Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship

About

The Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship supports domestic and international candidates pursuing a Research Doctorate or Research Masters degree at ACU by removing the cost of tuition fees.

Designed to help talented researchers focus on their studies and discoveries, the scholarship helps create the foundation for a successful research journey.

Benefits

Successful applicants are awarded a full fee offset valued at approximately $34,728 AUD per annum.

• Research Doctorate degrees, for three years at a full-time student load or six years at a part-time student load; and

• Research Masters degrees, excluding the Master of Theology (Research), for two years at a full-time student load or four years at a part-time student load. 

Eligibility

Applications are open to domestic and international applicants whose proposed research aligns with any of ACU's broad areas of expertise.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be a domestic student or an overseas student enrolled in an accredited research higher degree at ACU.
• Not be in receipt of an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth designed to offset research higher degree fees.

How to apply

The Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship is automatically considered as part of your application for a graduate research degree at ACU.

Domestic students

All eligible domestic applicants who are offered admission to a graduate research degree at ACU are automatically awarded an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship.

International students

All eligible international applicants are assessed as part of the admissions process for an ACU Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship. 

These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to outstanding candidates at the University's discretion.

Due to the limited number of scholarships available, not all successful applicants will receive an award.