2010 Benefits and Conditions for the Graduate Research Scholarships (APA, APA[I], IPRS, MRS, MIRS, MIFRS, FMS, HRS, Prestigious and Other Major Scholarships)
4. Commencement requirements and payments
4.1 Commencement of scholarships
General principles and requirements
As shown in the table, below the commencement requirements vary depending on the scholarship although all scholarships must be commenced between 1 January 2010 and 30 November 2010.
The commencement of scholarships cannot be deferred until the following year in any circumstances. Students who are unable to commence their scholarship in the year of award are invited to reapply for scholarships at a later stage.
Graduate research degree students should determine with their supervisor and department the most appropriate time to commence their studies (and scholarship).
A later date of commencement than those stipulated in the table below (but still within the same year) may be granted by the University if employment commitments or circumstances beyond the student’s control prevent commencement by the commencement date.
To request late commencement, students must:
- advise the Senior Graduate Research Scholarships Officer (MSO) in writing of their preferred commencement date and the reason/s for requesting a late commencement, and
- provide a letter of support for the late commencement from their supervisor.
Specific requirements
| Scholarship | Specific requirement |
|---|---|
| APA | Unless permission for late commencement has been approved, APAs must be commenced by 31 March 2010. |
| APA(I) | The ARC only allows APA(I) payments to commence from the date that the Industry Partner/University agreement is signed. |
| IPRS | Between 1 January and 30 September 2010. It is expected that most IPRSs will be commenced by the start of Semester 2. IPRSs cannot be commenced after 30 September 2010. |
| MRS |
Unless permission for late commencement has been approved, MRSs, MIRSs and MIFRSs must be commenced by 30 November 2010. Some faculties require MRSs, MIRSs (and MIFRSs) to be commenced by a particular date. These requirements will be stated in the offer letter. MIRS recipients who have also received an IPRS must commence their scholarships by 30 September 2010. |
| MIRS | |
| MIFRS | |
| Prestigious and other major scholarships | |
| FMS |
Unless permission for late commencement has been approved, FMSs, HRSs must be commenced by 30 November 2010. |
| HRS |
4.2 Payments
Scholarship payments can only begin once the student has confirmed their enrolment in the University of Melbourne course for which the scholarship has been awarded.
Once awarded a scholarship, the student will need to complete and submit to the Melbourne Scholarships Office (MSO) a MSO10 Banking Details Form. Stipend payments are made once every fortnight into the student’s nominated bank account. The MSO10 form and the pay dates schedule can be downloaded from the MSO website.
Fee remission scholarships
The (MSO) will organise directly with Student Administration the payment of fees covered by a fee-remission scholarship (IPRS or MIFRS).
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