareerTrackers.
PLEASE NOTE: Rio Tintos Indigenous Cadetships program is managedby AFL SportsReady and this is not the application link to apply for acadetship.
Next Steps:Shortlisting Interviews and Award of Scholarships.
Applications close:15 March 2026
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About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore copper aluminium critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people communities and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental social and governance standards. But we cant do it on our own so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems create win-win situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women the LGBTI community mature workers people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race gender nationality ethnic origin religion age sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Discover more about Rio Tinto's mining operations today.
