All postgraduate research forms are available here. Refer to the notes associated with each form to determine whether you should submit hard copy forms or use the online studentConnect forms.

Online studentConnect Forms

If you are submitting forms for suspension, annual leave, overseas travel, maternity leave, sick leave, changes to enrolment, changes to supervision, addition of coursework units or withdrawal please consider submitting these applications online using studentConnect. These forms are not available for all schools so please read the information provided.

  1. Changes to candidature and scholarships
  2. Leave and overseas travel
  3. Suspension or withdrawal from candidature and/or scholarships
 

Application forms and guidelines for PhD and master's candidature

Downgrade and upgrade forms are for UWA students only.

Research proposals

Advice about how to prepare a research proposal is available here.

All students should submit the research proposal forms to the Graduate Research School (GRS). You are required to attach the research proposal coversheet to the proposal approved by the school and email a clear scanned electronic copy of both the proposal and coversheet to [email protected].

PLEASE NOTE: Hard copy proposals are not accepted and will be returned. Electronic signatures are accepted.

Students transferring from other universities should email the research proposal and relevant paperwork to Admissions - GRS ([email protected]). Electronic signatures are accepted. 

Scholarship forms

Confirmation of candidature (doctoral students only)

Further details of the confirmation process is available here. 

To be completed by doctoral students commencing after the 1 January 2006 after completing the first 12 months of full-time candidature or equivalent.

Annual progress reports and other progress reports

Support for preparing an annual report can be found here.

Extension and candidature and scholarships

Further details about extensions of candidature can be found here. 

Intellectual property and thesis confidentiality

Further information about confidentiality and intellectual property can be found here. 

Leave for research end-user engagement

Thesis submission and examination forms and guidelines

Further details about thesis submission and examination can be found here.
Please allow at least a week for your Graduate Research Coordinator to review your thesis submission documents. Failure to do so may delay the documents received at the Graduate Research School.
The Notice of Intent to Exhibit form is for Master of Fine Arts candidates only.
Delphi is no longer used to submit nomination forms. All students need to use the Nomination of Examiners form provided below. The completed form can be sent to [email protected] or the hard copy can be submitted via mail or in person to the Graduate Research School.
The Nomination of Examiners, Thesis Submission and Certification of Final Version forms are provided as fillable PDFs. Please use the PDF version of the form unless you need to use the RTF for accessibility reasons.

Travel award

More details about the travel award are available here. 

The Travel Grant application form includes the guidelines.

Thesis allowance forms

Relocation claim

Changes to candidature and scholarships

The following forms can be submitted online. A user guide is provided here.

If you are unable to access the online form please contact us via [email protected] for advice

Use the Application for variation of terms (1) form for:

  1. Add or change a School or Centre
  2. Add or change a supervisor

Use the Application for variation of terms (2) form for:

  1. Change of Enrolment Type
  2. Change of Research Direction
  3. Addition of Coursework Units
  4. Other changes

Leave and overseas travel

The following forms can be submitted online. A user guide is provided here.

If you are unable to access the online form please contact us via [email protected] for advice

Use the Leave Form for all leave of more than 4 weeks taken within Australia, including:

  1. Annual/personal leave within Australia
  2. Paid Professional Development Leave
  3. Sick leave
  4. Maternity leave, both paid and unpaid
  5. Parental leave, both paid and unpaid

Use the Overseas Travel form for:

  1. Any overseas travel (research or personal leave)

Suspension or withdrawal from candidature and/or scholarships

The following forms can be submitted online. A user guide is provided here.

If you are unable to access the online form please contact us via [email protected] for advice