1. Identify your research interests and search for
potential advisors
Check UQ reSEARCHers (
UQ Experts
(
), or individual School/Institute websites for
potential advisors and topics. Just search for your feld of interest and then
contact the relevant School/Institute to discuss the research you would like
to do.
2. Submit an Inquiry
Once you have identifed your research interest you can submit an inquiry
online at
We will ask you to
submit basic contact details and choose which School/Institute you are
interested in studying through. We will then contact you with information
about completing a research higher degree at UQ, life on campus, what you
need to include in your application for your particular School/Institute, and a
link to Stage 1 of the
Application
process.
3. Stage 1 of the
Application
process
The School/Institute uses the information you provided in the link to do a
preliminary assessment of your qualifcations for undertaking a research
higher degree, and its capacity to provide you with an advisory team, research
facilities, project funds, and general infrastructure and support services. If you
are successful, you will progress to Stage 2 of the
Application
process.
4. Stage 2 of the
Application
process
Stage 2 of the
Application
process asks you to further develop your research
proposal and demonstrate your English language profciency (see page 57).
We will ask you to explain your research focus, and what you propose to
achieve as part of your research higher degree. The research proposal is
your recipe for a successful research candidature and details all necessary
components while proving that:
– the signifcance of the research question is appropriate to the degree
– the research methodology is strong
– the expected outcomes are described
– the research can be completed within two years for an MPhil or three years
for a PhD.
5. What happens next?
1. Your School/Institute reviews your application and recommends it to the UQ
Graduate School.
2. A formal decision is then made to admit you as a research higher degree
candidate.
3. You will receive a formal written offer that also includes details of any
scholarships offered.
howtoapplyfora
researchhigherdegree
See
for details.
Prospective international PhD and MPhil students who do not
yet satisfy the minimum Academic English entry requirements for
their RHD program may automatically qualify for an English Language
Scholarship at UQ’s prestigious Institute of Continuing and TESOL
Education (however, you must meet specifc English Language
Program entry requirements). Please make sure that you include
in your UQ application your most recent UQ-acceptable test of
English profciency as well as a statement of how your tuition fees
are to be covered.
Full-time, on-shore MPhil or PhD fees are as per table below. If
you are enrolled as a remote candidate, tuition fees are:
– Part-time: 40% of fees listed below
– Full-time: 60% of fees listed below
– PhD program in international collaborative mode: 50% of fees
listed below.
Note: if you have any periods of on-campus study as a remote
student, you will be charged an additional amount. Please confrm
fees with contacts below.
RHDtuitionfees
Band Research Higher Degree Enrolling
Units (PhD/ mphil)
Tuition fee per
quarter* (AUD$)
A
– Faculty of Arts (all schools)
– Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (all
schools)
– Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (all
schools except for those schools and projects
listed in Band B)
– School of Human Movement Studies (socio-
cultural research projects)
$6,350
B
– Australian Institute for Bioengineering and
Nanotechnology
– UQ Diamantina Institute (except for clinical
research projects)
– Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and
Information Technology (all schools)
– Faculty of Health Sciences (all schools except
for those projects listed in Band A or Band C)
– Faculty of Science (all schools except for
projects listed in Band C)
– Institute for Molecular Bioscience
– Queensland Brain Institute (except for clinical
research projects)
– School of Psychology
– School of Social Science (archaeology research
projects)
– Sustainable Minerals Institute
– Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food
Innovation
$8,050
C
– UQ Diamantina Institute (clinical research
projects)
– Faculty of Health Sciences (clinical research
projects)
– Queensland Brain Institute (clinical research
projects)
– School of Veterinary Sciences (clinical research
projects)
$10,320
* See page 65 for refund information
Research Quarters
International RHD candidates at UQ enjoy a signifcant advantage
over students at most other tertiary institutions with annual tuition fees
divided into quarters instead of semesters.
This important difference allows greater fexibility in terms of
commencement and thesis submission dates, and reduces the
pressure to submit research prematurely due to fnancial pressures.
Research quarters are designed to match RHD student enrolment
and work patterns, as well as scholarship rounds.
Research tuition fees information
Enquiries
Phone +61 7 3365 2328
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UQ Guide 2014
International Postgraduate