Future Leaders of Business and Government 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 information.

Personal background

• Income and expenditure
• Scholarships
• Circumstances.

Statements

• Personal statement: In 500 words or less, outline how the scholarship would benefit your studies at university and support your career aspiration when graduating from a business and/or government degree at Griffith.
• Challenges statement: Max. 250 words, outline the challenges you’ve faced and overcome.

Application assessment

Applicants will be ranked according to the universities comprehensive Educational Disadvantage Assessment (EDA). Information provided your Griffith online scholarship application is assessed and ranked in accordance with the following Educational Disadvantage Assessment categories:

• Financial hardship
• Home environment and responsibilities
• English language difficulty
• Personal illness and disability
• Educational disruption
• Relocation within Australia.

Priority will be given to students who have been awarded a Griffith Business School Next Step Scholarship previously.

Value

Maximum value of the scholarship is $2,500 for one year or 80 credit points (equivalent to $312.50 per 10 credit points).

Payment

Instalments are based on enrolled credit points for the trimester, up to the maximum value. Payments are made directly to the recipients' nominated bank account up to six weeks after the census date of each trimester, subject to satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.

Please note payments made to those studying part-time may be taxable.

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

• maintain a minimum GPA of 4 or above each trimester
• remain enrolled in a Griffith Business School-hosted degree (changes to the degree for which the scholarship is awarded may impact the value of this scholarship)
• not be in receipt of any other scholarship funded by the Griffith University

The above conditions are verified each trimester at census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, it is at the discretion of the Griffith Business School Scholarship Selection Committee to withhold the trimester instalment or terminate the scholarship.

Applications, including 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.