RTP

Australian Government Department of Education / Individual Universities · Australia 🇦🇺

Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship - International

Fully Funded GovernmentMaster'sPhD

The Australian Government's core funding mechanism for research higher degrees, providing a tuition fee offset and living stipend to domestic and international students undertaking a research master's or PhD at eligible Australian universities. Replaced the Australian Postgraduate Award and International Postgraduate Research Scholarship in 2017.

Award

A$38,310 – A$44,000

Estimated value

Deadline

≈ varies by university, typically Aug-Feb for following year

Estimated, not an official date

Covers: Tuition · Living stipend · Health insurance

Tuition fees Covered
Living stipend Covered
Travel Not covered
Health insurance Covered
Arrival allowance Not covered

Education
Minimum: Bachelor's
Study level
Master's, PhD
Field of study
All fields (research degrees)
Nationality
Open to domestic and international students
Age limit
No formal age limit
GPA
First Class Honours degree, H2A (upper second-class) or equivalent, or a Master's with a significant thesis/research component
Language
IELTS/TOEFL
Other requirements
- Applied for directly through each eligible university, not a central government portal
- Can apply at multiple universities or more than once at the same university
- Stipend rate set annually by the Australian Government and indexed

1
Apply for admission to a research degree at an eligible university
2
Submit RTP scholarship application via the university's graduate research office
3
Competitive selection based on academic merit and research potential

Required documents

Transcripts
Research proposal
CV
Recommendation letters
English test scores

Apply

Applications are submitted on the provider's website.

Apply on official website

Provider: Australian Government Department of Education / Individual Universities (Government)
Funded by: Government of Australia
Duration: 2 years (Master's by Research), 3-3.5 years (PhD)
Intake: Semester 1 / Semester 2, 2027
Where to study: University of Sydney, University of Queensland, Monash University, QUT, and other eligible Australian universities

University-Specific Deadline
≈ varies by university, typically Aug-Feb for following year
Estimated

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