The Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship covers the tuition fees of domestic candidates approved for enrolment in a Research Doctorate or Research Masters degree at ACU, as follows:

• Research Doctorate degrees, for three years at a full-time student load or six years at a part-time student load; and
• Research Masters degrees, excluding the Master of Theology (Research), for two years at a full-time student load or four years at a part-time student load.

The scholarship is valued at c. $30,000 AUD per annum.

To be eligible for a Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship, the following criteria must be met:

• a student must be a domestic student enrolled in an accredited research higher degree at ACU; and
• a student must not be in receipt of an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth designed to offset research higher degree fees.

The University will offer an RTP Fees Offset Scholarship to all domestic students enrolled in a Research Doctorate degree or a Research Masters degree.

The ACU Tuition Fee Scholarship covers the tuition fees of international candidates approved for enrolment in a Research Doctorate or Research Masters degree at ACU for up to 3.5 years.

The scholarship is valued at c. $30,000 AUD per annum.

To be eligible for an ACU Tuition Fee Scholarship, the following criteria must be met:

• a student must be an overseas student enrolled in an accredited research higher degree at ACU; and
• a student must not be in receipt of an equivalent award or scholarship from the Commonwealth designed to offset research higher degree fees.

The University may offer an ACU Tuition Fee Scholarship to overseas students who are awarded an RTP Stipend Scholarship.