Brighter Futures Scholarship

The Brighter Futures Scholarships are awarded to 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.

Eligibility

Applicants must: be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder or New Zealand Citizen; be a Griffith University undergraduate student; demonstrate educational disadvantage based on a comprehensive assessment by the University; have not completed the requirements for an Australian Bachelor award unless such an award is a pre-requisite to your undergraduate program of enrolment and there is no alternate pathway into that program; have a GPA of 4.5 or above (applies to continuing students only); demonstrate sound academic potential by having achieved an ATAR above 85 or equivalent and 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.