FAQs for applicants

The majority of scholarships are awarded in the annual scholarship round which opens at the beginning of July each year. You can view the annual scholarship round closing dates on the key dates website. Applications received at other times are considered on a case-by-case basis with scholarships awarded to high quality applicants. These include applicants from Australian institutions graduating in Trimester / Semester 1 who wish to commence in Trimester 2.

If you are applying for a scholarship outside of the annual round, as a guide you should apply at least 3 to 4 months prior to your intended commencement date. You can view the Trimester start dates and the research degree intake dates on the key dates website. Please note that as the majority of scholarships are awarded in the annual round, applicants are encouraged to apply in the annual round where possible.

You should discuss your application with your potential supervisors who will also be able to advise you on the appropriate time to lodge your scholarship application.

You should also check the scholarship website for other scholarships offered throughout the year.

Please refer to the scholarship website for a list of scholarships currently available.

If you are a Griffith student expecting to complete your current degree in Trimester 2  - or have had delays to your program and are now looking to complete in Trimester 3 - and you wish to commence a research program in Trimester 1 next year, you are encouraged to apply through the annual scholarship round by lodging your application by the closing date. Please refer to the key dates website for details.

Your application will be assessed based on your interim grades and your predicted final grade as provided by your academic referees. If you are offered a scholarship, it will be conditional upon your final grades meeting the requirements of the offer. You will have until 31 March 2021 to provide your final grades.

If you are a Griffith student expecting to complete your current degree in Trimester 1 and you wish to commence a research program in Trimester 2, you are advised to lodge your scholarship application at least three months prior to your preferred intake date.

If you are currently completing your studies at an Australian institution and the outcomes are relevant to your application (such as an honours or masters degree), you will need to submit an interim transcript of your grades with your application.

If you are offered a scholarship, it will be conditional upon evidence of your program completion and your final grades meeting the requirements of the offer. You will have until 31 March 2021 to provide this evidence.

If you are currently completing your studies at an overseas institution, you  will need to provide evidence of successful completion and final grade/s before the application closing date to be considered in the annual round. Where this is not possible applicants should refer to the Applying for Scholarship Throughout the Year information provided below.

Please refer to the FAQs for applicants webpage for information on ELP requirements during this period

Yes. In order for your application to be considered for scholarship, you must be able to provide evidence of meeting the University’s English language proficiency (ELP) requirements.

• If you are applying in the annual scholarship round, you must provide evidence of meeting ELP requirements by the closing date for that round.
• If you applying outside of the annual scholarship round you must provide evidence of meeting ELP requirements when you lodge your application.

Applicants who do not provide ELP evidence will not go forward for scholarship consideration. Your scholarship application will be withdrawn and will count as one of your two scholarship application attempts in five years.

You can check the English language requirements for your research program on the University’s Degree and Career Finder

Please note that you may apply for admission only without providing evidence of meeting ELP. If you meet admission requirements you will be issued an admission offer subject to meeting ELP prior to enrolment.

In some circumstances, it is possible to submit your application and be considered for scholarship while you are still completing your current degree and don’t yet have evidence of your final grades (see FAQs above). In all other circumstances, if you lodge a scholarship application without all of the required information, we will contact you via email to let you know what is outstanding. If you have not provided the information by the annual scholarship round closing date your application will be withdrawn and will count as one of your two scholarship application attempts in five years. Where possible you should not lodge a scholarship application until all of the required information and supporting documentation can be provided.

Scholarship  applications are assessed against the criteria for scholarship consideration and ranking, with applicants ranked in an order of merit. For further information on the criteria used for ranking, refer here.

If you submit a scholarship application in the annual scholarship round you will be notified of the outcome in early December for commencement in Trimester 1 (research intake 1 or 2) of the following year. If you have been made an offer that is conditional upon you providing evidence of program completion and final grades, you will have until 31 March to provide this evidence so that you may then commence your research program and scholarship in Intake 2.

Please refer to the key dates website for scholarship application outcome and commencement dates.

You can reapply in the next annual scholarship round. Please note that with effect from 3 October 2017, applicants may only apply a maximum of two times in a five year period for consideration in the scholarship ranking and selection process.

Scholarship applications  are assessed against the criteria for scholarship consideration and ranking, refer here for further information..  Applications received by applicants outside of the annual scholarship round who  possess outstanding merit against this criteria may be offered a scholarship. The criteria include, for example, the grades that you achieved for your prior degree.

You should discuss your application with your proposed supervisor who will be able to advise you further.

If you are applying for scholarship outside the annual scholarship round, applications are assessed on a continuous basis and complete applications usually take approximately six to eight weeks to be assessed for admission, and a further two to four weeks to be considered for scholarship. As a guide you should apply approximately 3 to 4 months before your intended commencement date to allow time for your application to be considered and for you to complete the acceptance of offer process prior to commencement. If you are offered a scholarship you will be able to commence in one of the next two research intakes in the calendar year.

If you submit a scholarship application from October to December whilst the University is in the process of assessing and awarding scholarships for the annual scholarship round your application will be reviewed once the round has concluded. We would expect scholarship applications submitted during this period to have an outcome communicated in February or March of the following year for commencement in research intake 2 or 3.

If you apply outside of the annual scholarship round but are not offered a scholarship at that time you may be issued a candidature only offer (i.e. admission with no scholarship) if you meet the requirements for admission to the degree.  You may also be asked if you wish your application to be included in the next annual scholarship round..

Please note that if you apply outside of the annual scholarship round and your application does not meet the requirements for scholarship consideration, your scholarship application will be withdrawn and will count as one of your two application attempts in a five year period.

Yes. New information that may strengthen your application (e.g. research publications) can be added to your application prior to the annual scholarship round closing date.

You can reapply in the next annual scholarship round. Please note that with effect from 3 October 2017, applicants may only apply a maximum of two times in a five year period for consideration in the scholarship ranking and selection process.

If you are applying outside the annual scholarship round, your qualification must be complete at the time your application is lodged in order to be considered for scholarship as your grades achieved are an important criteria in the assessment of your application.

Exceptions to this are as follows:

• If you are completing your current qualification at Griffith you can apply prior to completion of your qualification. Your application will be assessed based on predicted grades as provided by your academic referees. Please note that a scholarship offer will not be issued until your final grades are known. If you are offered a scholarship, it will be conditional upon evidence of your program completion and your final grades meeting the requirements of the offer.

Yes. If you are applying outside of the annual round, in order for your application to be considered for scholarship, you must be able to provide evidence of meeting the University’s English language proficiency (ELP) requirements.

Applicants who do not provide ELP evidence will not go forward for scholarship consideration. Your scholarship application will be withdrawn and will count as one of your two scholarship application attempts in five years.

You can check the English language requirements for your research program on the University’s Degree and Career Finder

Please note that you may apply for admission only without providing evidence of meeting ELP. If you meet admission requirements you will be issued an admission offer subject to meeting ELP prior to enrolment.

If you lodge a scholarship application without all of the required information we will contact you via email to let you know what is outstanding. If you have not provided the information by the annual scholarship round closing date your application will be withdrawn and will count as one of your two scholarship application attempts in five years. Where possible you should not lodge a scholarship application until all of the required information and supporting documentation can be provided.