SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for an RTP Stipend a candidate must not be receiving income from another source to support the candidate’s general living costs while undertaking their course of study if that income is greater than 75 per cent of the candidate’s RTP Stipend rate. Income unrelated to the candidate’s course of study or income received for the candidate’s course of study but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is not taken into account.

To be eligible for a RTP Fees Offset a candidate must not be receiving an equivalent award of scholarship from the Commonwealth designed to offset RHD tuition fees.

Note: Please, visit the official website for possible updates on eligibility criteria.

SELECTION CRITERIA

This is a merit-based Scholarship. A Scholarship Assessment Scale using three categories of performance will be used to inform the allocation of scholarships to eligible applicants, as follows:

• Academic achievement and writing skills (0-20 points)
• Quality of research project and alignment with CQUniversity research priority areas (0-15 points)
• Evidence of motivation, research experience and research environment (0-15 points)

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Applications must include all necessary supporting documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants will need to supply the following supporting documentation:

• Written submission
• CQUniversity unofficial transcript
• Documents demonstrating community involvement, exemplary work or demonstration of leadership
• Resume

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For details, please visit the official website of the Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship