Fees and scholarships

• Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship
• Bond University Post Graduate Research Scholarship
• Bond University Indigenous Higher Degree by Research Scholarship

A scholarship for all successful applicants includes:

• 100 per cent fee waiver up to four years (for international students already on a 75 per cent Faculty Fee Waiver. Domestic students are automatically entitled to a 100 per cent fee waiver under the RTP scheme)
• stipend (living allowance) for up to three years, and 
• single overseas health cover for international students (four years)

The scholarship application process is open to domestic and international HDR students who have submitted an application to Bond University to study either a PhD or a Professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy. HDR scholarship rounds are held twice per year with closing dates in March and September. Scholarships are awarded through a competitive merit-based process, The assessment criteria can be found here. Further information about how to apply can be found here. All applications must be submitted on the Bond online scholarship application form.

Provided you have an approved deferral of your program for a future semester you may defer your scholarship. If you do not commence your program on the new start date you will forfeit your scholarship award and will need to reapply in a future round.

You must be studying your program full-time to be eligible to apply. Scholarship recipients with significant caring commitments, or with a medical condition or disability limiting their capacity to study full-time may submit a request for a part-time scholarship of 0.5 FTE. 

Scholarship recipients will not be permitted to request a part-time scholarship based on employment limiting their capacity to undertake a full-time study load.

Yes, you may apply as a currently enrolled research degree student at Bond. A student's maximum period of HDR Scholarship support is based on the student's HDR course commencement date. If you are awarded a stipend after your commencement date, the duration of your term will be reduced by the number of days you have been enrolled in your HDR program.

No. To qualify for a scholarship a student must be undertaking a higher degree by research PhD or the Professional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy. 

You can apply for a scholarship, however, you should only reapply when you have additional information to include with your application that will improve your competitiveness for consideration, such as a research publication. Please note that applicants may only apply a maximum of two times. 

If you are currently completing your degree at an Australian institution and you are enrolled in your final semester, you can submit your application and be considered for a scholarship, and if successful a conditional offer will be provided. If you are currently completing your degree at an overseas institution, you will need to complete your degree before applying for a scholarship.

Students are not prevented from applying for additional financial support or awards, however, a student needs to be aware that to continue to be eligible for a stipend, they must not be in receipt of an equivalent award, scholarship or salary related to their course of study that provides a benefit greater than 75 per cent of their annual stipend rate.

Bond University offers a stipend for a duration of up to three years. The stipend cannot be extended beyond this term.