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Research Services Division

• Forms and guidelines
• Online forms
  • Extension of Candidature
  • Intermission of Candidature
  • Change of supervisor (NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
• Candidature and scholarships
• Examination procedures
• Guide to candidature
• HDR annual review system and survey
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• Academic Skills - HDR
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• 2009 is the finishing line
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• HDR FAQs
• HDR FAQ (staff only)

Frequently Asked Questions

Application Process
Scholarships
Supervision
Administration of HDR - Getting Started
Administration of HDR - During Candidature
Intellectual Property
Ethics
Thesis/Examination/Graduations questions

 

 

Application Process

Applying for higher degree by research candidature and/or scholarships, applying to transfer candidature from another institution to Deakin.

• Q1. How do I apply for candidature and/or candidature and scholarship?
• Q2. How is the application assessed?
• Q3. What qualifications do I require to apply?
• Q4. What can I do if I do not have any academic referees?
• Q5. Can I submit reference letters instead of referee report?
• Q6. Can I send my referee reports along with my application?
• Q7. What is the significance of an honours degree in assessing eligibility for masters or doctoral candidature?
• Q8. What is honours equivalence?
• Q9. What is provisional candidature?
• Q10. What is the difference between a PhD and a professional doctorate?
• Q11. Can I transfer my current studies to Deakin?
• Q12. How do I transfer my current studies to Deakin?

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Scholarships

Applying for a scholarship, scholarship extensions, leave, paid employment limits while on a scholarship.

• Q1. Which scholarships I can apply (will be eligible) for?
• Q2. When are the Deakin Scholarships offered?
• Q3. How does the University's scholarship ranking process work?
• Q4. Can I apply for a Deakin scholarship if I have already commenced my degree?
• Q5. Can I transfer my scholarship when I transfer my studies from other University to Deakin?
• Q6. Can I apply for a scholarship extension, and how do I do so?
• Q7. How are scholarship payments made?
• Q8. Can I take paid leave during my scholarship?
• Q9. Can I undertake paid employment while on a scholarship?
• Q10.What will happen to my scholarship if my thesis submission date is prior to the scholarship expiry date?

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Supervision

Supervision, contacting supervisors, problems with supervisors, changing supervisor.

• Q1. What is the difference between principal supervisor, associate supervisor, research supervisor and adviser?
• Q2. Who selects my supervisor?
• Q3. How many supervisors can I have?
• Q4. How do I establish contact with my supervisor?
• Q5. How regularly should I keep in contact with my supervisor?
• Q6. What do I do if my supervisor in not available?
• Q7. What can I do if I can’t get along with my supervisor?
• Q8. Can I change my supervisor and how?

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HDR Administration: Getting Started

ID card, changing address details, help with research topic.

• Q1. How do I obtain a student ID card?
• Q2. How do I change my address details? (Only for Higher Degrees by Research students)
• Q3. How long is my candidature?
• Q4. What does full-time equivalent mean?
• Q5. Are there any other thesis related to my research topic?
• Q6. Where can I get help in conceptualising my research topic?

Candidates are recommended to visit the following link http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/index.php

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HDR Administration: During Candidature

Intermission, Extension, Part time/Full time, Off-campus/On-campus, Candidature Agreement, Annual/ESOS Reviews, Withdrawing and Exlusion from Candidature .

Candidates are recommended to visit the following link http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/research/thesis.php.

• Q1. Can I take a break from my study?
• Q2. I am having personal problems and won’t be able to concentrate on my research what can I do?
• Q3. Do I have to go through a colloquium* process and how?
• Q4. Can I transfer my masters to doctoral candidature or vice versa?
• Q5. How do I change from full-time to part-time candidature, or vice versa?
• Q6. How do I change from on campus to off campus candidature, or vice versa?
• Q7. Do I need to re-enrol in my degree every semester?
• Q8. I intend to hand my thesis in soon. Do I need to enrol for next trimester?
• Q9. What do I need to do when my maximum completion date is approaching?
• Q10. What can I do if my time runs out?
• Q11. Can I be excluded from my candidature?
• Q12. What can I do if I am being excluded?
• Q13. Where can I appeal, if I am not satisfied with a decision of the Research and Research Training Committee?
• Q14. I am currently doing my research but have to move overseas on a permanent basis or for an extended period, what do I do?
• Q15. I am travelling overseas for a period for project-related reasons (e.g. to do fieldwork or to consult archival sources), what do I need to do?
• Q16. I will be travelling overseas for a short period (e.g. to attend a conference), do I need to inform the university?
• Q17. Can I submit my thesis before my minimum completion date?
• Q18. Can I change my research topic?
• Q19. Should I publish my work during candidature?
• Q20. How do I change from provisional to full candidature?
• Q21. Why do I have to do a Candidature Agreement?
• Q22. Why do I need to do an Annual Review?
• Q23. Who needs to do ESOS interim review and why?
• Q24. How do I quit my research degree?

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Intellectual Property

Intellectual property and joint authorship of papers

• Q1. What is intellectual property?
• Q2. I am writing papers with colleagues or my supervisor. How much credit should I receive?

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Ethics

• Q1. How do I obtain ethics approval?
• Q2. Why do I need to make sure my research is ethical?
• Q3. I have transferred my studies to Deakin and have already got ethics approval from the previous university. Do I have to re-apply for ethics approval at Deakin?
• Q4. My project has been approved, but I would like to modify it, do I need to re-apply for ethics approval?

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Thesis/Examination/Graduation

Thesis format, getting ready for submission and the examination process.

• Q1. How long can my thesis title be?
• Q2. What should a thesis look like?
• Q3. Can I claim reimbursement for thesis production costs?
• Q4. What do I need to do before having my thesis examined?
• Q5. How do I go about submitting my thesis?
• Q6. How long will my examination take?
• Q7. How does the examination process work?
• Q8. How examiners are appointed and on what basis are they chosen?
• Q9. How many examiners will be looking at my work?
• Q10. Am I allowed to know who my examiners are?
• Q11. What happens to my enrolment while my thesis is under examination?
• Q12. How is the examination result determined?
• Q13. How will I be notified of the result of my examination?
• Q14. Will I get the submission copies of my thesis back?
• Q15. What year goes on the spine of the library copies?
• Q16. Where is the Minor Amendments Form?
• Q17. How do I apply to graduate?
• Q18. When can I assume the title "Doctor"?
  

Please email research-hdr@deakin.edu.au if there are any other questions you believe we can address and add to our frequently asked questions page.

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