Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- health
Description
Each year the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training provides funding to Universities to award scholarships to International students undertaking Higher Degree Research programs under the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP).
The Australian National University offers the RTP Fee Offset Scholarship (concurrently with the RTP Stipend Scholarship) to support high achieving international HDR students who are conducting research which aligns with the strategic directions of the University.
Benefits
The Australian Government Research Training Program International Fee Offset Scholarship includes:
tuition fees for program duration (4 years for PhD, 2 years for MPhil)
Overseas Student Health Cover for the student and their immediate family.
Eligibility
- The Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines (Research) 2017 set the basis for the conditions of award and outline the basic eligibility requirements for this scholarship.
- The ANU has established an RTP Policy & Procedure which outlines the standards, processes and conditions for this scholarship. These documents are available from the reference document section of this page.
Selection Basis
- Candidates are ranked and scholarships are awarded based on a competitive ranking process, to the top ranked candidates, subject to evidence they meet merit-based selection criteria, and subject to confirmation of a qualified supervisor, space and resources being available, in an area of research that is aligned with ANU research strategy.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
No application is required specifically for this scholarship as all eligible candidates will be considered.
In order to be considered in the main round of scholarships, students are required to have applied for admission by 15 April in the year of commencing their HDR Program or 31 August in the year prior to commencing their HDR program.
Applications must be complete at the time of submission, including all supporting documentation and referee reports, in order to be considered in the scholarship ranking process.