Aus PhD Stipend Tracker
@stipend_tracker
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This account aims to track and record PhD stipends across Australia. Check link in bio for what PhD students are earning and doing across 🇦🇺. DMs open.
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Joined September 2022
The RTP base rate for PhD students in 2023 is $29,863. Which is approximately 75% of Australian minimum wage. Here is a NEW survey to collate information on how PhD students are living and working on this stipend across Australia in 2023.
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Here at phd_stipend we're trying to figure out which platform to move to is the most effective. Our surveys and forms continue to be available on our Linktree, and you can continue to share them with others via other platforms.
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Whilst PhD students don't get debt added to their HECS, many PhD students have debt from undergraduate and Masters degrees. During our candidate we don't pay back our HECS debt (due to low stipends. duh) and our HECS debts just continue to increase. 🤷♀️.
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This is so important!.
DO interview your potential advisor if you apply for a PhD or postdoc. This can save you years of pain, lost dreams and wasted time. ❗ Most students are focused on receiving the offer. But this is the biggest mistake one can make when looking for a position. ▫️. NOT every lab
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RT @WePublicHealth: So where to with this #stipend conversation: the current financial experience of undertaking a PhD in Australia based o….
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Many students in last years stipend survey reported that they forgo healthcare due to the low stipend. Some students simply cannot afford regular healthcare. #RaiseTheStipend.
A rise in the number of young people without a regular GP has health experts concerned it could leave them at higher risk of developing chronic health conditions later in life.
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RT @stipend_tracker: The RTP base rate for PhD students in 2023 is $29,863. Which is approximately 75% of Australian minimum wage. Here i….
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The financial hardship of doing a PhD is a significant burden, on top of any other stressors caused by doing a PhD. So many leave or don't even do a PhD due to the lack of financial support.
@arandonaut @DrShaneRRR @ARC_Tracker I understand completely! I'm going through significant financial hardship and am considering leaving the PhD after 7 months in because of this. I hadn't realized the financial struggle was this real in Tasmania. Incredible!.
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This petition closes at midnight TONIGHT!. There are now 14.4k signatures, can we get to 15k? . Thank you everyone who has signed. #RaiseTheStipend #RaiseTheRTP.
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We've reached 11,000 signatures! I think we could easily reach 20,000. Glad to see so much support for raising the stipend. #RaiseTheStipend.
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RT @ScienceChiefAu: It's #science & #research survey season! Three important consults are out now in a coordinated effort to get a simultan….
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RT @weather_kat: A petition is being circulated for signatures to Parliament to increase the minimum commonwealth-funded research stipend f….
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RT @mostafa_b_70: It is a story of #IranianPhDstudents who have successfully won scholarships from the best #AustralianUniversities, BUT th….
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RT @M_Ale_Gutierrez: I wanna encourage everyone to sign this petition asking the Federal government to raise the minimum rate of the Ph.D.….
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Last year we had almost 200 responses. Thank you to everyone who responded. If you are still a PhD student in 2023 we encourage you to fill out the form again.
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Here is a link to the live results of the 2023 survey. This year we've made some updates based on last year and have included some optional questions about mental health and career prospects.
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