Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship at Griffith University 2026

The Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship is for commencing students who have experienced financial hardship and/or educational disadvantage that has impacted their ability to achieve their full potential. The scholarship—named in honour of long-serving Griffith University Council member and former Deputy Chancellor Rachel Hunter—has a maximum value of $20,000, paid in trimester instalments.

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

Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

• $20,000

Requirements for Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible, you must:

• be a permanent humanitarian visa holder
• be a commencing Griffith University undergraduate student for the first time (includes school leavers and non-school leavers)
• demonstrate financial hardship and/or educational disadvantage
• not have previously commenced or completed the requirements for an Australian bachelor award unless such award is a pre-requisite to your undergraduate program of enrolment and there is no alternate pathway into that program. (in exceptional circumstances, with the approval of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), consideration may be given to students who have already completed a degree that is not a pre-requisite to their current program).

Applicants in receipt of one of the following scholarships are ineligible for the Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship:

• Centrelink Relocation Grant
• Commonwealth Scholarship.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kindly visit Griffith University scholarship webpage.