Scholarships Merit-based
Monash University

Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend

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Any
Disciplines
37145 AUD
Grant
Australia
Location
31 Aug 2026
Application deadline

About

Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships are provided by the Australian Government to support both domestic and international students undertaking Research Doctorate and Research Masters degrees.

 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Up to $37,145

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • living expenses
  • other

Description

As part of this program, a RTP Stipend (living allowance) is available to help support domestic and international students with living costs whilst studying at Monash.

The RTP Stipend is also part of a support package for Indigenous Australian students.

Benefits

The total scholarship value is $37,145 p.a (2026 rate)

The RTP Stipend provides:

a living allowance (stipend), and

a relocation allowance, if eligible.

There are a number of tuition scholarships available for our international students that can be packaged with this stipend.

Domestic students will automatically be provided with a RTP Fees Offset.

Eligibility

You must be one of the following:

  • An Australian citizen
  • A New Zealand citizen
  • Australian permanent resident
  • Australian humanitarian visa holder
  • An International student

You must meet the following criteria:

  • meet Monash's competitive scholarship selection process requirements; and
  • meet Monash English language proficiency requirements.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Australia

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

31 Aug 2026

Graduate research scholarships applications are submitted at the same time as your course application, unless you are already enrolled.  Whether you are a new applicant or a current student, the myApp Portal is used for both course admission and scholarship applications.

You do not need to select specific scholarships, eligible applicants are automatically considered for all available graduate research scholarships.

INTERNATIONAL (Round 1) closes 31 March

DOMESTIC (Round 2) closes 31 May

INTERNATIONAL (Round 3) closes 31 August

DOMESTIC (Round 4) closes 31 October

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