[1][2] The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation was established in 2008 by Andrew Penfold.
In 2002, as a result of the Bali bombings he lost a few friends, which inspired him to lay the foundation of this organisation.
[4] AIEF currently offers over 500 scholarship places at 34 educational partners as well as universities across Australia.
[5] In May 2013, the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation launched an advertising campaign focusing on the concept of Australia's first Indigenous Prime Minister, following Newspoll research which revealed that two-thirds of Australians do not believe that they will see an Indigenous Prime Minister in their lifetime.
[6] Adelaide Armidale Brisbane/Ipswich Cairns Melbourne Perth Sydney Toowoomba Townsville