MBA Scholarship for Indigenous Australians

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

• Tertiary education history
• Program preferences
• Program (current students).

Achievements

• Referee reports: You must have one referee report that supports your application (can be attached to your CV or via the application's auto-email).

Personal background

• Income and expenditure: Provide details of your financial situation (optional).
• Scholarships: Do you have any scholarships?

Statement

• Personal statement: In 500 words  or less, outline how the scholarship will support your current and/or aspirations in leadership
• Supporting documentation: You must upload the following:
  • CV—detail any recent academic achievements and/or work history
  • any relevant supporting documentation that will qualify your personal statement
  • Confirmation of Heritage—optional if held. Note: A letter of confirmation is usually obtained from an incorporated Indigenous organisation and stamped with their common seal.

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

Value

The recipient of the MBA Scholarship for Indigenous Australians will have 50% of tuition fees paid each trimester/teaching period enrolled, for a maximum of four years (or two years for the Graduate Certificate program). Please note that scholarship payments made to part-time students may be taxable.

Payment

Contributions to tuition fees are made prior to census date subject to satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.

Applicants must meet the below terms and conditions to receive payment:

• Maintain a Grade Point Average of 4.5 (on 7.0 scale).
• Can only change program when transferring from the graduate certificate to the MBA. This is only relevant if the student commences in the graduate certificate pathway program.
• Must accept and enrol in the MBA/GCBA/GCLM program by the close of enrolment in their commencing trimester/teaching period of study.
• Cannot be in receipt of any other scholarship or bursary funded by Griffith University.

Scholarship recipients must seek approval from the MBA director prior to taking leave of absence.

Cross-institutional study must be approved by the MBA director.

This scholarship is only valid for trimester courses that fall under the 5158/5670/5159/3047/3328/3267 MBA/GCBA/GCLM programs. It excludes all other Accelerated Online and Open University Australia programs and courses.

Recipients have a maximum of four years to complete the MBA program. If the recipient is granted an extension to the maximum completion time of their degree, Griffith Business School may also consider a request for a scholarship extension with conditions.

Recipients agree to participate in reasonable promotional activity related to the scholarship, at the School's request.

The MBA director can cancel the scholarship if the student does not meet the above expectations.

Applications, including referee reports and 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.