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You can apply for this scholarship via our scholarship application process.

Application information

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

Study details

• Program

Personal background

• Income and expenditure
• Scholarships
• Circumstances

Statements

To give yourself the best chance, we recommend you complete the personal statement, all statements you complete will be considered.

• Personal statement: In 500 words or less, provide a statement about yourself and your personal attributes.
• Supporting documentation: You must upload the following:
  • Confirmation of Heritage provided by a registered corporation and stamped with the Common Seal.
  • current CV.

Please upload the following formats only: PDF, Word, JPEG or Excel. We cannot guarantee other formats will be accepted.

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:

• Financial Hardship
• Home Environment and Responsibilities
• English Language Difficulty
• Personal Illness and Disability
• Educational Disruption
• Relocation within É«ÇéÍøÕ¾

Value

The scholarship is valued at $12,500, paid in instalments of $6,250 in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 only, provided conditions are met (pro-rata part-time payments).

Subject to approval by the donor, the scholarship may continue for an additional period. The continuation of the scholarship is at the discretion of the donor and is subject to the recipient meeting the terms and conditions of the scholarship for each applicable year. Recipients will be notified in writing of the outcome each applicable year.

Separately to this scholarship, recipients are encouraged to apply for work experience or vacation placement at KPMG. Recipients may also be invited to participate in events hosted by KPMG/Griffith to promote the Reconciliation Action Plans and participate in the Indigenous Business Network.

Payment

Payments are made up to six weeks after the census date subject to satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.

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

• remain enrolled as a full-time student (40CP) in the Griffith Business School hosted degree
• maintain a minimum GPA of 4.0.

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 selection panel to withhold the trimester instalment or terminate the scholarship. The recipient must show cause to the Scholarships Office why the scholarship should not be cancelled.

Recipient may be invited to meet with the donor/s and feature in marketing materials to promote 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. Shortlisted applicants will be required to be interviewed.

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