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President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Awards (PAEIPA) totalling approximately $4.3 million per year are provided to recognize the significant contributions of PhD students to the research activities of the university. The awards are available to all new and continuing PhD students, except Joint PhD students who are not being assessed tuition at ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà for the termÌý(see "Eligiblity" for details).

Award values per student will be approximately:

• $585 per year for domestic students being assessed continuing tuition fees (year 4 to 6), domestic MDPHD students (year 7 onwards),Ìýdomestic part-time students (year 6 to 9), and PhD/Diplomas in Dentistry (PHDEDT, PHDORT, PHDPED, PHDPDT, PHDPTH)(years 4 to 6) ($195/term)
• $810 per year for domestic students being assessed extension tuition fees (year 7 onwards) ($270/term)
• $930 per year for domestic part-time students (years 1 to 5) ($310/term)
• $1,260 per year for domestic students being assessed full tuition fees (years 1 to 3), domestic MDPHD students (years 1 to 6), and domestic MPTPHD students (years 1 to 2)Ìý($420/term)
• $1,500 per year for international students in any year ($500/term)

Note: As with all tuition awards at ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ, students are assigned this funding in three instalments - each instalment is 1/3 of the total annual amount, assigned at the beginning of each term (September, January and May) of the academic year.