Brighter Futures Scholarship

Terms and conditions

To remain eligible for the scholarship, you will be required to:

• remain enrolled at Griffith University in an undergraduate degree
• maintain a GPA of 4.5 or above
• not be in receipt of any other scholarships funded by Griffith University.

The above conditions are verified each trimester at census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, scholarship payments may be withheld, or the scholarship may be terminated.

Applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

As part of your scholarship package, you are expected to participate in personal development and networking events (unless mutually agreed with the University); you are expected to attend at least one Brighter Futures Scholarship Program event and one professional development session.

For your personal development session and program activities, you will be contacted via email prior to the event/activity by the Advancement Office who organise these.

• remain enrolled at Griffith University in an undergraduate degree
• agree any deferment is only made in the same academic year
• maintain a good Academic Standing of a GPA 5.0 or above
• attend at least one Brighter Futures Scholarship Program event and one professional development session (unless mutually agreed with the University).

The above conditions are verified each trimester at census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, scholarship payments may be withheld, or the scholarship may be terminated.

Eligibility

To be eligible you must:

• be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, permanent humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
• be a Griffith University undergraduate student (this includes commencing and continuing students)
• demonstrate educational disadvantage based on a comprehensive assessment by the University
• not have completed the requirements for an Australian bachelor award unless such an award is a prerequisite to your undergraduate program of enrolment and there is no alternate pathway into that program
• have a GPA of 4.5 or above (this applies to continuing students only)
• demonstrate sound academic potential by having achieved an ATAR above 85 or equivalent. Griffith may use your Educational Disadvantage Assessment score* to adjust your ATAR rank.
• not be in receipt of any other scholarship funding.

Additional eligibility for specific type of scholarship:

• Inclusive type is for commencing students with a disability who are registered with Griffith University Student Disability and Accessibility support services
• Permanent resident type is for commencing students who are permanent residents (CSP eligible) who do not qualify for FEE-HELP
• First Peoples type is for commencing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Confirmation of Heritage may be required, such as letter of confirmation obtained from an incorporated Indigenous organisation and stamped with their Common Seal.

*Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is used to conduct a comprehensive Educational Disadvantage Assessment (EDA) in accordance with the following categories:

1. Financial hardship
2. Home environment and responsibilities
3. English language difficulty
4. Personal illness and disability
5. Educational disruption
6. Remoteness or relocation within Australia.

How to apply