2010 Benefits and Conditions for the Graduate Research Scholarships (APA, APA[I], IPRS, MRS, MIRS, MIRS, FMS, HRS, Prestigious and Other Major Scholarships)
11. Scholarships held by students enrolled on a part-time basis
11.1 Local students
Scholarship recipients are normally required to maintain full-time enrolment, however local students, for whom socially compelling reasons prevent a full-time enrolment, may apply to hold a scholarship on a part-time basis. Socially compelling reasons could be one or more of the following:
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primary care responsibilities for a pre-school child
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primary care responsibilities for school-aged children as a sole parent with limited access to outside support
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primary care responsibilities for an invalid or disabled partner, child or parent, or
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medical condition/s.
Applicants will not be granted permission to hold a scholarship on a part-time basis if they wish to undertake paid employment on a full-time or on a substantial part-time basis. Students who hold a scholarship on a part-time basis are subject to the same employment restrictions as full-time scholarship holders (see Section 3.5 for details).
Before changing to a part-time enrolment, students should ask the MSO to determine if they will be eligible to hold the scholarship on a part-time basis. Students eligible to retain their scholarship concurrent with a part-time you will need to submit the forms listed below to the Melbourne Scholarships Office (MSO):
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A tax declaration form which may be obtained from the ATO, selected newsagents and the (MSO).
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A Change of Status form to alter your enrolment status from full-time to part-time. As scholarships may only be held on a part-time basis if socially compelling reasons preclude a full-time enrolment. Please state on the form the reasons why you are unable to be enrolled on a full-time basis and attach documents to verify your situation.
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PhD, MPhil, MSc, MIS and MSc students may download a copy of the Change of Status form from the MSGR website. Students enrolled in other courses should obtain a Change of Status form from their faculty / graduate school.
Students holding a scholarship on a part-time basis are expected to progress at half the rate of a full-time scholarship holder. The time limits for a part-time scholarship holder are double those for a full-time scholarship holder.
Students holding a scholarship on a part-time basis are required to change to full-time if a change to their circumstances means that they no longer qualify to hold their scholarship on a part-time basis.
Part-time scholarships are not tax-exempt. Please see Section 6.8 about taxation arrangements for scholarships held on a part-time basis.
11.2 International students
International students are precluded by the conditions of their visa from holding their scholarship on a part-time basis. IPRS and MIFRS holders must be enrolled in a graduate research degree on a full-time basis unless specific approval by both Department of Immigration and Citizenship (formerly DIMIA) and the MSO has been granted to convert to part-time status.
International students who gain temporary residency can still hold an MIFRS. Temporary residents may apply to convert their MIFRS to a part-time status where socially compelling reasons prevent a full-time enrolment (see above). IPRS holders, however, must meet the international student visa requirements as specified by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
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