Forms & guidelines for graduate researchers
The guidelines and forms on this page are for graduate researchers, research supervisors, examiners and other staff involved in the delivery of graduate research degrees.
Managing your candidature
Composition of Panel Application eForm (login required)
- further 12 months application for leave of absence (PDF, 200.04 KB)
- Application for Confirmation of Candidature (PDF, 992.86 KB)
- Candidature budget template form (PDF, 565.8 KB)
- Candidature Milestone Review Guidelines (PDF, 718.9 KB)
- Application for Mid-Candidature review (PDF, 1.26 MB)
- Towards submission application (PDF, 1.32 MB)
- application for leave of absence form (PDF, 240.08 KB)
- Application for reinstatement of candidature (PDF, 172.62 KB)
- Assignment cover sheet - PhD coursework units (PDF, 54.62 KB)
- Unit of study amendment (higher education) (PDF, 359.97 KB)
- Application for advanced candidature (PDF, 439.98 KB)
- Application for extension form (PDF, 377.36 KB)
This form can be used for:
- extension to pre-candidature
- extension to submit amended thesis
- extension to submit for re-examination
- application for a late submission date.
Examination process
- Assessment of thesis quality and generic attributes (PDF, 42.45 KB)
- Guidelines for examiners of a creative project (PDF, 280.69 KB)
- Guidelines for examiners of thesis with publication (PDF, 754.88 KB)
- Guidelines for examiners of doctoral degrees (PDF, 758.5 KB)
- Guidelines for examiners of master research degrees (PDF, 752.07 KB)
- Foreign influence transparency scheme – thesis examiner form (PDF, 229.56 KB)
- Nomination of examiners - Quest eForm user guide for supervisors (PDF, 1.07 MB)
- Nomination of examiners - Quest eForm user guide for candidates (PDF, 1.22 MB)
- University Conflict of Interest in Thesis Examination Guidelines (PDF, 224.97 KB)
*The principal supervisor is responsible to obtain a completed 'foreign influence transparency scheme – thesis examiner form' from examiners for whom they are nominating to examine the thesis. This form must be submitted with the nomination of examiners form.
Research classification
- Doctoral Degree classification form (PDF, 313.95 KB)
- Masters Research Degree classification form (PDF, 309.53 KB)
- summary of responses to all examiner reports (PDF, 187.93 KB)
- Guidelines for submission of thesis for classification (PDF, 68.95 KB)
- VU Institutional Repository (VUIR) submission and permission form (PDF, 231.11 KB)
- Restricted access to a thesis form (PDF, 155.41 KB)
Signing documents
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