	Introduction

	Application and enrolment

	Fees and scholarships

	Policies and administration

	Intellectual Property

	Conduct of research

	Preparing a thesis

	Examination of a thesis

	Student support

	Library

	Faculty information

Research Training Scheme

The Research Training Scheme provides Commonwealth-funded research higher degree students, who commence their degree from 1 January 2001, with an exemption from tuition fees for up to four years full-time equivalent study for a Doctorate by research and up to two years full-time equivalent study for a Masters by research.

Students who commenced a research higher degree before 1 January 2001 are eligible to receive an exemption from tuition fees for up to five years full-time equivalent study for a Doctorate by research and up to three years full-time equivalent study for a Masters by research.

Periods of Entitlement

If you:

withdraw from studies, and then subsequently resume study in the same course or another course at the same level within three years, the period of enrolment prior to withdrawing from the first course will be deducted from the maximum period of entitlement for the second course.
change your course of study to another research higher degree at the same level, the period of enrolment in the first course will be deducted from the maximum period of entitlement for the second course.
transfer your research higher degree studies from another institution to Flinders University, the period of enrolment at the first institution will be deducted from the maximum period of entitlement at Flinders University.
transfer your research higher degree studies to another institution, the period of enrolment at Flinders University will be deducted from the maximum period of entitlement at the second institution.
downgrade your candidature from a Doctorate by research to an appropriate Masters degree, the maximum period of entitlement will be two years (three years if commenced before 1 january 2001) or the period of enrolment prior to the downgrade of candidature, whichever is greater.
transfer your status from full-time to part-time after the census date for the semester during which the change is to take effect, your Research Training Scheme entitlement for that semester will be consumed at the full-time rate.
intermit your candidature after the census date for the semester during which the period of intermission is to commence, your entire entitlement for that semester will be consumed.

Students are strongly encouraged to apply for variations to their conditions of candidature well in advance, whenever possible.

Your Research Training Scheme place will be terminated, if you:

cease to be an enrolled student without requesting a period of intermission.
do not resume study at the conclusion of a period of intermission or do not make arrangements to extend that period of intermission.
do not maintain satisfactory progress.

Continuity of Study*

From 2005, research higher degree students who have exceeded their Research Training Scheme entitlement will be granted an Exemption Scholarship of one further year of equivalent full-time study. Students enrolled in 2004, who had exceeded their RTS entitlement by more than one year of equivalent full-time study, will be granted an Exemption Scholarship for 2005 only.

From 2006, students who have exceeded their entitlement and have not been granted an Exemption Scholarship will be charged the equivalent fee to that charged for postgraduate coursework courses in the fee band for that discipline as set out in the schedule of topic fees determined under the Policy on Fixing of Fees for Postgraduate Coursework Courses and the Distribution of Revenue.

*Subject to approval