Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship

Scholarship Information

The Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship provides a living allowance for high-quality research higher degree students. They are awarded on academic merit and research experience and/or potential. The RTP also includes a tuition fee off-set for all domestic Research Masters or PhD students. Please refer to the website for further information about the tuition fee off-set.

To be eligible for a RTP Stipend Scholarship, you must:

• To be eligible for a RTP Stipend, RTP Fees Offset or RTP Allowance a student must be a domestic student or an overseas student enrolled in an accredited HDR course of study at an Australian HEP.
• To be eligible for a RTP Stipend a student must not be receiving income from another source to support that student’s general living costs while undertaking their course of study if that income is greater than 75 per cent of that student’s RTP Stipend rate. Income unrelated to the student’s course of study or income received for the student’s course of study but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is not to be taken into account.
• To be eligible for a RTP Fees Offset a student must not be receiving an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth designed to offset HDR fees.

It is normal for recipients to undertake study on a full-time basis, although, subject to strict criteria laid down by the Australian Commonwealth Government, the award may be offered for part-time study.

RTP Round Dates:

(Applications can only be accepted during Scholarship Round Dates)

Opens: 14 August

Closes: 29 September

Stipend:

AU$26,682 (2017 rate) per annum tax free for full-time students, paid in fortnightly installments.

AU$13,341 (2017 rate) per annum, taxable, for part-time students, paid in fortnightly installments.

Maximum Duration:

Three years full-time for a doctoral degree, two years for a research Master's degree. The duration of an RTP stipend scholarship cannot be extended.

How to apply:

Please make sure you read the Domestic Students Scholarship Application Guidelines.

Complete the Domestic Students Scholarship Application Form.

Detailed instructions are included on the form. Please make sure all required documentation is attached, or your application may not be considered.

Supervisor Statement of Support

• All applicants must submit a Statement of Support from their Principal Supervisor. The University will not request statements on your behalf.
• This statement should be no more than 500 words and should outline alignment of the applicant’s research proposal with the School research priorities and provide a clear indication of the level of support of the student’s project.
• There is no specific form for the statement of support and it can be submitted direct to Research Services by the supervisor via email to hdrdocuments@une.edu.au or it may be supplied by the Supervisor to the student for attachment to this application.

Referee Reports

• All applicants must provide two referee reports. The University will not request reports on your behalf.
• Referees must be qualified to speak with knowledge about the applicants work during the qualification most relevant to this application and on your capacity for research.  If you are also basing this application on relevant work experience/training, at least one referee must be able to comment on relevant experience.

Applicants must provide contact details of referees on the scholarship application. Applicants must request their referees to submit their written reports directly to the University using the Referee's Report Form.

For further information please contact https://hdr.custhelp.com/.

Further information about these scholarships can be found on the UNE HDR Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship Policy webpage and in the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2017.