UTS President's Scholarship

Eligibility

• Be an overseas student as defined in the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cth); and
• Purchase and maintain a standard OSHC policy approved by the Commonwealth government Department of Health and Ageing; and
• Be commencing full-time enrolment in a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) at UTS (UTSPs are not available to applicants whose enrolment into a postgraduate research program has not been accepted by the University);
• Be undertaking study in a subject area identified by the University as one of its areas of research concentration; and
• Not have completed a degree at the same or higher level as the proposed candidature; and
• Not previously have held an Australian Government-funded postgraduate research scholarship, unless it was terminated within six months of the scholarship payments commencing; and
• Not be receiving an equivalent award, scholarship (excluding an IPRS) or salary providing a benefit greater than 75% of the UTSP stipend rate to undertake the HDR. Income earned from sources unrelated to the course of study is not subject to the 75% rule.

Scholarship requirements