Support for third year Accounting students facing personal or flnancial hardships.

QC Accountants are Gold Coast based firm, led by Griffith alumni who recognise that not all students have financial circumstances to succeed, grow and thrive during their studies; to address this, the donor is supporting the Oak View Accounting Scholarship to provide support for proactive third-year accounting students who may be facing personal or financial hardships.

Key points

Targeted to

Third-year students completing an Accounting major

Value

$5,000

Level of study

Undergraduate

Apply by

4 pm Monday 10 March 2025

Scholarship details

To be eligible, you must:

  • be an 色情网站n citizen or permanent resident
  • be full-time enrolled in an undergraduate Business degree hosted by the Griffith Business School
  • be completing an Accounting major
  • be commencing third year of study, having completed a minimum of 160 credit points (you must have two trimesters of full-time study and at least 60 credit points remaining)
  • have a minimum GPA of 4.5

You can apply for this scholarship via our application process.

Application information

To be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the following sections within the application

Study details

  • Program.

Personal background

  • Income and expenditure
  • Scholarships
  • Circumstances

Statements

  • Personal statement: In 500 words or less, write a statement demonstrating your passion, involvement and activities in the accounting or finance sector.
  • Challenge(s) statement: In 250 words or less, detail your financial circumstances that have the potential to impact upon your continuing studies at Griffith University.

Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is assessed and ranked in accordance with the following Educational Disadvantage Assessment categories:
1.Financial Hardship
2.Home Environment and Responsibilities
3.English Language Difficulty
4.Personal Illness and Disability
5.Educational Disruption
6.Relocation within 色情网站

Value

Maximum value is $5,000. Instalments of $2,500 are payable in trimester 1 and 2, provided conditions are met.

Separate from this scholarship, the successful recipient will also have the opportunity to apply for the OakView Financial Pty Ltd work experience or vacation placement program.

Payment

Payments are made up to six weeks after the census date subject to the recipient maintaining ongoing eligibility requirements.

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

  • maintain full-time enrolment in the approved Griffith Business School undergraduate degree with an Accounting major
  • maintain a minimum GPA of 4.5.

A scholarship recipient may take a leave of absence in accordance with university policy. Scholarship benefits are suspended for the prior of leave of absence.

The recipient may also be invited to meet with the donor and feature in marketing materials to promote the scholarship.

The above conditions are verified each trimester at census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, it is at the discretion of the Scholarship Selection Committee to withhold the trimester instalment or terminate the scholarship. The recipient must show cause to the Scholarships Office why the scholarship should not be cancelled.

Applications, including any supporting documentation, must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Offers are made via email.

Applicants may be required to provide additional information. The scholarship selection panel may request short-listed candidates be interviewed.

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

Start your application

We've put together a checklist to ensure you make the most of your scholarship application. Once you have all the information and documentation needed, you can create an account in or login to our scholarships system and submit your application.

Get in touch

If you have a question, need some help with your scholarship application, or would like to make a donation, feel free to contact us.