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| HDR stipend sit-in protest. L-R: Giulia Iacono, Gemma Hartley leading and just behind, Elan L'Estrange-Stranieri and Rhiannon Grant. Photo: MGA |
As of March 2022, the Monash Research Training Program (RTP) stipend rate of $30,000 per annum for Higher Degree Research (HDR) students officially fell below the Henderson Poverty Line, being 20% lower than the minimum wage ($36,931) after tax1,2, and the third lowest rate offered by Group of 8 (Go8) universities (see Figure 1: 2022 below).
