Element E623 - RTP stipend amount
Description
The Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend scholarship amount awarded to a student in the reference year
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Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 623 |
| Element Type: | Decimal |
| Width: | 9(2) |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 1.10 |
| Years version active: | 2025 |
Allowable Values
NILRTP Stipend is as defined in the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2017 and must be at least equal to the base full-time RTP stipend rate and no more than the maximum full-time RTP stipend rate. Universities have discretion to offer any rate within this range using RTP funding.
The RTP Stipend rate is the annual full-time equivalent RTP stipend rate awarded to the student for the reporting year. This is the stipend rate offered to the student and may not equate to the actual amount paid to the student.
The annual full-time equivalent RTP stipend rate is to be reported, even if the student completed their studies prior to the end of the year, if the student's RTP stipend scholarship was suspended for a period during the year or if the student studied on a part-time basis.
Only one RTP Stipend full-time RTP stipend rate is to be reported for each course admission per year.
When a student transfers between higher degree by research (HDR) courses, this would require multiple course admission records to be reported. The annual full-time equivalent RTP stipend rate is to be reported for each course which the student has been admitted.
The RTP stipend rate awarded to a student must be the only amount reported for E623. RTP fees offsets, RTP allowances, industry co-payments, and any other scholarships, top-ups or payments awarded to a student and not funded through the RTP are not to be reported at E623.
RTP scholarship reporting also includes commencement and completion dates and part-and full-time status. Therefore, the actual dollar amount a RTP stipend recipient receives is not required to be reported.
Examples are provided below.
Example A: A student commences their HDR studies in July 2025 and is studying full-time. They are awarded a RTP stipend and receive $20,000 in their bank account in 2025. The annual full-time equivalent RTP stipend rate awarded to the student is $40,000 in 2025. A RTP stipend rate of $40,000 is reported in E623.
Example B: A student commences their HDR studies in January 2025 and is studying part-time. They are awarded a RTP stipend and receive $20,000 in their bank account in 2025. The annual full-time equivalent RTP stipend rate awarded to the student is $40,000 in 2025. A RTP stipend rate of $40,000 is reported in E623.
Example C: A student is studying full-time and in 2025 is receiving a full-time RTP stipend rate of $37,000, plus an annual top up of $10,000 provided by an external source. A RTP stipend rate of $37,000 is reported in E623.
Example D: A student is studying full-time and in 2025 is receiving a full-time RTP stipend rate of $40,000. In September 2025, the student ceases studying full-time and changes to part-time study. A RTP stipend rate of $40,000 is reported in E623.
Example E: A student commences their HDR studies in ‘course A’ for the first 6 months of 2025 and is studying full-time. They are awarded a RTP stipend and receive $20,000 in their bank account in 2025 while studying ‘course A’. The annual full-time equivalent RTP stipend rate awarded to the student for ‘course A’ is $40,000 in 2025. A RTP stipend rate of $40,000 is reported in E623: RTP stipend amount.
The student then transfers to course ‘B’ for the second 6 months of 2025 and is still studying full time. They are awarded a RTP stipend to undertake ‘course B’ with an annual full-time equivalent RTP stipend rate of $44,000 in 2025 and receive $22,000 in their bank account in 2025 while studying ‘course B’. A RTP stipend rate of $44,000 is reported in E623: RTP stipend amount.
Please note that for data prior to the 2025 reporting year, RTP stipend rate reported under E623: RTP stipend amount does not need to be the annual full-time equivalent amount. However, if there were 2 separate enrolments during that calendar year, each would require E623: RTP stipend amount to be reported.
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | . |
Table 1. Change control information with links to relevant versions (*footnote 1)
| First year version applied | Last year version applied | Version | Change | Reason for change | Notice date | Issue date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Current | 1.10 | Amendments to the Additional Information section. | To simplify and clarify reporting requirements for HEPs, effective from the 2025 reporting year. | 21 Aug 2025 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| 2021 | 2021 | 1.00 | Initial version number applied. | Introduction of Element 623 to the higher education data collections | 3 Jul 2020 | 3 Jul 2020 |
| Pre-HESA: There is no earlier version of this element. | ||||||
Note 1: A version of an element can be associated with one or more reporting years. Where there are multiple versions applicable to a reporting year, only a link to the latest version is provided.
