It is a story of #IranianPhDstudents who have successfully won scholarships from the best #AustralianUniversities, BUT they are going to lose their offers because of TOO LENGTHY visa processing time (Even YEARS)! Please finalise our cases! Anthony Albanese Clare O'Neil MP Andrew Giles MP

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. forms.gle/Fmh9t5Jy3oYDA6…

I wanna encourage everyone to sign this petition asking the Federal government to raise the minimum rate of the Ph.D. stipend to $39.000 per year, thereby matching the minimum wage. Aus PhD Stipend Tracker aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe…

A petition is being circulated for signatures to Parliament to increase the minimum commonwealth-funded research stipend for PhD's to align with minimum wage. A game changer for us with mortgages and producing meaningful research! aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe… Aus PhD Stipend Tracker

It's #science & #research survey season! Three important consults are out now in a coordinated effort to get a simultaneous snapshot of the #STEM sector. Have your say: Department of Industry, Science and Resources consult.industry.gov.au/diversityinste… ACOLA researchassessment.acola.org/welcome.html Science & Technology Australia research.net/r/STEM_Career_…

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

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

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.

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

So where to with this #stipend conversation: the current financial experience of undertaking a PhD in Australia based on evidence & the collection of personal views seems like there is an urgent need for change. If we value the floppy hat as much as we seem to we need change.

This is so important!

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. 🤷‍♀️

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.