Griffith University Brighter Futures Scholarship 2027

The Brighter Futures Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students impacted by various types of educational disadvantage, including financial hardship, educational disruption, disability or others, that has impacted their ability to achieve their full potential.

This suite of scholarships will be awarded to commencing and continuing students and includes some scholarships that are specific for students registered with Student Disability and Accessibility Support, some specific for First Peoples students, as well as some specific to students who are Permanent Residents.

• Table of Content
• About Griffith University
• Brighter Futures Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Brighter Futures Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for Brighter Futures Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Brighter Futures Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Brighter Futures Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

• From $5,000 (for 80 CP of study) up to $40,000 (for a four-year, 320 CP degree)

Requirements for Brighter Futures Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

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. Griffith may use your Educational Disadvantage Assessment score* to adjust your ATAR rank.
• not be in receipt of any other scholarship funding.

Additional eligibility for specific type of scholarship:

• Inclusive type is for commencing students with a disability who are registered with Griffith University Student Disability and Accessibility support services.
• Permanent resident type is for commencing students who are permanent residents (CSP eligible) who do not qualify for FEE-HELP.
• First Peoples type is for commencing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Confirmation of Heritage may be required, such as letter of confirmation obtained from an incorporated Indigenous organisation and stamped with their Common Seal.

*Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is used to conduct a comprehensive Educational Disadvantage Assessment (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.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kindly visit Griffith University scholarship webpage.