The Research Training Scheme provides block grants, on a calendar year basis, to eligible HEPs to support research training for students undertaking Doctorate and Masters degrees by research. 

The objectives of the RTS are to:

• enhance the quality of research training provision in Australia
• improve the responsiveness of HEPs to the needs of their research students
• encourage HEPs to develop their own research training profiles
• ensure the relevance of research degree programmes to labour market requirements
• improve the efficiency and effectiveness of research training.

The RTS formula:

The formula is calculated for each institution by DIISR based on the results of annual Higher Education Research Data collections provided by institutions and granting bodies.

Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
UQ's RTS	47.512	50.254	51.222	52.097	53.228	53.923	54.275