What the scholarship covers
The scholarship covers half of tuition fees for undergraduate or postgraduate coursework programmes at Griffith, for the full length of the degree, provided the student continues to meet ongoing eligibility conditions each term. It doesn't cover research programmes, programmes delivered in partnership with another institution, or living and relocation costs — this is a tuition-only award.

Who's eligible
Applicants need to be citizens of a country other than Australia or New Zealand, and must be new, commencing full-time students starting their programme in 2026 or 2027. A minimum GPA of 6.0 on a 7-point scale (or the equivalent) in previous academic study is required, along with meeting all standard academic and English-language entry requirements for the chosen programme. Applicants must already hold a Letter of Offer for an eligible programme before applying for the scholarship itself.

How to apply
The process runs in two steps: first apply for and secure an offer of admission into an eligible Griffith undergraduate or postgraduate coursework programme, then submit the scholarship application separately by the deadline for your intended intake, including academic records and a personal statement. A university panel reviews applications, and successful applicants must accept both their programme offer and the scholarship offer by the specified deadline — deferrals aren't permitted.

Deadlines vary by intake
Application deadlines and outcome dates differ depending on which trimester a student plans to start in, so applicants should check Griffith's official scholarships page for the specific dates tied to their intended commencement term rather than assuming a single fixed deadline applies across all intakes.

Why this matters for Indian students
Griffith runs a broader suite of international scholarships beyond this one, with partial tuition waivers ranging from 20% to 50%, and separate, fully funded research scholarships — including options tied to partnerships like CSIRO — available for postgraduate research students. But the Vice Chancellor's Scholarship remains one of the more generous coursework-specific awards on offer, given it applies across the student's entire degree rather than just a single year.

What to do next
Prospective applicants should start by identifying an eligible programme — the scholarship covers a broad range of fields including Business, Health, Engineering, IT, Sciences, Education and Law — and work backward from their target intake's deadline to ensure both the admission offer and scholarship application are submitted in time, since incomplete or late scholarship applications aren't typically reconsidered after the deadline passes.