8Extension of program arrangements for higher degree research students

8 Extension of program arrangements for higher degree research students

8.1 A student enrolled in a higher degree research program who has successfully obtained an extension of program beyond the normal time limit is to pay fees as follows:

(a) a domestic student:

is to be granted an exemption scholarship in 2012;

(b) an international student resident in Australia:

is to pay a subsidized fee of $3,000 (non-laboratory) or $4,000 (laboratory) for a period of 6 months in 2012;

(c) an international student resident overseas:

is to have his or her tuition fees waived in 2012.

Note: [Notes: Transitional HECS Arrangements

1. The Business and Economics "Band 2" protection will continue until the end of 2012 in line with the DEEWR transition arrangements.
2. A student who commenced a program in 2009 was required to pay up to the maximum of the national priorities rate for any mathematics, statistics and science courses the student undertook. A student who commenced a non-natural and physical sciences program before 1 January 2009 and who transfers into a natural and physical science program will also be eligible for the national priority amount. Other students continue to pay up to the Band 2 maximum for mathematics, statistics and science courses.]