Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend (International)

What you'll receive

You'll receive:

• a scholarship, indexed annually ($27,596 for 2019). The scholarship is for living costs for up to 2 years for masters students and 3 years for PhD and doctoral students.

You can also apply for:

• a $420 (masters by research), or $840 (PhD) thesis allowance after submitting your thesis.

International students will also receive:

• an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset (International).

Eligibility

The Australian Government requires you to:

• be an international student enrolled in an accredited research degree (HDR course of study) at and Australian higher education provider (HEP)
• not be receiving income from another source to support your general living costs while studying, if that income is greater than 75% of your RTP stipend rate. Income not related to your course of study or income received for you course of study but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is not to be taken into account.

If you also hold an Australian Government RTP Fees Offset (International) scholarship, you must not be receiving an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth that's designed to offset research degree (HDR) fees.

By 30 September 2019, you must also:

• meet the English language proficiency requirements
• apply via a QUT agent, if required. Check if you need to use an official QUT representative to apply (PDF file, 75.8 KB). If you do, you can find an agent in your country.

Read the Australian Government RTP Stipend (International) rules (PDF file, 296.6 KB) to see all selection criteria involved as part of our competitive selection process.

English language requirements

Depending on your previous experience and qualifications, you may need to meet English language requirements. You can find your English language requirements in your course information.

We accept test results from:

• IELTS (Academic)
• TOEFL iBT (Internet-based)
• Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic)
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
• Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

You must take your test no more than 2 years before the start of your course.

QUT IELTS Test Centre

If you are in Australia, you can complete the IELTS proficiency exam at our IELTS test centre.

If you are registering for a TOEFL test, you can organise to send your results directly to us. Our TOEFL institution code is 9778.

Faculty criteria

Depending on the faculty you'll be studying in, you will have to meet specific eligibility criteria.

Creative Industries Faculty

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Health

Faculty of Law

QUT Business School

Science and Engineering Faculty

How to apply

Future students

You must register your interest for a scholarship when you apply for your course by completing the 'Scholarship application' section of the research degree application form. Indicate on your application that you want to be considered for a scholarship as part of our annual scholarship round.

If you have already applied for admission and hold a current offer of admission or have been approved a deferral of admission, and you want to be considered in the annual scholarship round, register your interest by contacting the Research Students Centre. You must register your interest via email by 30 September 2019.

• Read our guide to applying for research scholarships(PDF file, 1.3 MB)
• Follow our step-by-step guide to apply for a research degree

Current students

If you're currently enrolled in a research masters, PhD or professional doctorate at QUT, you must apply online through HiQ during our annual scholarship round between 1 September and 11.59pm on 30 September in any year.

You'll need to include an up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) outlining your research achievements.

• Read our guide to applying for research scholarships(PDF file, 1.3 MB)

What happens next?

We'll assess applications and make offers in mid-November.

Eligibility for admission to a research degree is determined by the Research Students Centre. Scholarships applications will be assessed by the faculty you’re applying to study with.

If your scholarship application is successful, you'll need to accept the offer by the response date provided in your offer. We expect you to begin your research degree early in the following year.

Conditions

Read the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend (International) rules (PDF file, 296.6 KB).

To keep your scholarship, we require you to:

• make satisfactory progress in your studies
• remain studying at QUT
• be enrolled as an internal student.

You can't:

• hold another scholarship that is worth more than 75% of the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend (International).

About the scholarship

The Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend (International) is a prestigious scholarship, funded by the federal government to provide financial support to exceptional students.

The number of scholarships offered varies from year to year.

Rules for previous years of the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend (International) are available for reference:

• 2017-2018 Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend (International) rules (PDF file, 445.8 KB).
• 2019 Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend (International) rules (PDF file, 184.6 KB)