Research Training Scheme (RTS)

About the RTS

The RTS provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible HEPs to support research training for students undertaking Doctorate and Masters degrees by research. 

The objectives of the RTS are to:

• enhance the quality of research training provision in Australia
• improve the responsiveness of HEPs to the needs of their research students
• encourage HEPs to develop their own research training profiles
• ensure the relevance of research degree programmes to labour market requirements
• improve the efficiency and effectiveness of research training.

Guidelines

The RTS is a programme specified in Chapter 8 of the Other Grants Guidelines (made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act, 2003).

The RTS guidelines applying to 2008 can be downloaded from the Australian Government’s Federal Register of Legislative Instruments at:

• Legislative Instrument - F2006L03785 

Conditions

The RTS Grant Amounts for 2008 have been provided to HEPs on the basis of the conditions outlined in the following document:

• 2008 RTS Conditions of Grant (including student eligibility criteria)    (86.2 KB)
• 2008 RTS Conditions of Grant (including student eligibility criteria)    (214.0 KB)

Process for determining RTS grant amounts

• 2008 RTS process calculations    (38.0 KB)
• 2008 RTS process calculations    (96.6 KB)

Contact: RBGrants@dest.gov.au