1. Familiarise yourself with RHDs at UQ
Read up on UQ’s RHD programs to help answer a few questions you may
have before beginning the application process
step-one
). See pages 44-53 to learn more about moving to Brisbane,
obtaining visas and health cover, and bringing your family.
2. Search for a potential advisor
Search for potential RHD advisors online at
step-two
. Some disciplines require you to have sourced an RHD advisor
prior to submitting an Expression of Interest, so you should contact the
Postgraduate Administrative Officer (PGAO) in the school or institute in which
you are interested in applying to discuss the suitability of your project and the
availability of potential advisors.
3. Submit an Expression of Interest
Once you have identified your research interests and found a selection of
potential advisors, you need to complete an Expression of Interest form and
submit it to the PGAO or Postgraduate Coordinator (PGC) in the appropriate
school/institute (
. On the basis of
this Expression of Interest you may be invited to submit an Application for
Admission and Scholarship.
4. Liaise with the school/institute about your
Expression of Interest
The PGAO will liaise with you about your Expresson of Interest and will confer
with the PGC to process your Expression of Interest, assess your eligibility,
and locate a suitable advisor. While you are waiting to hear from your PGAO,
you can read more about scholarships, facilities and services offered to RHD
students at UQ (
).
5. Apply for Admission and Scholarship
(by invitation only)
Once you have been invited by a school/institute to apply for a PhD or MPhil
you may complete an Application for Admission and Scholarship: for details,
see
.
6. Wait for a response on your application
Your school/institute will review your application and make a recommendation
to the UQ Graduate School who will then make a decision about admitting
you as a research student. As a guide, your application will take approximately
eight weeks to process after you have submitted it to your enrolling school/
institute (
.
HOWTOAPPLYFORA
RESEARCHHIGHERDEGREE
For details, see
.
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 specific English Language
Program entry requirements). Please make sure that you include
in your UQ application your most recent UQ-acceptable test of
English proficiency 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 per cent of fees listed below
– Full-time: 60 per cent of fees listed below
– PhD program in international collaborative mode: 50 per cent 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 confirm
fees with contacts below.
RHDTUITIONFEES
BAND RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREE ENROLLING UNITS
(PHD/ MPHIL)
TUITION
FEE PER
QUARTER*
(AU$)
A
– Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (all schools)
– Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (all schools,
institutes and centres except for those schools and
projects listed in Band B)
– Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)
– School of Human Movement Studies (socio-cultural
research projects)
– School of Social Work and Human Services
$6,510
B
– Australian Institute for Bioengineering and
Nanotechnology
– Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information
Technology (all schools)
– Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (all schools
except for those projects listed in Band A or Band C)
– Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (all
schools except for those projects listed in Band C)
– Faculty of Science (all schools except for those projects
listed in Band C)
– Institute for Molecular Bioscience
– Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
– Queensland Brain Institute (except for those projects
listed in Band C)
– School of Social Science (archaeology research projects)
– Sustainable Minerals Institute
– UQ Diamantina Institute (except for those projects listed
in Band C)
$8,250
C
– Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
(all schools’ clinical research projects, except for
schools listed in Band A)
– Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
(all schools’ clinical research projects)
– Queensland Brain Institute (clinical research projects)
– School of Veterinary Sciences (clinical research projects)
– UQ Diamantina Institute (clinical research projects)
$10,580
* See page 54 for refund information
Research Quarters
International RHD candidates at UQ enjoy a significant advantage
over students at most other tertiary institutions with annual tuition fees
divided into quarters instead of semesters.
This important difference allows greater flexibility in terms of
commencement and thesis submission dates, and reduces the
pressure to submit research prematurely due to financial 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 2015
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