Indigenous Scholarship (Rolling Intake)

Kearney Indigenous Scholarship Program 2024/2025

Kearney ANZ is committed to continuing our endeavours towards a diverse, inclusive and equitable working environment. As part of this commitment, we are pleased to be introducing our Indigenous Scholarship for 2024/2025. This scholarship aims to provide an opportunity to students that identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander to launch their Management Consulting Career within a supportive and inclusive environment. 

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in Kearney’s Indigenous Scholarship program and intern during Winter 2024 and Summer 2024/2025.

About Kearney

Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with offices in more than 40 countries. Since 1926, we have been trusted advisors to the world's foremost organisations. Kearney is a partner-owned firm, committed to helping clients achieve success.

We have committed to be the difference and lead by example, using our voice, power, and resources to act. A supportive organization that honours diversity, equity, and inclusion. A group of people that stands in solidarity with each other.

Kearney was founded on the principle of essential rightness: that we would always seek to do right and work with best interests in mind. This, together with our core values, has become integral to who we are as a firm, and should be implicit in all that we do—in our client and working relationships, in how we treat one another as people, and in how we support the communities in which we operate.

Scholarship details

The Kearney Indigenous Scholarship is open to students in their second year through to final year of university that identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The recipient will be provided with:

• Up to $20,000 to be used to support either their next year of study or other educational related activities;
• Mentorship from a senior consultant;
• An initial 5-week internship over Winter in either our Sydney or Melbourne office (scheduled from June 2024 until end of July 2024). The Candidate will have the option to extend this Internship over our 10-week Summer Internship (end of November 2024 until January 2025); and
• Access to all in-house training.

What we are seeking

We value problem solvers who are ready to contribute ideas, share their views and new information.

The ideal scholar also demonstrates qualities of:

• A critical and creative thinker;
• A problem solver;
• A great communicator; and
• Has strong personal impact.

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must be:

• An undergraduate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identifying student in your second through to final year of study;
• Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and be accepted as such within the community in which they live or have lived. Please submit a letter or statement from your community, Land Council or cultural centre; and
• Be an Australian citizen.

How do I apply?

Applicants are asked to submit the following:

1. An application utilising the link. Candidates will be required to upload their CV and latest academic transcript (unofficial copies accepted).
2. Kindly note that there are x3 questions which are mandatory and will replace the need for a Cover Letter. Please kindly do not submit a cover letter.

The questions are as follows (350-word limit per question):

1. What are you passionate about, and how would the Kearney Scholarship help you achieve your career aspirations?
2. Thinking about an opportunity to get experience working in a Consulting industry, what are you hoping to learn and what are some of the challenges you anticipate?
3. Describe a solution to a current social issue of your choice.

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Kearney Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present and emerging. 

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination:

Kearney prides itself on providing a culture that allows employees to bring their best selves to work every day. Our people can feel comfortable, confident, and joyful to do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. Kearney aims to build diverse capabilities to help our clients solve their most mission critical problems.

Kearney is committed to building a diverse, unbiased and inclusive workforce. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in consulting are encouraged to apply.