The guidelines and forms on this page are for researcher students and their supervisors, examiners and other staff involved in the delivery of higher degree by research programs.
To make it easier for you to find what you are looking for, all of our forms are grouped into topics and candidature stages.
As you move through your program, click on a stage of candidature or topic of interest to access the forms relevant to you.
Please contact research.degrees@cdu.edu.au if you have questions about the forms.
Higher Degree by Research Student Information Guide
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Higher Degree by Research - Policy & Governance
Confirmation of Candidature
Ethics
For Ethics related enquires please contact ethics team Ethics@cdu.edu.au
Ethics forms can be found here
Supervision
Change of Supervision Panel
Register as a HDR Supervisor
Extensions or changes to candidature
Leave Forms
Conversion from Masters by Research to PhD
Extension of milestones or candidature
- HDR50 - Milestone Extension Request (snapforms.com.au)
- HDR36 – Candidature and Stipend Extension & Funding Support Application (snapforms.com.au)
Re-enrolment
Scholarship Forms
HDR54 - Request to reinstate stipend payments (snapforms.com.au)
- HDR55 – Request to work while on Scholarship (snapforms.com.au)
Change of Enrolment status
Withdrawal Form
Submission and examination
Examination procedure
Post-Examination Templates and Forms
- (to accompany the revised thesis following Examination)
- Thesis Deposit Agreement (PDF, 270.3 KB)
Travel related to your research
If you need to study more than 50kms from your main campus--such as attend a conference or field trip--you must notify your Faculty /School and check that you are covered by the University's insurance policy. Further information about travel forms should be sought from your Faculty /School well before your proposed travel.
Research Codes (FOE, FOR, SEO)
To locate the FOR and SEO codes, you will need to scroll towards the bottom of the relevant webpage
Please note that the approval procedures for extensions have recently changed. All requests for extension to a Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship or to HDR candidature will now go to the Research Committee Extensions Working Party.
Please be aware that extensions are usually not permitted unless a student can demonstrate that more than two thirds of their research project is complete AND extraordinary events have precluded the candidate from progressing their research. Also note that all HDR students enrolled on 31 March 2020 have already received a 6-month RTP COVID- extension and no further stipend extensions for those students will be considered unless there are exceptional circumstances.
If students are experiencing delays in their research, they should discuss this with their supervisors, Faculty HDR support staff or the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) as soon as possible. A list of the supports available for HDR students can be found here.
All requests for extensions should be submitted to the HDR team in ORI at research.degrees@cdu.edu.au, along with all necessary supporting evidence and endorsements. We also now require a clear timeline of what has already been achieved and what is yet to be achieved. The form and timeline template can be found here.
The next working party meeting is on Tuesday 26 September with papers due by Friday 15 September.