Brisbane RAAF Memorial Trust Scholarship

You can apply for this scholarship via our application process.

Application information

We use the following sections of the application to consider you for this scholarship:

Study details

• Program
• Honours and research topics (postgraduate/HDR applicants only): Provide a written proposal detailing intended subject or area of research.

Achievements

• Referee details: Include two referee reports to comment on academic and/or work in an aviation-related field*.
  • Undergraduate referees will be required to list the student's academic progress to date.
  • Postgraduate referee's reports should outline student's suitability/academic or work performance for the Brisbane RAAF Memorial Trust Scholarship.

* One referee report, if possible, should be completed by an academic staff member. The other report is to be completed by either a supervisor or employer.

Statements

• Personal statement: In 500 words or less, outline your career goals and aims, community involvement and experience in the aviation field.
• Supporting documentation: you must upload the following, please use only the following formats- pdf, word, jpeg or excel, we can only guarantee these formats will be accepted:
  • Other: Please upload evidence of being either:
    • a current/past member of the Australian Flying Corps, Australian Air Force Cadets or RAAF
    • a lineal descendant of an Australian Flying Corps member or an Australian Air Force Cadets member.
  • Evidence can include:
    • an extract of birth certificate
    • a letter of confirmation of lineal descendant from RAAF
    • proven connection with the RAAF as a member
    • proven connection with the Australian Flying Corps as a member*
    • proven connection with the Australian Air Force Cadets as a member*.

*Certified copies of proven connection must be supplied.

Please note: Lineal descendants of RAAF members are not eligible to apply.

In the event that a recipient for the award cannot be differentiated from other applicants following the application of the above criteria, the selection committee may also consider the relevance to the aviation area of the applicant's individual programs of study.

Applicants must be available to be interviewed by the assessment panel.

Value

Valued at $2,500 paid in a one-off cash instalment.

Payment

Payments are made within six weeks after the census date, subject to the recipient satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.

Payment is made, after census, on confirmation recipients are enrolled at Griffith University and still meet eligibility requirements.

Applications, including referee reports and any supporting documentation, must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Offers are made via email.

Applicants may be shortlisted and be required to provide additional information.

Griffith University reserves the right to withdraw an advertised scholarship at any time.