Scholarship opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
This scholarship is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are in an undergraduate degree at the Queensland College of Art and Design and have experienced educational disadvantage.
Key points
Targeted to
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who have experienced educational disadvantage
Value
$2,000
Level of study
Undergraduate
Apply by
4 pm Monday 18 March 2024
Scholarship details
To be eligible, you must:
- be an Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident
- be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander*
- be enrolled in an undergraduate degree at the Queensland College of Art and Design, with a preference for students enrolled in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art (CAIA); and
- demonstrate educational disadvantage based on a comprehensive assessment by the University
*You may be asked to provide a Confirmation of Heritage. Note: A letter of confirmation is usually obtained from an incorporated Indigenous organisation and stamped with their common seal.
You can apply for this scholarship via our application process.
Application information
We use the following sections of the application to consider you for this scholarship:
Study details
- Program preferences.
Achievements
- Community involvement.
Personal Background
- Income and Expenditure
- Circumstances.
Statements
To give yourself the best chance, we recommend you complete the personal statement, all statements you complete will be considered.
- Personal statement - in 300 words or less, provide details about yourself and your personal attributes e.g. potential to achieve at Griffith University, career/life aspirations, community/university involvement, other interests or extracurricular activities.
- Challenges statement – outline your personal or financial challenges that you have faced or overcame and what this scholarship would mean to you.
Supporting documentation: Evidence/details of financial hardship, please use only the following formats- pdf, word, jpeg or excel, we cannot guarantee other formats will be accepted.
Application Assessment
Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is assessed and ranked in accordance with the following Educational Disadvantage Assessment categories:
- Financial Hardship
- Home Environment and Responsibilities
- English Language Difficulty
- Personal Illness and Disability
- Educational Disruption
- Relocation within Australia.
Value
Maximum value is $2,000. Instalments of $1,000 are payable in trimesters 1 and 2 provided conditions are met.
Payments
Payments are made up to six weeks after the census date subject to satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.
To remain eligible for the scholarship, recipients will be required to:
- remain enrolled in the approved Queensland College of Art and Design program at Griffith University at census date
- maintain a minimum GPA of 4.0.
The above conditions are verified each trimester at Census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, scholarship payments may be withheld, or the scholarship may be terminated.
Applications, including any supporting documentation, must be completed and submitted by the closing date.
Offers are made via email.
Applicants may be shortlisted and be required to provide additional information.
Griffith University reserves the right to withdraw an advertised scholarship at any time.
Sponsor details
The primary objective of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dedicated Memorial Queensland Inc. (ATSIDMQI or the Association), a not for profit organisation, was to facilitate the design, manufacture and installation of a war memorial in ANZAC Square, Brisbane to honour, respect and remember Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have served and those who have paid the supreme sacrifice for our country.
The unveiling ceremony took place on May 27, 2022 when the memorial was gifted to the State of Queensland and, according to the Association's Mission, after installation of the memorial, it was determined any surplus funds would be used to provide scholarships at Griffith University for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Start your application
We've put together a checklist to ensure you make the most of your scholarship application. Once you have all the information and documentation needed, you can create an account in or login to our scholarships system and submit your application.
Get in touch
If you have a question, need some help with your scholarship application, or would like to make a donation, feel free to contact us.