APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end as follows;
i. For Trimester 1, 2024 (Round 1): 18th December, 2023
ii. For Trimester 1, 2024 (Round 2): 29th January, 2024
Scholarship Summary:
The Brighter Futures Scholarship is awarded to Australian students affected by different types of educational disadvantage; financial hardship, educational disruption, disability or others that has impacted their ability to achieve their full potential.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible you must:
• be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, permanent humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
• be a Griffith University undergraduate student (this includes commencing and continuing students)
• demonstrate educational disadvantage based on a comprehensive assessment by the University
• not have completed the requirements for an Australian bachelor award unless such an award is a prerequisite to your undergraduate program of enrolment and there is no alternate pathway into that program
• have a GPA of 4.5 or above (this applies to continuing students only)
• demonstrate sound academic potential by having achieved an ATAR above 85 or equivalent (ATAR 74 or above will be considered for the Inclusive Scholarship ONLY)
• not be in receipt of any other scholarship funding.
Value of Scholarship:
The Griffith University Brighter Futures Scholarships are valued from A$5,000 (for one year/80 CP of study) up to A$40,000 (for a four-year, 320 CP degree)
Scholarship Application Guide:
• Apply to study an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program at Griffith University.
• You can apply for this scholarship via the scholarship application process.
Application information
You must complete the following sections within the application.
- Study details
- Program preferences (commencing students)
- Secondary education history (commencing students)
- Tertiary education history
- Program (continuing students)
- Relocation within Australia.
- Personal background
- Income and expenditure
- Scholarships
- Circumstances.
- Application assessment
- Students will need to demonstrate educational disadvantage that impacts their ability to achieve their potential.
Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is assessed and ranked in accordance with the following Educational Disadvantage Assessment (EDA) 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.
Priority will be given to students who:
• have proven the ability for successful academic progression, as assessed by GPA for continuing students and ATAR (or equivalent) for commencing students
• were on a Brighter Futures single year scholarship in the preceding year.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Griffith University Brighter Futures Scholarship Page.