Postgraduate Scholarships 2008 Conditions Booklet
(APA, MRS, MIRS, FMS, HRS, Prestigious and Other Major Scholarships)
9. Research away from the University (ie. Leave to Study Away)
The University may allow students to spend up to 12 months of their course (18 months for Anthropology and for special cases) away from the University (eg. interstate or overseas). Requests will not normally be approved earlier than 6 months into the course.
All absences overseas, for whatever period, must be reported. Students travelling within Australia must apply for Leave to Study Away if they will be away for one month or more and/or the destination to which they are travelling has an identifiable risk (eg. travel to remote or dangerous destination).
Approval to study away from the University will only be granted if:
- the research is essential for completion of the student's course and will be credited to their course, and
- while away from the University, there is adequate supervision and the student remains enrolled at the University of Melbourne.
A scholarship may be ceased if the time away from the University exceeds the period for which the Leave to Study Away was granted.
When a student is on Leave to Study Away, their living allowance will continue to be paid to their nominated Australian bank account. Students must make their own arrangements to forward money overseas.
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