RTP Allowance Scholarships assist with the ancillary costs incurred by a student enrolled in a Research Doctorate degree or a Research Masters degree in undertaking their program of study.
The RTP Allowance (Relocation) is a contribution to the costs of an overseas candidate's relocation to Australia for the purposes of commencing a Research Doctorate or Research Masters degree at ACU.
Normally the value of the RTP Allowance (Relocation) will be up to $2,000AUD. At the discretion of the Director, Graduate Research School or Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), an additional allowance may be approved for students who relocate with dependents.
To be eligible for an RTP Allowance Scholarship a student must be a domestic student or an overseas student enrolled in an accredited research higher degree at ACU.
To apply for the RTP Allowance (Relocation):
The RTP Allowance (Overseas Student Health Care Policy) will cover the cost of one Overseas Student Health Care Policy for international candidates.
The RTP Allowance (Overseas Student Health Care Policy) will cover the cost of an Overseas Student Health Care Policy for international candidates. The Overseas Student Health Care Policy is to be a ‘single policy’, unless the Director, Graduate Research School or Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), at their discretion, approves a ‘dual-family policy’ or ‘multi-family policy’.
The University will offer an RTP Allowance (Overseas Student Health Care Policy) to an overseas student who is awarded an RTP Fees Offset Scholarship and / or an RTP Stipend Scholarship.
RTP Allowance Scholarships are awarded and administered in accordance with the ACU Research Training Program Scholarship Policy. For further information about RTP Allowance Scholarships, please refer to section 4 of the Research Training Program Scholarship Policy.