Background:
On 31 December 2016, the International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) ceased and was replaced by the Research Training Program (RTP) from 1 January 2017. The RTP provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to higher education providers (HEPs) to support both domestic and overseas students undertaking Research Doctorate and Research Masters degrees, known as higher degrees by research (HDRs).
Host Institution(s): Participating Universities in Australia.
Level/Field of study:
Masters by research degree or Doctorate Degree offered by participating Universities in Australia.
Nationality: Australian and international students
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
Under RTP, a University provides one or more of the following types of support to an RTP
Scholarship recipient:
An RTP Fees Offset pays for the tuition fees of a higher degree by research (HDR) student that would otherwise have been paid by the student. This requires that a university to fully offset tuition fee applicable for a student. This is not a stipend. AjiraLeo Tanzania
An RTP Stipend to assist students with their living costs while undertaking a higher degree by research.
• RTP Allowances to assist students with ancillary costs of a higher degree by research (HDR). This includes relocation costs to undertake a HDR, HDR thesis printing and academic publication costs and health cover costs for recipients and their dependents.
Each year, the range for RTP stipend rates for the following year will be announced by 1 October. The RTP stipend rate range is effective from 1 January. The table below details current and recent RTP stipend rates.
Year Full-time base RTP stipend rate ($) Full-time max RTP stipend rate ($)
RTP scholarships are available for a maximum period of two years for a research masters OR a minimum of three years, up to a maximum of four years (at the discretion of the HEP) for a research doctorate degree.
