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Coverage of Scholarship
How to apply for Gilbert Rigg Scholarship?
Research scholarships may provide a stipend, specific allowance or tuition fee remission or offset.
Scholarship benefits can only be activated if you have accepted your scholarship offer, commenced your course, updated your bank details and met the conditions of your scholarship as specified in your scholarship offer.
The University also administers Research Training Program Scholarships on behalf of the Australian Government.
For more information, see:
- Graduate research scholarship terms and conditions
- Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship policy
Scholarship Payments
Scholarships that provide a one-off payment or a stipend are paid every fortnight via the University’s Payroll and will appear as a University of Melbourne Salary on your bank statement.
Fee remissions
Domestic graduate researchers who are offered a master’s degree by research or doctoral degree will be enrolled in a fee exempt place and receive a Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to acknowledge the contribution from the Australian Government towards the cost of their tuition.
Please note tuition fee remission scholarships do not cover the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). If the SSAF appears on your Statement of Liability, you are required to pay it.
International graduate researchers who receive a scholarship that provides a partial or full fee remission will have their remission activated after accepting their course and scholarship offer, and before they are due to commence their course.
Overseas Student Health Cover
Some scholarships for international graduate researchers who require a student visa to study in Australia will provide Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). If the University arranges OSHC on your behalf, the membership cost is automatically covered.
Acknowledging funding
All financial support for your research, including Australian Government stipend and fee remissions, should be acknowledged in your thesis and other publications.
Result Announcement of Gilbert Rigg Scholarship
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application approximately two to four weeks after the application close date.
