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Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship

Supports students at risk

The Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship is for commencing students who have experienced financial hardship and/or educational disadvantage that has impacted their ability to achieve their full potential. The scholarship—named in honour of long-serving Griffith University Council member and former Deputy Chancellor Rachel Hunter—has a maximum value of $20,000, paid in trimester instalments.

Overview

Griffith University

Nathan, South East Queensland, Australia

Full-time

English

Art & Design, Performing Arts, Sports-related Subjects, Public Health, Psychology, Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Nursing & Midwifery, Dentistry, Medicine Related Studies, Health/Healthcare, Architecture, Communication, Film & Media Studies, Engineering - General, Industrial Relations, Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautical, Computer Science, Engineering - Informatics, Law / Legal Studies, Criminology, Business & Management Studies, Urban Planning

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Qualifications

To be eligible, you must: be a humanitarian visa holder be a commencing Griffith University undergraduate student for the first time (includes school leavers and non-school leavers) demonstrate financial hardship and/or educational disadvantage not have previously commenced or completed the requirements for an Australian bachelor award unless such award is a pre-requisite to your undergraduate program of enrolment and there is no alternate pathway into that program. (in exceptional circumstances, with the approval of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), consideration may be given to students who have already completed a degree that is not a pre-requisite to their current program).

Procedure

You can apply for this scholarship via our scholarship application process. Applicants are assessed on the following six categories: financial hardship rural and remote location and relocation home environment and responsibilities English language difficulty personal illness and disability educational disruption. Applicants will also be assessed on their likelihood of success in their chosen program. Applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Academic Transfer

Accepts transfer credit.

Rachel Hunter Refugee Scholarship

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