FAQ - Current Students - Milestones and Reviews
Do all my supervisors have to sign my Annual Review form?
Do I have to attend a postgraduate Research Induction?
Do I need to submit an Annual Review of Progress if my candidature expires before October 31?
Do I still need to lodge an Annual Review of progress form if I am submitting early next year?
Does everyone have to undertake the Annual Review?
I intend to submit my thesis before 31 October this year.
Do I have to undertake the Annual Review?
What if I can't meet a milestone deadline?
Will I receive an Annual Review form in the mail?
Do all my supervisors have to sign my Annual Review form?
Yes.
Do I have to attend a Postgraduate Research Induction?
Yes. Attendance at a Graduate Centre Postgraduate Research Induction program is a pre-requisite for the confirmation of candidature (twelve months or half-time equivalent from the start of candidature. All commencing higher degree by research students (including remote students) are expected to attend the first available induction program following enrolment. Further information available on the Induction website.
Do I need to submit an Annual Review of Progress if my candidature expires before October 31?
If the candidature actually lapses on or before 31 October you are not obliged to complete an Annual Review. However if an extension to candidature or leave of absence beyond
31 Ocober is approved, a completed Annual Review WILL be required Further information available in the Research Student Handbook.
Do I still need to lodge an Annual Review of progress if I am submitting early next year?
Yes, if you do not lodge your completed Annual Review by 31 October your candidature will be suspended and you will not be able to submit your thesis. Further information available in the Research Student Handbook.
You are exempt from the Annual Review in the year of your enrolment. (For example, if you enrol in your program in 2011, you are exempt from the Annual Review for that year only.) Similarly, students who submit a thesis to the Graduate Centre on or before 31 October, or whose candidatures lapse on or before 31 October, or who withdraw from candidature on or before 31 October, do not have to undertake the Annual Review. ALL OTHER STUDENTS, including those who are full-time, half-time, remote, on leave of absence, on study leave, or writing up outside, MUST complete the Annual Review.
If you have actually submitted on or before 31 October then you do not have to undertake the review. However, if you do not submit and have not lodged your completed Annual Review of progress form by 31st October, your candidature will be suspended and you will not be able to submit your thesis. Further information available in the Research Student Handbook
What if I can't meet a milestone deadline?
If there is a genuine reason why you cannot meet a milestone deadline your Principal supervisor or Postgraduate Co-ordinator should e-mail the Graduate Centre explaining the reason for the delay and giving the date by which the Centre CAN expect to receive the relevant documentation. It is vitally important that this be done BEFORE the due date because if the documentation is not received on time, your candidature and any scholarship payments may be suspended. If you do not take action to reinstate your candidature within twelve months from the date of suspension your candidature will be terminated. Further information available in the Research Student Handbook.
Will I receive an Annual Review form in the mail?
No. Annual Review forms are no longer sent by post. In early September each year, the Graduate Centre will e-mail you to advise that the Annual Review form and associated information is available for download from the Annual Review website. Further information available in the Research Student Handbook.
