RTP scholarships are funded by the Australian Government, while DUPR scholarships are funded by Deakin. Both are available to domestic and international candidates. Only top-ranked applicants will be offered an RTP.
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Summary
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Benefits
- a stipend of $35,550 per annum tax exempt (2025 rate)
- a relocation allowance from $500 to $1,500 (for single to family) awarded to candidates who are moving from interstate or overseas in order to study at Deakin.
Requirements
- To be eligible for an RTP Stipend, RTP Fees Offset, RTP Allowance or DUPRS an applicant must be a domestic or international student enrolled in a graduate research course of study at Deakin University.
- To be eligible for an RTP Fees Offset an applicant must not be receiving an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth designed to offset graduate research fees.
- To be eligible for an RTP or DUPRS Stipend an applicant must not be receiving income from another source to support that applicant’s general living costs while undertaking their course of study if that income is greater than 75 per cent of that applicant’s RTP or DUPRS Stipend rate. Income unrelated to the applicant’s course of study or income received for the applicant’s course of study but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is not to be taken into account.
Learn more about research degree entry requirements
Application Deadline
October 27, 2025How To Apply
For more information, kindly visit Deakin University scholarship webpage.
