HDR forms, guidelines and policies
Find forms, guidelines and policies for successfully completing your candidature. The forms are editable PDFs, so we recommend you download them rather than editing them in your browser.
Forms
Milestones
Milestone 1
- Milestone 1 information sheet [.pdf 176KB]
- Milestone 1 Candidacy Application Form [.pdf 529KB]
- Milestone 1 reviewer report [.pdf 165KB]
Milestone 2
- Milestone 2 information sheet [.pdf 255KB]
- Milestone 2 oral presentation reviewer report [.pdf 270KB]
- Milestone 2 completion and dissemination plan template [.pdf 219KB]
- Milestone 2 (mid candidacy) application form [.pdf 305KB]
- Milestone 2 (Mid-Candidacy) application form for Master of Research students [.pdf 305KB]
Milestone 3
Enrolment and change of enrolment
- Enrolment/enrolment amendment form [.pdf 660KB]
- Request for extension of time to submit thesis [.pdf 70KB]
- Information sheet for converting to another HDR course [.pdf 81KB]
- Application for Conversion of Confirmed Candidature [.pdf 988KB]
- Request for Extension of Time to Submit Application for Candidacy [.pdf 128KB]
Essential facilities and research support fund
- Concur Claim Form [.pdf 180KB]
- Guidelines for Essential Facilities For Higher Degree by Research [.pdf 329KB]
- Research Support Fund Reimbursement List [.pdf 285KB]
- Research Support and fieldwork expense application form [.pdf 80KB] (only to be used if you do not have an Australian bank account)
Collaborative / joint HDR students
- Campus transfer form for collaborative HDR students [.pdf 129KB]
- Information sheet for milestones and annual reports for collaborative and joint award HDR students [.pdf 90KB]
- Information Sheet About Research Support Funds for Collaborative and Joint Awards [pdf. 276KB]
- Abridged Milestone 1 Candidacy Application Form [.pdf 220KB]
- Abridged Milestone 2 Mid-Candidacy Review Application Form [.pdf 153KB]
- Abridged Milestone 3 Pre-Submission Application Form [.pdf 152KB]
Thesis examination
- Thesis Title Page Details [.pdf 70KB]
- Thesis Declaration (Example of correct wording and format) [.pdf 31KB]
- Copyright and Release of Thesis for Examination [.pdf 187KB]
- Examination Report (Example only) [.pdf 45KB]
- Request for extension of time for amendment and/or re-submission of thesis [.pdf 95KB]
- Thesis Binding Memo [.pdf 277 KB]
Guidelines and information to consider during your enrolment
- Guidelines for Establishing and Maintaining Higher Degree by Research Supervisory Relationship [.pdf 132KB]
- Supervision of higher degree by research students procedures
- Guidelines for Creative Production Thesis [.pdf 139KB]
- Guidelines for Thesis by Publication and Hybrid Thesis [.pdf 149KB]
- Guideline for Professional Thesis Editing [.pdf 40KB]
- Guidelines for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Milestones [.pdf 143KB]
- Guidelines for the Attribution of Research Outputs in the HDR Thesis [.pdf 140KB]
- Guidelines for the Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Thesis Chair[.pdf 141KB]
- Guidelines for Thesis Preparation [.pdf 138KB]