KPMG Indigenous Australian Scholarship

You can apply for this scholarship via our scholarship application process.

Application information

To be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the following sections within your application.

Study details

• Program.

Statements

To give yourself the best chance, we recommend you complete the personal statement, all statements you complete will be considered.

• Personal statement: In 500 words or less, provide a statement about yourself and your personal attributes.
• Supporting documentation: You must upload the following:
  • Confirmation of Heritage provided by a registered corporation and stamped with the Common Seal. (if you have this document)
  • current CV.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an interview.

Please upload the following formats only: PDF, Word, JPEG or Excel. We cannot guarantee other formats will be accepted.

Value

The scholarship is valued at $11,000 per annum, full-time study 40CP, payable in instalments of $5,500 in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2, for a maximum of three years or minimum duration remaining of the degree for which the scholarship was awarded, whichever is the lesser.

As an additional benefit, KPMG may provide the opportunity for the recipient to undertake a work experience or vacation placement at KPMG.

Scholarship recipients will be invited to participate in events hosted by KPMG/Griffith to promote the Reconciliation Action Plans and participate in the Indigenous Business Network.

Payment

Payments are made up to six weeks after the census date subject to satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.

To remain eligible for the scholarship, the recipient will be required to:

• remain enrolled as a full-time student (40CP) in the Griffith Business School hosted degree
• maintain a minimum GPA of 4.0.

A scholarship recipient must agree to meet with the donor/s and feature in marketing materials to promote the scholarship.

The above conditions are verified each trimester at census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, it is at the discretion of the selection committee to withhold the trimester instalment or terminate the scholarship. The recipient must show cause to the Scholarships Office why the scholarship should not be cancelled.

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. Shortlisted applicants will be required to be interviewed.

Griffith University reserves the right to withdraw an advertised scholarship at any time.