Support for students in their honours degree
The purpose of the Professor Rod Welford Sustainable Futures Honours Excellence Scholarship is to support highly motivated students who have recently completed their undergraduate degree in the School of Environment & Science or Griffith Business School with a strong commitment and aptitude for pursuing a career actively advocating, advancing or promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (or equivalent) and the principles and practices for ecological sustainability, biodiversity conservation, resource efficiency or circular economy.
Key points
Targeted to
Honours students
Value
$5,000
Level of study
Honours
Apply by
Monday 16 March 2026, 4pm
Scholarship details
To be eligible, you must:
- be an Australian citizen
- be a resident of Queensland
- be a continuing student entering your honours year or be commencing a stand alone honours with a proposed research topic relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (or equivalent)
- not be in receipt of any other scholarship including the Centrelink Relocation Grant or a Commonwealth Scholarship
- have achieved GPA 6 in previous undergraduate degree
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 the application.
Study details
- Program - Honours and research topic that aligns with the intention of supporting sustainable development goals
- Tertiary education history: Academic merit
Personal background
- Scholarships
- Personal statement
Value
The scholarship is valued at $5,000, paid in instalments. Instalments of $2,500 are payable in Trimester 1 and 2 provided that conditions are met.
Payment
The scholarship payments are payable into the recipients nominated bank account, payments are made up to three weeks after the census date, subject to the recipient maintaining ongoing terms and conditions.
To remain eligible for the scholarship, recipients will be required to:
- remain enrolled full time at Griffith University in the undergraduate degree course for which the scholarship was awarded
- maintain a minimum GPA of 6.0
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 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.
Start your application
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