Access to a range of mentoring programs
Griffith offers over 30 mentoring programs that support women to develop skills for personal and professional growth, identify career goals, expand professional networks, succeed in studies, and receive career advice.
Our mentoring schemes are open to all female students and have a strong track record of impact, with high levels of participation from women across the university.
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to providing inclusive, equitable, and quality education for all.
Our mentoring programs
Mentoring at Griffith connects student mentors and mentees through a wide range of programs that facilitate mutual learning, reflection and growth. Programs such as the Bachelor of Midwifery Peer Mentoring Program, Griffith Aviation MATES , Griffith Business School Leadership Program and the Griffith Engineering Peer Mentoring Program, for example, provide important mutual support for women through demanding courses.
Alumni to Alumni Mentoring Program
AAMP up your career: Alumni-to-alumni mentoring the Griffith Way
This online platform allows Griffith Alumni to connect, share and learn from each other about career advancement, industry trends, and sector changes.The platform provides advice and opportunities for discussion and informal networking regardless of location.
Empowering female CALD students
Griffith researchers have launched a trial in Logan using virtual reality to help female students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds explore careers in STEM. Delivered in partnership with Mindflight7, the interactive workshops feature gamified career exploration modules designed to boost engagement, build confidence and support students in visualising career pathways. The sessions also provided insights to refine content and delivery ahead of a broader rollout across South East Queensland.
Enabling Women Mentoring Program
This program, run by women for women, was established in Griffith’s Business School in 2021 to improve representation of women at senior academic and professional staff levels and to accelerate promotion rates for female staff. Mentors and mentees set their own goals and meet approximately 6 times a year to discuss issues such as promotion, work-life balance, aspirations, ideas and more. Griffith Business School is a member of the Wattle Program - empowering women to share, learn, lead and achieve in the university sector.
Griffith University Women in Engineering
Since 2017, the Griffith University Women in Engineering program has supported women in STEM through mentoring, networking, school outreach, professional development and industry engagement. Open to all women studying STEM subjects at Griffith, the program fosters mutual support, contributes to initiatives such as the Repair Cafe, and was recognised with the Student Guild’s Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2022. It aims to raise the profile of women in STEM and inspire future generations.
Industry mentoring: Careers and Employment Service
The Industry Mentoring Program connects students with experienced mentors to develop career management skills and explore career options. Over 12 weeks, mentors support participants in making informed decisions about their future. The program also features the Industry Insights webinar series, where mentors share personal and professional experiences across topics such as women in economics, entrepreneurship, and careers in health, business and sport.
Outreach Mentoring at Griffith
The Outreach Mentoring service connects students with Griffith Mentors at scheduled and unscheduled times to ensure ongoing support is available to students who may need help but are too overwhelmed or busy to make initial contact.
These calls are just another way that Griffith offers support to students at various times during their studies—with a friendly call from a fellow student to check in and offer timely advice
P.A.S.S: Peer Assisted Study Scheme
Peer Assisted Study Sessions ( PASS ) is a free program offering structured and engaging peer-group learning sessions for commencing year courses which students often find challenging. Weekly, one-hour study sessions begin in Week 2 and run throughout the trimester.
The sessions are facilitated by students who have previously achieved excellent results in the course and have undertaken the nationally accredited training.
Women in STEM support
There are a range of support networks and initiatives for women studying STEM subjects at Griffith, including Women in STEM and Education ( WiSE ), Ladies in Technology Engineering and Science ( LiTES ) and Women in Engineering – which provide opportunities for members to connect with other women in similar fields, and offer mentoring programs, school outreach workshops, professional development opportunities, industry engagement, and social events.
Scholarships
Griffith University has an extensive range of scholarships to ensure equal access to education, including a number of scholarships exclusively supporting women to commence and finish studies.
Diploma of Computing and Data Analytics Scholarship
The Diploma of Computing and Data Analytics Scholarship is for women studying this degree in 2023 and 2024 to cover their full tuition fees.
Dorothy Ford Memorial Piano Scholarship
The Dorothy Ford Memorial Piano Scholarship supports a female student at Queensland Conservatorium studying classical piano who demonstrates financial need and academic excellence.
FPA Women in Finance and Economics Scholarships
The Financial Planning Association Women in Finance and Economics Scholarships provides financial support towards qualifications in finance, financial planning or accounting.
Joshua Creamer and Kara Cook Excellence in Law Scholarship
The Joshua Creamer and Kara Cook Excellence in Law Scholarship encourages female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law students to pursue excellence and leadership in the legal profession.
Laurenson Family Imagine Bursary
The Laurenson Family Imagine Bursary aids a female student enrolled in a dual arts and business degree who shows creative ambition and academic promise.
MBA Sustainable Leadership Scholarship for Women
The MBA Sustainable Leadership Scholarship for Women offers $5,000 toward tuition for female students commencing the MBA program, promoting leadership and sustainability in business.
The Leneen Forde Zonta Scholarship
The Zonta Club of Brisbane offers and annual scholarship for female undergraduates at Griffith University Logan who are experiencing financial hardship.
The Vivienne Cowlishaw-Shortell Scholarship
The Vivienne Cowlishaw-Shortell Scholarship assists a first-year female undergraduate student facing financial or educational disadvantage, with priority given to single mothers.
Our success stories
Read more about how some of our mentoring programs have supported women's career and education progress
Networking for success Griffith industry mentor opens door to Dorsett Gold Coast Balancing the Bar for Female Indigenous Lawyers
Outreach Mentoring at Griffith
The Outreach Mentoring service connects students with Griffith Mentors at scheduled and unscheduled times to ensure ongoing support is available to students who may need help but are too overwhelmed or busy to make initial contact.
These calls are just another way that Griffith offers support to students at various times during their studies—with a friendly call from a fellow student to check in and offer timely advice
P.A.S.S: Peer Assisted Study Scheme
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) is a free program offering structured and engaging peer-group learning sessions for commencing year courses which students often find challenging. Weekly, one-hour study sessions begin in Week 2 and run throughout the trimester.
The sessions are facilitated by students who have previously achieved excellent results in the course and have undertaken the nationally accredited training.
AAMP up your career: Alumni-to-alumni mentoring the Griffith Way
This online platform allows Griffith Alumni to connect, share and learn from each other about career advancement, industry trends, and sector changes.The platform provides advice and opportunities for discussion and informal networking regardless of location.