Research Training Program

Australian Government Research Training Program

The C Government’s Research Training Program (RTP) provides funding to universities to support the research training of both domestic and international higher degree research (HDR) candidates. The funding provided through the RTP offers the provision for universities to administer and award a number of stipend scholarships known as Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships. These awards are governed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines (Research) 2017.

Griffith University awards RTP Stipends via a competitive application process to candidates commencing or enrolled in a HDR program. RTP Stipends are provided to assist with candidates’ general living costs and do not cover program tuition fees. This website sets out the allowances and conditions attached to the RTP Stipend award.

Scholarship Summary
Host country: Australia
University(s): Griffith University
Sponsor: Australian Government
Scholarship coverage: partial-funded
Duration: 1.5-4 years
Degree: postdoctoral, master, PhD
Gender(s): All
Age: not specified
Commitment: part time
Eligible country(s): Australian, New Zealand citizen, Permanent Resident or International Student

Eligibility

(1) To be eligible for an Australian Government RTP Stipend Scholarship, an applicant must:

  1. Be commencing or enrolled in a HDR program (for which RTP support is available) at Griffith University.
  2. Not be receiving income from another source to support the candidate’s general living costs that provides a benefit greater than 75% of the GUPRS stipend rate to undertake the proposed program. Income unrelated to the candidate’s HDR program, or income received for the candidate’s HDR program but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs, is not to be taken into account.

(2) To be considered for an Australian Government RTP Stipend Scholarship, an applicant must:

    1. Hold a bachelor’s degree (AQF 8) with First Class Honours (Class I) or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment, as specified on the Equivalent qualifications for HDR program admission webpage.
    2. Have not completed a degree at the same or higher level as the HDR program to which the applicant is commencing or enrolled in.
    3. If seeking recognition for prior candidature in the HDR program, have not completed more than 12 months (equivalent full-time) of candidature at Griffith University or another Australian or overseas institution.
    4. Have not previously held the same or an equivalent scholarship for which they are applying unless it was terminated within six months of the scholarship’s payments commencing; it was held for a degree at a lower level to which the applicant is applying; or the applicant is applying to transfer the scholarship (refer to Section 3.6 of the HDR Scholarship Procedure).
    5. Have not held a Commonwealth Government Australia Award scholarship in the two years prior to the point of commencing the award, unless approval for this course of action has been granted by the appropriate branch of the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Selection criteria

Applications that meet the criteria for scholarship consideration are then assessed and ranked in an order of merit, as outlined in Section 3.2.7 of the Higher Degree by Research Scholarship Procedure and takes into consideration:

  • Academic merit, with emphasis on the results attained in the qualification with the substantial research component but also taking into account the grades of any other eligible qualification or evidenced equivalence of research excellence capability as applicable.
  • The international standing of the institution at which the qualification with the substantial research component was completed.
  • Research background, including:
    • the quality of the eligible research outputs included as evidence in an application, as well as the applicant’s contribution to these outputs.
    • the level and duration of sustained research experience and evidence of how the research activity undertaken bears upon and enhances the applicant’s research capacity, with regard to the proposed research.
  • The compatibility/fit between the applicant, research environment, and the supervision team.
  • The compatibility/fit of the proposed research with university/academic group research priorities.

The University’s HDR Scholarship Committee considers applicants and awards scholarships based on the University-wide Order of Merit List.

Scholarship benefits

Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents should refer to the Australian Government RTP Domestic Fee Offset Guidelines (PDF, 789k.

International tuition fees vary depending on which school or research center you will be enrolling in. Refer to the Australian Government RTP International Fee Offset Scholarship and the Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship for tuition fee scholarships.

How to apply

Applicants may only apply a maximum of two times in a five-year period for consideration in the scholarship ranking and selection process.

Official link

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