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University of Sydney (Australian Government Research Training Program)
RTP Fee Offset
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A fee-offset scholarship for eligible international higher-degree-by-research students. It provides 100% tuition-fee coverage for up to 14 research periods and Overseas Student Health Cover.
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Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- international student
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- enrolment commencing higher-degree-by-research student
- enrolment currently enrolled higher-degree-by-research student
- RTP Stipend Scholarship award recipient
- Level of study
- Master's, PhD
What's covered Tuition only
- Funding type
- Tuition only
- Funding details
- 100% of tuition fees for up to 14 research periods, plus Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).
- Host country
- Australia
- Host institution
- University of Sydney
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How to apply
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- Deadline
- 18 December 2026
- Deadline notes
- Later intake deadlines: Research Periods 1 and 2, 2028: 10 September 2027; Research Periods 3 and 4, 2028: estimated mid-December 2027.
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- International recipients of the RTP Stipend Scholarship are automatically awarded the corresponding RTP Fee Offset.
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