To access your fortnightly payslips use your current staff username and password to log into DeakinPeople. Due to single sign on you may have to completely log out of your student account and re-open the internet browser.

DeakinPeople can be accessed by clicking on the 'staff’ text at the top right hand corner of the Deakin homepage and then logging into DeakinSync and clicking on DeakinPeople.

To access the payslips select 'Pay' from the employee home menu and then select 'Payslips'. Please note that once your scholarship ends your staff account will be deactivated. It is recommended that you download all required payslips before your scholarship expires. If you are having issues with accessing your staff account please refer to the IT help website.

If you have changed your mailing address, your details need to be updated on StudentConnect. You will also need to update your DeakinPeople account by selecting 'Personal and Job Details' from the employee home menu and then selecting 'Personal Details'. If you are an international student it has to be done within 7 days as this is a requirement of your student visa.

You should update your banking details via DeakinPeople by selecting 'Pay' from the employee home menu and then selecting 'Bank Accounts'.

Scholarship payments will automatically stop when:

• your scholarship reaches the expiry date
• when you are on an unpaid intermission
• two weeks after the submission of your thesis
• late request/approval of scholarship extension

If your payments unexpectedly stop or change please contact the Researcher Development Academy (RDA) Admissions and Scholarships team.

Full-time research scholarships holders will not receive a payment summary at the end of each financial year as scholarship payments are non-taxable. Part-time scholarship holders can access their payment summary through DeakinPeople.

Most doctoral scholarships, as outlined in the terms and conditions, provide an extension of up to six months where the research has been delayed due to circumstances that are beyond the Awardee's control and relate to the conduct of the research rather than of a personal nature.

To apply for a scholarship extension please submit an Extension of Scholarship online form. Approval of an extension is determined by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Researcher Development Academy. Please note that if your scholarship is funded by an external funding body such as CSIRO, you will also need to contact them directly for approval of the extension. If you are unsure if your scholarship can be extended, please contact the RDA dmissions and Scholarships team.

Scholarship payments will be terminated two weeks after the submission date of your thesis.

If you need to seek employment to support yourself after your scholarship has ended, you may apply to change full-time to part-time by submitting a Change of Candidature online form. Many candidates have made the mistake of continuing with full-time enrolment only to discover too late that they have lost a significant amount of candidature time.

Please note: If you are an international candidate under a student visa, please refer to your visa conditions on your visa grant.

Candidates are permitted to undertake a maximum of 6 hours per week of part-time employment, provided the work does not interfere with the progress of the research degree program and complies with their visa conditions.

Approval must be sought for periods of part-time work exceeding 6 hours per week. The Graduate Researcher Coordinator must certify that the work does not interfere with the progress of the research, and the statement must be lodged with the Graduate RDA Admisions and Scholarships team.

Most scholarship holders are entitled to 10 working days paid personal leave per annum within the tenure of the award. This leave must be approved by your supervisor. It does not need to be reported to the RDA.

Most scholarships also provide additional paid personal leave and parental leave. However, before making a claim, you should check if this additional paid leave is included in your scholarship terms and conditions. To make a claim, you must submit an Intermission of Candidature online form. Medical certificates must be uploaded with the application. All intermission applications require approval from your supervisor, Graduate Researcher Coordinator and the Pro Vice Chancellor, Graduate Researcher Academy.

International candidates: Before you start the online form, you must have an interview with an International Student Support Officer (ISSO) to discuss how the intermission may affect your student visa. Please email us using your Deakin email address and include your mobile phone number so we can contact you to organise an appointment.

To check if you are eligible or to make a relocation reimbursement claim, please refer to your scholarship Terms and Conditions or contact the RDA Admissions and Scholarships team.

Please contact your Institute, Faculty or School for further information.

You can apply for an intermission by submitting an Intermission of Candidature online form. Your scholarship payments may be suspended depending on the reason for the intermission and the scholarship Terms and Conditions. All intermission applications require approval from your supervisor, the Graduate Researcher Coordinator and the Pro Vice Chancellor, Graduate Researcher Academy.

International candidates: Before you start the online form, you must have an interview with an International Student Support Officer (ISSO) to discuss how the intermission may affect your student visa. Please email us using your Deakin email address and include your mobile phone number so we can contact you to organise an appointment.

Normally your scholarship will not change, however you still need to immediately notify the RDA Admissions and Scholarships team of this change in residency status. If Deakin University has paid for your Overseas Health Cover then this this policy will be terminated as per the scholarship terms and conditions.

Every change of candidature application and related scholarship is assessed on a case-by-case basis. For further advice on this please contact the Current Candidature Team.

If you are a Research Training Program (RTP) or Deakin University Postgraduate Research (DUPR) scholarship holder and your elapsed candidature time is less than two years, your scholarship will continue until the two-year mark. If your elapsed candidature is already at two years or more, the scholarship will terminate immediately. This is because masters by research scholarships are awarded for a maximum of two years. If your scholarship is not a RTP or DUPR please contact the RDA Admissions and Scholarships team for advice.

If you are a Research Training Program (RTP) or Deakin University Postgraduate Research (DUPR) scholarship holder your scholarship will continue until the three-year mark. This is because doctoral scholarships are awarded for a maximum of three years. If your scholarship is not a RTP or DUPR please contact the RDA Admissions and Scholarships team for advice.