As Year 12 students across Australia await the arrival of their ATAR results, Bendigo Bank’s scholarship program is celebrating 19 years of providing life-changing education opportunities for students, with applications for the 2026 academic year now open.
The program consists of more than 70 Community Bank scholarships supporting local students, along with Bendigo Bank funded scholarships aimed at supporting rural, regional, agricultural and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
In 2025, $1.7 million in support was awarded to 348 first-year scholars and 141 continuing scholars.
Since 2006, Bendigo Bank and its Community Bank partners have assisted more than 2,300 students with scholarships valued at over $15 million dollars, supporting their academic, professional and personal growth.
The program is overseen by the Bank’s charitable arm, the Community Enterprise Foundation, with Bendigo Bank’s Directors contributing a portion of the funding of the scholarships funded by the Bank.
The 2026 Bendigo Bank and Community Bank scholarships include:
• Bendigo Bank Regional and Rural Scholarship: 15 university scholarships of $6,500 per student, each year for two years. Up to six TAFE scholarships of $5,000 per student per year for up to two years.
• Bendigo Bank – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship: Four scholarships of $6,500 per student per year for two years for those studying at either university or TAFE.
• Bendigo Bank – Agribusiness Scholarship: Two university scholarships, $6,000 per student, per year for two years, and one TAFE scholarship, $3,000 per year for one year.
• Robert Johanson Bendigo Bank Board Scholarship: $8,000 per year for two years.
For more details go to https://www.bendigobank.com.au/community/foundation/scholarships/
