2025 AINSE Residential Student Scholarship - Terms and Conditions - Award Period and Eligibility

Sep 15, 2026

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The 2025 AINSE Residential Student Scholarship Terms and Conditions define the governing rules for the Award, including the commencement date (1 July 2025) and an end date determined by the earlier of specified milestones such as scholarship expiry, thesis submission timing, or project progress. The document sets renewal expectations, application prerequisites for eligible enrolled students at AINSE financial member institutions, and exclusions for past recipients and eligible applicants holding other specified scholarships. It also details relevant definitions and core tenure access requirements at ANSTO facilities, including security clearance, and outlines minimum residence expectations and acceptance conditions.

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CategoryExam

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Pages12

Reading Time30 min

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1. Introduction

1.1 Purpose and governance

1.2 Award commencement and end date

1.3 Renewal

1.4 Application requirements

1.5 Eligible applicants

1.6 and 1.7 Ineligibility (previous recipients and employment)

1.8 and 1.9 Scholarship relinquishment/exclusions

1.10 Enquiries and modification rights

2. Definitions

2.1 AINSE

2.2 ANSTO

2.3 Equivalent primary scholarship

2.4 Project

2.5 Research Training Program (RTP)

2.6 University

3. Eligibility Criteria

3.1 Eligible scholars

3.2 Masters students ineligible

3.3 Australian Synchrotron access eligibility for 2025 round

4. Tenure

4.1 Access requirements and security clearance

4.2 Minimum residence requirement per year

ABN: 18 133 225 331 2025 AINSE Residential Student Scholarship (RSS) Terms and Conditions 1. Introduction 1.1 The following terms and conditions establish the rules which govern the administration of the 2025 AINSE Residential Student Scholarship ( RSS) , hereafter referred to as the Award. 1.2 The commencement date of the Award is 1st July 2025. The end date of the Award is the earliest of the following: a) 30th June 2026 , OR b) the expiry date of the recipient’s RTP or equivalent primary scholarship, OR c) the initial submission date of the recipient’s thesis. 1.3 The Award will ordinarily be renewed on 1st July each year until the recipient’s RTP or equivalent primary scholarship expires, or the recipient’s Research Doctoral thesis is finalised, subject to annual review by AINSE. 1.4 Applicants must read these terms and conditions before filling out an application. 1.5 The Award is open to application from any students who are, or intend to be, enrolled at a financial member institution of AINSE, subject to the eligibility criteria as outlined in Section 3 , regardless of the applicant’s citizenship. 1.6 Previous recipients of an AINSE Residential Student Scholarship are not eligible to apply. 1.7 Individuals employed by AINSE or ANSTO on a full-time or part-time basis at the time of application are not eligible to apply. 1.7.1 Applicants who take up employment with AINSE or ANSTO on a full-time or part-time basis are required to withdraw their application upon commencement of their ANSTO or AINSE employment. 1.7.2 Award recipients who take up employment with AINSE or ANSTO on a full-time or part-time basis are required to relinquish their Award upon commencement of their ANSTO or AINSE employment. 1.7.3 Casual employees of AINSE or ANSTO are exempt from Sections 1.7 , 1.7.1 , and 1.7.2. 1.8 Award recipients who hold an AINSE Postgraduate Research Award ( PGRA) must relinquish their PGRA upon acceptance of the Award. 1.9 Recipients of ANSTO FutureNow or FutureNow Plus Scholarships are not eligible to apply. 1.10 Enquiries regarding these terms and conditions should be directed to the AINSE Secretariat by email ([enquiries@ainse.edu.au](enquiries@ainse.edu.au)) or phone (+61 2 9717 3376) . 1.11 To maintain a fair and equitable Award, AINSE reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time. 2. Definitions 2.1 AINSE: the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering. AINSE offices are co-located with ANSTO’s Lucas Heights campus. 2.2 ANSTO: the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. ANSTO has two campuses: one Sydney-based campus at Lucas Heights, and one Melbourne-based campus at Clayton. 2.3 Equivalent primary scholarship: a postgraduate scholarship that, as assessed by AINSE: 2.3.1 is awarded to students undertaking a Research Doctoral degree; and 2.3.2 is of comparable or greater financial value to the full-time base stipend rate of an RTP scholarship ; and 2.3.3 has a funding period encompassing the full remaining standard duration of the applicant’s Research Doctoral degree; and 2.3.4 is advertised, by the University body governing scholarships, to all eligible students of the University; and 2.3.5 is awarded via a peer-reviewed merit-based selection process. 2.4 Project: a supervised research undertaking that will be submitted for the award of a Research Doctoral degree . 2.5 Research Training Program (RTP): a scholarship administered by individual universities on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment to support students undertaking a Research Doctoral degree. 2.6 University: The financial member institution of AINSE at which the recipient is enrolled in a Research Doctoral degree. 3. Eligibility Criteria 3.1 AINSE Residential Student Scholarships may be offered: 3.1.1 To scholars who are enrolled in a Research Doctorate degree at a financial member university of AI

FAQs

When does the 2025 AINSE Residential Student Scholarship start and how is its end date determined?

It starts on 1 July 2025. The end date is the earliest of 30 June 2026, expiry of the recipient’s RTP or equivalent primary scholarship, or the initial submission date of the recipient’s thesis.

Which applicants are eligible to apply for the scholarship?

Applicants must be enrolled or intend to be enrolled at a financial member institution of AINSE and meet eligibility criteria in Section 3. Eligibility includes submitting a thesis based on a supervised research project and holding an approved RTP or equivalent primary scholarship.

Who is not eligible to apply, and what employment-related obligations apply?

Previous AINSE Residential Student Scholarship recipients are not eligible. Individuals employed by AINSE or ANSTO at the time of application are not eligible; further, applicants or recipients who take up such employment must withdraw their application or relinquish the Award, with an exemption for casual employees.

Sep 15, 2026

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