Student Academic Excellence Scholarship for students (in Australia)

Terms and conditions

• Griffith University academic and English language entry requirements apply, including results of previous study and English language proficiency.
• Scholarship applies to tuition fees only for students commencing in 2022 or 2023. Students who defer commencement to 2024 or later are not eligible to receive the scholarship.
• The scholarship covers 25% of undergraduate or postgraduate coursework tuition fees only for the ‘Duration’ of the program on meeting the ongoing enrolment requirements (see below). The duration is defined as the ‘Program Length’ of the first degree program as stated in your Letter of Offer, less any credit received for previous study. Each deduction will be applied by the census date of each relevant trimester of the program.
• If a student is awarded a Griffith University scholarship that is worth more than 25% of tuition fees, the scholarship at the higher value will apply rather than this scholarship.
• Students must be International Fee Paying to qualify for the scholarship and each scholarship deduction. Any change from International Fee Paying student status will result in the scholarship being withdrawn.
• Excludes students enrolling in Higher Degree Research, non-award, Masters Qualifying Program, MBA (program code 5670), English language programs at the Griffith English Language Institute, programs that are only offered part time, programs delivered offshore in collaboration with a partner organisation, and students who defer commencement to 2024 or later.

Requirements

• Students must be enrolled full-time and making progress in their studies that meets their student visa requirements to receive and maintain the scholarship, and/or meet the requirements of their program of study, unless credit prevents full-time enrolment.
• To maintain scholarship eligibility, students must pass all the requirements for each trimester of studies and successfully progress on to enrol in the next trimester. A minimum cumulative GPA of 5.5 on a 7.0 point grading scale must be maintained to qualify for each tuition fee deduction in the following trimester of enrolment. Cumulative GPA is GPA accumulated for grades awarded to the student across all terms in their student program.
• Students must remain enrolled in the program for which the scholarship offer was made, which is stated on the Letter of Offer issued by Griffith International Admissions.
• Scholarship recipients who are approved for an internal transfer in 2022 or 2023 must meet the full-time enrolment requirements, minimum cumulative GPA and pass all prior course requirements in order to retain their scholarship.
• Should a student withdraw or cancel for any reason, the scholarship amount is non-refundable.