Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship

You can apply for the Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship via our scholarship application process.

Application information

Please ensure you complete the following sections within your application.

Study details

• Secondary Education History: Include your ATAR / OP / IB results and QTAC / UAC reference number.

Please note: You MUST include your QTAC / UAC reference number. We will not be able to confirm your results/ranking if this number is not provided.

Achievements

• Leadership and community: Include details and evidentiary documentation on points such as leadership qualities, civic responsibility, and social awareness.

Referee details (optional)

Include two referee reports from two different sources, such as:

• an academic referee—a person qualified to comment on academic studies, preferably a subject coordinator from your secondary school and/or a school principal.
• a character referee—a person competent to supply a character reference (for example, a current or past employer, or someone with whom you have undertaken community service or volunteer activities).

Referee reports may be used to differentiate candidates of similar academic qualities, leadership and community engagement.

Statements

• Personal statement: In 500 words or less, detail your career goals, community involvement and how this scholarship would benefit you.

Value

Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship

Maximum value of  $24,000, based on a 4-year 320CP degree. Payable in trimester instalments of $750 per 10 Credit Points (CP) up to the maximum value or the minimum duration of the degree, whichever is the lesser duration. (Please note payments made whilst part-time study may be taxable).

Payments for domestic students will be made directly into their nominated bank account, up to six weeks after the Census Date in each trimester, subject to the student maintaining ongoing eligibility requirements.

International and New Zealand students will not receive a cash benefit. An equivalent sum will be credited to their student fees.

Recipients immediately continuing to a Griffith honours degree, on completion of their 240-credit point undergraduate degree, may use remaining scholarship funds during the honours year (conditions apply).

Griffith Honours College

Applicants will be considered for membership to the Griffith Honours College. Designed for high-achieving students, the Honours College provides enriching experiences where students will develop skills in high demand by employers, such as leadership, teamwork, communication, community engagement, intellectual curiosity, plus the development of research and work skills. Members join a community of other high-achieving students from diverse disciplines and have opportunities to collaborate with leading researchers and academics. The Griffith Honours College does not have a membership fee and participation costs for full cohort events are sponsored by the College.

If you are non-school leaver or an international student who did not complete Year 11 and 12 in Australia, you may still be eligible to apply for membership of the Griffith Honours College.

For further information, please email the Honours College:

honourscollege@griffith.edu.au

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

• remain enrolled in their undergraduate degree at Griffith University.
• maintain a minimum cumulative career GPA of 5.5 or above. A recipient who does not achieve this GPA must agree to the terms and conditions of a 'learning contract' for a period of one (1) trimester. At the expiration of the one (1) trimester 'learning contract', should a student not achieve a cumulative career GPA of 5.5 or higher, the scholarship is terminated. A scholarship recipient may request a review of a decision to terminate their scholarship, if they feel they have exceptional circumstances.

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.

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

The following conditions apply:

• Recipients must accept their admission offer from Griffith University.
• Recipients must accept the scholarship by the date indicated on the offer or the scholarship offer will be withdrawn and directed to another applicant.
• The scholarship may be deferred for a period of 12 months as long as an offer of a place at Griffith University has been accepted and deferred.
• Recipients must continue to meet the eligibility requirements.
• Recipients may apply for a leave of absence. Approval to suspend a Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship is granted for a maximum period of one year. Scholarship benefits are suspended for the period of leave of absence only if officially approved by the University.
• Recipients who undertake a component of their studies while on overseas exchange studies, or with another university through an approved cross-institutional arrangement, are not precluded from accessing the scholarship if this study counts towards the requirements of the program in which the recipient is enrolled. Documented evidence is required.

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