
Please read through the information below to help you prepare for your confirmation of candidature
The purpose of the confirmation of candidature is to
To receive Confirmation of Candidature, candidates must complete three tasks by the dates specified in the following table. Note that
Masters by Research | PhD | |
---|---|---|
Supervision agreement--with form HDR14 | 2 months | 2 months |
Research proposal--with form HDR13 | 4 months | 6 months |
Oral presentation--with form HDR16 | Within a 4 weeks after the proposal | Within a 4 weeks after the proposal |
Please read through the information below to help you prepare for your confirmation of candidature
The Supervision Agreement helps candidates and their supervisors define the boundaries of their working relationship and outlines the roles and expectations of the candidate, the principal supervisor, and the associate supervisors. For suggested clauses to be inserted in the Supervision Agreement please refer here. Within two months of commencement
Within 6 months of commencement if enrolled in a PhD full time or 4 months of commencement if enrolled in a Master by Research full time
For more information on how to write your Research Proposal, please refer to documents located here
Within four weeks of submitting the research proposal, candidates should complete an oral presentation. The audience will usually comprise
As a guide, we recommend that
Preparation before the oral presentation
Step 1: Your principal supervisor should nominate 3 panel members to assess the confirmation
Step 2: Nominate a day, time, and venue. Your College or School HDR Admin staff can book the venues and invite the audience
Step 3: Send a brief biography, abstract, and photo to your principal supervisor
Step 4: Your principal supervisor must submit HDR13, the research proposal, abstract and photo two weeks before the presentation--usually to the College or School HDR Admin staff, who then distribute this information to ORI at research.degrees@cdu.edu.au
Step 5: Skim the criteria on HDR16 to understand how the presentation will be assessed.
Step 6: Practice your presentation with you supervisors or other peers to seek feedback
For more information on presenting, please refer to documents located here
Congratulations on completing your confirmation of candidature!
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