Griffith University Chancellor's Scholarships 2025

The Chancellor’s Scholarships are for undergraduate students and postgraduate (coursework) students with compounding educational disadvantage, such as being from an outer regional or remote area within Australia, that may impact their ability to commence and complete their degree, and for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to achieve their full potential.

There are multiple scholarship opportunities available within the suite of Chancellor's Scholarships.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 30, 2025
• Value$3,000 - $5,000
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Postdoctoral Fellowships , Undergraduate
• SponsorGriffith University
• City to studyQueensland
• School to studyGriffith University

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Benefits

The maximum base value is $3,000, payable in instalments. Instalments of $375 per 10 Credit Points are payable for each enrolled trimester that conditions are met, up to the maximum value of the scholarship.

To ensure students with the highest needs are supported, eligible students may receive additional funding of $1,000 ($125 per 10 Credit Points) for each of the following:

• from an outer regional or remote area within Australia#
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Confirmation of Heritage may be requested).

#The University is guided by the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC Remoteness Areas) in determining the regional and remote status.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who do not receive an educational disadvantage assessment rank may receive the base value scholarship but will be required to provide Confirmation of Heritage (a Letter of Confirmation is usually obtained from an incorporated Indigenous organisation and stamped with their common seal).

Requirements

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 or postgraduate (coursework) student (commencing and continuing students)
• 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 (commencing undergraduate students only)
• be in good academic progress (continuing students only)
• demonstrate educational disadvantage based on a comprehensive assessment by the University
• not be a current recipient of a Chancellor's Accommodation, Chancellor’s Education, Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation or Indigenous Commonwealth Education Scholarship.

Applicants in receipt of Centrelink Relocation Grants may be ineligible for the regional or remote payment under this scholarship.

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

• enrolled in the undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework) degree at Griffith University
• in good academic progress (GPA 3.5 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.

A scholarship recipient may take leave of absence in accordance with university procedure. Scholarship benefits are suspended for the period of leave of absence or deferment. Deferment of this scholarship is conditional on approval to defer both your tertiary place and the scholarship. A scholarship recipient who is not enrolled and is not on an approved leave of absence will lose their scholarship. A recipient who is excluded from study under any University procedure will lose their scholarship.

Recipients:

• may be invited to feature in marketing materials to promote the scholarship
• must accept their admission offer from Griffith University (commencing students)
• must accept the scholarship offer, made via email, by the date indicated on the offer, and may be required to provide additional documentation to support their application
• 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
• who withdraw from their studies in two consecutive trimesters will not be eligible to receive a scholarship payment in the subsequent trimester.

Applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Interview Dates and Process

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

Study details

• Tertiary education history
• Secondary education history
• Program preferences
• Relocation within Australia

Personal background

• Income and expenditure
• Scholarships
• Circumstances

Application assessment

Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is assessed and ranked in accordance with the following Educational Disadvantage Assessment categories:

1. Financial Hardship
2. Home Environment and Responsibilities
3. English Language Difficulty
4. Personal Illness and Disability
5. Educational Disruption
6. Relocation within Australia

Priority will be given to students who:

• are first-year commencing undergraduate students
• are not in receipt of any other scholarship funding (excludes Vice Chancellor’s Academic Achievement Scholarship)
• are not in receipt of any other Commonwealth-funded scholarship, such as the Relocation Grant, and in accordance with any Commonwealth legislation (relates to scholarships funded by ISSP )
• either demonstrate the potential or the proven ability for successful academic progression

Application Deadline

June 30, 2025

How To Apply

You can apply for Chancellor's Scholarships via our scholarship application process.

For more information, kindly visit Grifith University scholarship webpage.