The Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship covers the tuition fees of domestic candidates approved for enrolment in a Research Doctorate or Research Masters degree at ACU.

Benefits

Full fee offset valued at approximately $30,000 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

To be eligible for a Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship, the following criteria must be met:

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

Applications

How to apply

The University will offer an RTP Fees Offset Scholarship to all domestic students enrolled in a Research Doctorate degree or a Research Masters degree.


Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarships are funded by the Australian Government and are awarded and administered in accordance with the ACU Research Training Program Scholarship Policy. The information listed here is subject to change without notice.

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