This article will discuss How to Apply for Australian Government RTP Scholarship in 2025. The Scholarships annually provides funding to support both domestic and overseas students undertaking research doctorate and research masters degrees.
The objectives of the Australian Government RTP Scholarship are to:
- provide flexible funding arrangements to support training domestic students and overseas students undertaking HDRs at Australian HEPs
- deliver graduates with the skills required to build careers in academia and other sectors of the labour market
- support collaboration between HEPs and industry and other research end-users.
Students can be offered RTP scholarships for one or more of the following:
- tuition fees offset
- a stipend for general living costs
- allowances related to the ancillary cost of HDRs.
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Benefits of 2025 Australian Government RTP Scholarship
The Australian Government RTP Scholarship covers;
- tuition fees offset
- a stipend for general living costs worth $52,352
- allowances related to the ancillary cost of HDRs.
The RTP base and maximum stipend rates are indexed each year, effective from 1 January. The base and maximum RTP stipend rates for the following year are announced by 1 October each year.
Eligible Universities for Australian Government RTP Scholarship
- Avondale University
- Bond University
- Central Queensland University
- Charles Darwin University
- Charles Sturt University
- Curtin University
- Deakin University
- Flinders University
- Griffith University
- James Cook University
- La Trobe University
- Macquarie University
- Monash University
- Murdoch University
- Queensland University of Technology
Full list of participating universities can be found HERE
Guidelines, conditions and calculations
Australian Government funding is provided through annual block grants to eligible Australian HEPs in accordance with section 46–20 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) and the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2017.
2025 RTP grant amounts allocated to eligible HEPs are based on a formula that reflects the relative performance of each HEP in attracting research income and supporting students to complete HDRs.
A detailed guide to calculating RTP grant amounts is available.

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