Vice Chancellor's Academic Achievement Scholarship

You can apply for the Vice Chancellor’s Academic Achievement Scholarship via our scholarship application process.

Application information

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

Study details

• Secondary Education History.

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.

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).

Statements

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

Application assessment

Selection is based primarily on academic merit; scholarships will be allocated according to ATAR results.

Leadership and community engagement activities, along with referee reports may be used to separate applicants with the same academic rank. The University makes its own judgement about what constitutes the most meritorious cases.

Applicants may receive an adjustment to their base ATAR through Griffith’s Educational Disadvantage Assessment (EDA).

Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is used to conduct a comprehensive 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.

Value

Maximum value of the scholarship is determined by the length of the undergraduate degree for which you are awarded, and is calculated at a rate of $625/10 CP . For example:

• $15,000 for a single degree (240 CP )
• $20,000 for a double degree (320 CP ).

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.

Non-financial benefits

• Offer of membership to the Student Academy of Excellence (formerly known as Griffith Honours College -GHC).
• Support for overseas experience ($2,000 travel bursary, approved and administered by the Student Academy of Excellence) available to students who accept the offer of membership.
• Marketing and promotional activities.

Student Academy of Excellence

The Student Academy of Excellence provides experiences and opportunities that help high-achieving undergraduate students reach their full potential. SAE provides members with:

• opportunities to develop their personal, study, and employability skills
• take part in student-led projects
• access to academic and research mentors
• opportunities to study and volunteer overseas
• chances to network with a multi-disciplinary group of like-minded, exceptional students and alumni.

For further information, please email the Student Academy of Excellence:

sae@griffith.edu.au

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

• remain enrolled in an undergraduate degree at Griffith University
• maintain a minimum cumulative career GPA of 5.5 or above.

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.

The following conditions apply:

• Recipients must accept their admission offer from Griffith University.
• A scholarship recipient may take leave of absence in accordance with university policy. Scholarship benefits are suspended for the period of leave of absence or deferment. A scholarship recipient who is not enrolled and is not on an approved leave of absence will lose their scholarship.
• Recipients may be invited to feature in marketing materials to promote the scholarship.
• Recipients must accept the scholarship offer, made via email, by the date indicated on the offer. They may be required to provide additional documentation to support their application.
• Recipients who are on approved cross-institutional study continue to remain eligible for scholarship benefits and are required to provide documentation to prove cross-institutional study and academic load.
• Recipients who continue directly into an add-on honours degree from their undergraduate bachelors degree may receive continued funding for the additional 80 CP degree.
• Applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Offers will be made to your nominated email address.

The award of a Vice Chancellor’s Academic Achievement Scholarship does not guarantee you a place at Griffith University.

Scholarships are applied to ensure an equitable spread of scholarships across the academic groups. Griffith University reserves the right not to offer all the scholarships available, and to set a maximum limit on scholarships available for any one program or in any one academic group. The number of scholarships available in each category will be determined each year by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education).

The University will make its own judgement about what constitutes the most meritorious applications.

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