Pattern of Work

Candidates holding a full-time scholarship or a part-scholarship for full-time enrolment are required to engage in research and study for the equivalent of a standard five-day working week, namely 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday, for at least 48 weeks a year. Your actual pattern of research and study is to be negotiated by you, your advisory team, and your enrolling school. You are not required to complete timesheets, or work on your research project solely during the hours set out above. However, you are required to maintain satisfactory progress, which would usually require approximately 35 to 40 hours of work a week, and to avoid taking on additional work commitments during those hours without the permission of your advisory team and school postgraduate coordinator.

Candidates holding a part-time scholarship are required to engage in research and study for the equivalent of up to 50% of the full-time rate over the course of the year. The actual pattern of research and study may vary from week to week or month to month, depending on your personal circumstances and other commitments. Again, your actual pattern of research and study is to be negotiated by you, your advisory team, and your enrolling school, and you are required to maintain satisfactory progress, which would usually require approximately 18 to 20 hours of work a week.

If you do not engage in research and study at the required rate, your scholarship may be terminated on the grounds of not carrying out the program of research and study with diligence.

Employment

Scholarship holders may undertake a limited amount of paid employment, provided it does not interfere with their research and studies. You must request approval from your advisory team and school postgraduate coordinator to undertake paid employment: you do not need to inform the Research Higher Degrees Unit.

With permission, you may undertake paid employment during standard working hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday) for up to 270 hours per year. You may undertake paid employment at other times for as many hours per week or per year as you wish, as long as it does not prevent you making satisfactory progress.

Note: International students are not automatically given the right to work when they are issued a student visa. Students who wish to work while studying in Australia must hold or obtain a student visa with permission to work attached as a condition of that visa.

Other Income

You may receive additional funds for any expenses not covered by your scholarship, such as fieldwork, equipment, and overseas travel.

In addition to a UQ scholarship, you may receive funds from other awards, scholarships or living allowances provided that the total amount is not greater than 50% of the standard stipend rate. If your other scholarship support totals more than 50% of the standard stipend rate, you must obtain the approval of the Dean of the UQ Graduate School to hold a UQ scholarship.