Patience Thoms First Peoples (Honours and Postgraduate) Scholarship

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 (commencing students): Academic merit
• Program (continuing students): Academic merit
• Relocation within Australia.

Personal background

• Scholarships
• Circumstances.

Statements

• Personal statement: In 500 words or less, address the following questions:
  • Why have you chosen your program of study?
  • How will the scholarship be used to further your studies and to best meet your educational and employment goals?
• Challenges statement: In 250 words or less, address the following:
  • Identify certain financial needs or challenges that have impacted your studies.
  • Tell us a bit about your family background.

Value

The Patience Thoms First Peoples (Honours and Postgraduate) Scholarships are valued at a maximum of $4,000, payable in two instalments only.  Instalment amount is based on enrolled credit points per trimester, being $500 per 10 Credit Points, up to the maximum value of the scholarship or two instalments, whichever occurs first.  After receipt of the second instalment, the scholarship is complete and the recipient may re-apply in a further offer round.

Payment

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

Please note, payments made during part-time study may be taxable.

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

• remain enrolled in an eligible honours-level or postgraduate by coursework degree
• remain in good academic progress (GPA 3.5 or above).

Scholarship recipients:

• must accept their admission offer from Griffith University
• accept the scholarship by the date indicated on the offer, or the scholarship offer will be withdrawn and directed to another applicant
• may be required to provide documentation to satisfy the requirements of the scholarship, each trimester, in order to maintain their scholarship
• may take leave of absence in accordance with University procedure (the maximum period of approved leave which a scholarship recipient may take without losing their scholarship is 12 consecutive months)
• who are not enrolled and are not on an approved leave of absence may lose their scholarship
• excluded from study under any University policy, loses their scholarship
• who are on approved cross-institutional study continue to remain eligible for scholarship benefits. Scholarship receipts are required to provide documentation to prove cross-institutional study and academic load.

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 must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Offers are made via email.

Applicants may be shortlisted and required to provide additional information.

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