Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship

The Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training and awarded through the Australian National University to support domestic and international students undertaking Higher Degree Research (HDR) programs. The scholarship provides a living allowance stipend to enable students to focus on their research without financial burden. ANU conducts two annual central scholarship rounds, with Round 1 split between international candidates (deadline 31 August) and domestic candidates (deadline 31 October) for commencements in the following year, and Round 2 (deadline 15 April) for commencements in the same year. The scholarship is awarded based on a competitive merit-based ranking process, considering academic excellence and alignment with ANU's research strategy.