DVCR Completion Scholarship
The Graduate Research School will be providing all pre-2024 enrolled HDR scholarship stipend holders (UNE IPRA, RTP International or RTP Domestic Scholarship) an automatic six-month scholarship extension. This extension will be in effect from 1 January 2025.
These changes will remove the need for pre-2024 enrolled candidates to apply for the DVCR Completion Scholarship, providing a seamless and stress-free transition to extended funding without additional application requirements.
Candidates currently in receipt of an UNE IPRA, RTP International or RTP Domestic Scholarship will be automatically extended based on their current scholarship expiry date.
In interest of time, 2025 scholarship expiry dates will be prioritised and 2026 scholarship expiry dates will be processed thereafter.
Candidates will be contacted once the scholarship extension has taken effect.
FAQs
Yes, tuition fees will be covered for the scholarship extension period. It may be extended. At commencement of candidature, the OSHC cost would have been funded in-line with the student visa length. The scholarship extension may fall within the already covered period. For specific information you may need to contact the Graduate Research School and/or the International Office. Funded leave entitlements may be allocated during the scholarship extension in extenuating circumstances only. For further information, please contact the Graduate Research School. If you have not consumed more than 3-years in candidature allocation and are currently in receipt of a RTP Domestic, RTP International or UNE IPRA Scholarship, you will be included in the automatic scholarship extension. Once the scholarship extension has been processed and appropriately recorded in the UNE candidature management system, you will be notified via email (through the AskUNE interface). The scholarship extension (DVCR Completion Scholarship) will commence the day-after your current scholarship expires. For example: if your RTP International Scholarship expires 4 April 2025, the DVCR Completion Scholarship will commence 5 April 2025 The scholarship extension (DVCR Completion Scholarship) will commence the day-after your scholarship expired. For example: if your RTP International Scholarship expired 4 February 2025, the DVCR Completion Scholarship will commence 5 February 2025. You will receive a backpay. Information relating to this will be in the email sent to you. This scholarship extension is only for current RTP Domestic, RTP International or UNE IPRA scholarship holders. If you are a continuing candidate without financial support via a scholarship, please continue to monitor the Graduate Research School scholarships, prizes and awards webpage for further opportunities. You may still be eligible for the scholarship extension. If so, once the scholarship extension has been processed and appropriately recorded in the UNE candidature management system, you will be notified via email (through the AskUNE interface). No, if you have chosen to stay within your year of commencement course rules this will not affect your decision. If you have not selected a course rule preference it is assumed you will stay in your year of commencement. If you have chosen to stay within your year of commencement course rules, you will not be required to complete a thesis review. You may, however, be required to complete an Annual Review Milestone (formally known as a Progress Report) in accordance with your course rules). If you have chosen to convert to the 2024 course rules, you will be required to complete a Thesis Review Milestone.
