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La Trobe Flexible Research Scholarship (FLEX) – candidates with disabilities

Background

La Trobe University offers the Flexible Research Scholarship to qualified applicants with disabilities. This offer is for students who currently hold a stipend from the Research Training Program (RTP) or the La Trobe University Graduate Research Scholarship (LTGRS) to maximize opportunities for students with disabilities to pursue higher degrees through research. This award offers customized support for each recipient. Also, an extended time frame for completing a graduate research degree and receiving a stipend, longer leave durations, and access to extra money for disability-related research expenses.

Graduate researchers who are awarded a stipend through the Research Training Program (RTP), the La Trobe University Graduate Research Scholarship (LTGRS), or who have accepted an offer for one of these programs are eligible to apply at any time of year.

Benefits of the scholarship

1. An annual research assistance stipend of up to $3,000 for costs connected to disability-related research, such as those for Auslan interpreters or personal attendant care during conferences.
2. Doctorate candidates may prolong their candidature for up to an extra 12 months (FTE)
   or
   Masters candidates may extend their candidature for up to 6 months (FTE) by conducting research (subject to visa criteria and permissions for overseas candidates).
3. A scholarship for tuition fees to cover the extended candidacy term mentioned above
4. RTP or LTGRS stipend extended by research applicants for up to eight months (FTE) for Masters candidates and eight months (FTE) for doctorate candidates.
5. A cumulative leave of absence of up to 24 months (subject to visa requirements and permissions for international candidates)

To be qualified to apply for this scholarship, candidates need to:

1. Hold a stipend from the Research Training Program (RTP) or the La Trobe University Graduate Research Scholarship (LTGRS), or you have accepted an offer from either program. Additionally,
2. Have a disability that can be attributed to one or more impairments related to a psychiatric condition, intellectual, cognitive, neurological, sensory, or physical impairments; 

(a) The impairment or impairments are permanent or are expected to be so; and 

(b) The impairment or impairments significantly hinder one’s ability to perform one or more of the following tasks or one’s ability to engage in psychosocial functioning in doing so:

1. communication
2. social interaction
3. learning
4. mobility
5. self-care
6. self-management

(c) The details above may get stronger by supplying medical records or proof that the applicant is an NDIS participant.

3. The candidate’s impairment affects how quickly they can learn, necessitating longer completion times than the requirements for regular candidature.

In selecting successful applicants, we prioritize applications from candidates who:

1. For doctoral research scholarships, must conduct their research on a La Trobe University campus
2. For master’s research scholarships, they must have completed a master’s by research or another significant body of work, such as leading authorship of a research thesis or peer-reviewed publication.
3. For master’s by research scholarships, they must have received an assessment at La Trobe of 70 or above. For master’s by research scholarships, they must have obtained the equivalent of at least a high honors 2A grade degree from an Australian university.

Please be aware that the candidate must either receive an RTP or LTGRS stipend at the time of application.
or
Successfully apply for one of these stipends to be eligible for the FLEX scholarship.