2026 Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships at Griffith University

The Commonwealth Government’s Research Training Program (RTP) provides funding to universities to support the research training of both domestic and international higher degree research (HDR) candidates. The funding provided through the RTP offers the provision for universities to administer and award a number of stipend scholarships known as Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships. These awards are governed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines (Research) 2017.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 30, 2026
• Value$34,752 per annum (2025 rate)
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorAustralian Government
• City to studyQueensland
• School to studyGriffith University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• A full-time RTP Stipend Scholarship carries an annual stipend of $34,752 (2025 rate). The stipend rate for any particular year may be the same as that for the preceding year, indexed annually.
• Income derived by way of a Scholarship by a candidate receiving full-time education at a University may be tax exempt. It is the responsibility of the scholarship holder to assess the tax liability of their scholarship.
• The stipend will be paid into an account in a bank, building society or credit union, on a fortnightly basis, as per the University’s payment schedule. Payment will be calculated from the date of commencement of study, except where an awardee is already enrolled in the program, in which case payment may commence from the date of advice of the grant of the award (or from 1 January for offers made in November of the preceding year).

Requirements

(1) To be eligible for an Australian Government RTP Stipend Scholarship, an applicant must:

• be commencing or enrolled in a HDR program (for which RTP support is available) at Griffith University.
• not be receiving income from another source to support the candidate’s general living costs that provides a benefit greater than 75% of the GUPRS stipend rate to undertake the proposed program. Income unrelated to the candidate’s HDR program, or income received for the candidate’s HDR program but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs, is not to be taken into account.

(2) To be considered for an Australian Government RTP Stipend Scholarship, an applicant must:

• hold a Bachelor Degree (AQF 8) with First Class Honours (Class I) or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment, as specified on the Equivalent qualifications for HDR program admission webpage.
• have not completed a degree at the same or higher level as the HDR program to which the applicant is commencing or enrolled in.
• if seeking recognition for prior candidature in the HDR program, have not completed more than 12 months (equivalent full-time) of candidature at Griffith University or another Australian or overseas institution.
• have not previously held the same or an equivalent scholarship for which they are applying unless it was terminated within six months of the scholarship’s payments commencing; it was held for a degree at a lower level to which the applicant is applying; or the applicant is applying to transfer the scholarship (refer to Section 3.6 of the HDR Scholarship Procedure).
• have not held a Commonwealth Government Australia Award scholarship in the two years prior to the point of commencing the award, unless approval for this course of action has been granted by the appropriate branch of the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more information, kindly visit Griffith University scholarship webpage.