Forms and guidelines
Please note: your division or institute may have forms specific to your area. Visit the webpages of your division or institute for more information.
Forms are available as RTF files (suitable for downloading to a pc) and Word doc files (suitable for downloading to a Mac).
- Research degrees calendar - key dates
- Applying to do a research degree
- Student/Supervisor Statement of Agreement
- Confirming candidature
- Ethics and compliance (Research and Innovation Services)
- Planning and review of candidature
- Submitting the thesis
- Changes to candidature (load, program, leave etc)
- Supervisor applications and changes
- Disability and long-term medical conditions
- Scholarship applications, nominations and changes
Applying to do a research degree
- Apply online: for UniSA research degree programs (Doctor of Philosophy, Research Professional Doctorates and Masters by Research)
- Professional doctorate: a rigorous programme of advanced study and research, designed specifically to meet the needs of industry and professional groups - further information
- Readmission: to be completed by HDR students who have previously withdrawn/been withdrawn from a HDR program within the last three years - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Academic staff requiring PVC approval to undertake an HDR Program: proforma - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
Academic referees reports
Applicants will need to contact two academic referees and ask them to complete:
Student/Supervisor Statement of Agreement
- Explanatory information (RTF)
- Welcome checklist - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Statement of Agreement - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
Confirming candidature
Within six months (FTE) of first enrolment, all HDR students must submit a comprehensive research proposal as part of the formal requirement for the completion of the degree. For students in research professional doctorate programs, confirmation of candidature requires the completion of 18 units of the coursework component, approved by the program director, within six months (FTE) of commencement. More information
- Confirmation of candidature - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Application for extension to lodge
research proposal - RTF
(pc) and Word (Mac)
Planning and review of candidature
Planning and review of progress
- Requirements and reporting cycle timelines and procedures - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Report form - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac) - includes separate sections for students, supervisor(s) and research degree coordinators to complete
- Information for Research Degree Coordinators (RTF)
Final review
- Information and instructions for completion (RTF)
- Final Review of Progress - RTF
(pc) and Word (Mac)
Submitting the thesis
Examination checklist for supervisors and HDR students (RTF) - a useful guide to the timelines and processes for submitting the thesis through to successful completion of the degree.
Forms
- Claim for thesis allowance (scholarship holders only) - information and form
- Nomination of examiners - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Confidentiality disclosure agreement - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Guidelines for examiners of the professional doctorate by research (RTF)
- Author's consent - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Supervisor statement for thesis examination - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Supervisor statement for completion of the degree - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
Changes to candidature
- Personal details - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Load (full-time/part-time) and/or mode (internal/external) - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Program (upgrade/downgrade), school/centre or campus transfer - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Leave of absence (sick leave, maternity leave, leave of absence, compassionate leave, etc) - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Going over the allocated time of candidature - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Withdrawal from program - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Change of supervision - see
Supervision (form to be completed
by the Dean Research Education or equivalent)
Supervisor applications and changes
- Application to join the UniSA Register of Postgraduate Research Degree Supervisors
- Supervisor's change of status - Register of Postgraduate Research Degree Supervisors - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Change of supervision - completed by the Dean Research Education (or equivalent) to notify the
Graduate Studies Office of a change in HDR
student supervision - RTF
(pc) and Word (Mac)
Scholarship applications, nominations and changes
- Claim for living allowance (scholarship holders only)
- President's Scholarship: nomination - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Fee-relief scholarship: application - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Completion scholarship: information and application form
- Extend a scholarship - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- Claim for relocation allowance - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)
- New scholarship offers (division/institute/school): completed by Principal Supervisor and Cost Centre Manager - RTF (pc) and Word (Mac)