Register your interest for prestigious scholarship application support
Prestigious external scholarships enable high-achieving students, staff and alumni to follow their dreams and pursue studies overseas. If you are ready, we can help you take your passion to the next level. If you don’t already have a preferred prestigious scholarship in mind, our staff can assist in finding the right one to further your academic career and can support you throughout your application with process advice and coaching, and tips and tricks from previous successful applicants.
View our Prestigious Scholarship Eligibility Matrix to understand which scholarship might be right for you.
Prestigious External Scholarships Online Information Session
At Griffith University, we value excellence in education and research and strive to support our outstanding staff and students in achieving their academic and career goals. This Prestigious External Scholarships Online Information Session was held on April 16 2024 to help Griffith University staff, students, and alumni take the first step towards realising your dreams of studying or researching abroad.
Hosted by Vice Chancellor and President Professor Carolyn Evans – herself a Rhodes Scholar and Fulbright Senior Scholarship recipient – this information session provided valuable insights into many prestigious scholarships.
Discover available scholarships and other key details such as:
- eligibility criteria
- application process
- how you can receive support from the Prestigious Scholarships team with your application.
John Monash Scholarship Webinar
The John Monash Foundation are hosting a webinar providing an overview of the Scholarship, eligibility, and the application and selection process and timelines.
Thursday 22 June from 5 – 6 pm
To register, visit the John Monash Scholarship Webinars page.
Prestigious scholarships
New Colombo Plan Scholarship
The New Colombo Plan Scholarship program supports undergraduates studying a range of disciplines in up to 40 Indo–Pacific locations.
Applications are closed for 2024.
Applications will reopen in March 2025.
Rhodes
Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding students to attend the University of Oxford.
Applications for 2025 scholarships open on 3 June 2024.
2025 applications close on 12 August 2024.
Ramsay
Scholarships
Ramsay Scholarships enable postgraduate coursework and/or research to be undertaken at the world’s best universities and colleges.
Applications for 2025 scholarships open on 1 February 2025.
Scholarship closes end of March 2025
Fulbright Scholarships
The Australian-American Fulbright Commission offers scholarship opportunities to Australian citizens across various academic and career stages.
Applications for 2025 scholarships are OPEN!
Scholarship closes at 11:59 pm, July 8 2024
John Monash Scholarships
John Monash Scholarships are awarded to outstanding Australians with leadership potential who wish to study postgraduate studies overseas.
Applications for 2025 scholarships are OPEN!
Scholarship closes 1 July 2024
Schwarzman Scholars
The Schwarzman Scholars program, designed to build relationships with China, supports scholars from around the world for a one-year master’s in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
Applications for 2024 are OPEN!
Scholarship closes 12 September 2024.
Churchill
Fellowship
A Churchill Fellowship offers eligible students the remarkable opportunity to travel overseas to investigate a topic or an issue that you are passionate about.
Applications for 2024 scholarships are closed.
Scholarships closed on 1 May 2024.
Cambridge Scholarships
Cambridge Australia Scholarships provides scholarships for outstanding Australian graduates to undertake Masters and PhD studies at the University of Cambridge, England.
Applications for 2024 scholarships are closed.
The 2025 round is expected to open early September 2024.
Aurora Scholarships & Study Tour
The Aurora Study Tour provides opportunities for talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gain insights into the experience of undertaking postgraduate study at premier overseas institutions.
Applications for 2024 are closed.
2025 applications are expected to open in February 2025 and close in April 2025.
Frank Knox Fellowships
The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship program provides funding for students from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to conduct graduate study at Harvard University.
Applications for 2024 are closed.
2025-2026 scholarships are expected to open in October 2024 and close in February 2025.
Quad Fellowship
The Quad Fellowship is open to exceptional master's and doctoral students in science and technology who demonstrate academic excellence, exceptional results in their field, and a desire to use their talents to promote collective good.
Applications for 2024-2025 applications are closed.
2025-2026 scholarships are expected to typically open in February 2025 and close at the start of April.
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