Research forms
Please note that if a form has an associated set of guidelines these are located with the form. If you cannot find the document you require, please also check the Policies and procedures page.
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- Admission
- Annual Progress Reports
- Candidacy (Research Students)
- Conference Support
- Consultancy
- Degree by Supplication (Staff Only)
- Digital Thesis Submission
- Enrolment and Changes to Enrolment / Extension of Time to Submit Thesis
- Essential Facilities (includes reference to Consumables and Fieldwork)
- Ethics: animal and human
- Examination (Research Student Theses)
- Fellowship applications
- IP Commercialisation
- Laboratory space application
- Leave of Absence (for Students)
- Leave Arrangements (for Supervisors)
- Register of Supervisors
- Research Iinstitute/Centre Establishment EOI
- Research funding
- Research Proposal (Doctoral Coursework Students)
- SCRIPT Database
- Staff Forms - University Associates, Thesis Examiners and Confidentiality
- Termination of Enrolment
Admission
- Application for Admission to a Higher Degree by Research form
- Application for Admission to a Doctoral Higher Degree by Coursework form
(This form is for applications for the Doctor of Clinical Physiotherapy only)
For further information see the "Admission" section of the Guidelines for research students
Annual Progress Reports
Candidacy (Research Students)
Coursework Students, please use the Submission of Research Proposal form.
- Application for Candidacy/Conversion of Candidacy form (Including Advice to Applicants)
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing. - Preparing Your Application for Candidacy
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Request for Extension of Time to Submit Application for Candidacy form
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing. - Chairperson's Report on Candidacy Seminar form (Used by Enrolling Areas within the Curtin Business School. Use by other Divisions/Enrolling Areas is Optional.)
- Variation to Candidacy Details/Nomination of Examiners form
(Including options for Change of Thesis Title, Thesis Committee and Examiners)
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing.
For further information see the "Applying for Candidacy" section of the Guidelines for research students.
Conference Support
Consultancy
For the following consultancy forms, please login to the SCRIPT database and go to Tools and Downloads or contact your Faculty Consultancy Coordinator if you do not have SCRIPT access:
- Form A General Procedures University Consultancy 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form B Commercial Consultancy Flowchart 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form C University Consultancy Approvals 01-01-2005 issue 2.0.doc
- Form D Consultancy Costing Model Spreadsheet Template 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form E Consultancy Costing Model 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form F Freq Asked Quest (FAQ) Commercial Consultancy 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form G Community Service Consultancy Flowchart 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form H Agreement for Community Service Consultancy 01-03-2004.doc
- Form I Private Consultancy Flowchart 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form J Notific of Intent to conduct Private Consultancy 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form K Annual Statemt of Cons Activity Private Consultancy 12-04-2008 issue 1.1.doc
- Form L Freq Asked Quest (FAQ) Private Consultancy 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form M Request to use Project Proposal Database 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
- Form N Community Service Letter Template 01-01-2005.doc
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Community Service Cons 01-01-2005 issue 1.0.doc
Degree by Supplication (Staff Only)
For Staff of the University undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy/Masters Degree by Submission of Published Work:
(see Section 19 of Rule 10: Doctoral Degrees by Research or Rule 11: Master's Degrees by Research)
- Advice for Examiners for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
- Advice for Examiners for the degree of Master by Research
- Copyright and Release of Thesis for Examination
- Digital Thesis Submission (as required by Rules, Section 18(b))
- Examination Report - Doctoral (Example Only)
- Examination Report - Master's by Research (Example Only)
- Guidelines for Thesis Production (Thesis by Publication, Creative Production Theses, Preparing a Thesis for Examination)
- Thesis Examination Report of Chairperson
- Submission of Thesis for Examination Information
- Thesis Title Page Details (Including two title page examples)
- Variation to Details/Nomination of Examiners form
(Including options for Change of Thesis Title, Thesis Committee and Examiners)
In accordance with Section 18(b) of Rules 10 and 11, research students shall submit the final version of their thesis in digital format to the Library in accordance with the Guidelines for the Submission of Digital Theses of Higher Degree by Research Students in addition to the required number of hard copies.
- How to Include Your Curtin Thesis in the ADT Program (Library Instructions)
- Guidelines for the Submission of Digital Theses of Higher Degree by Research Students
- Permanent Embargo Application Form for the Submission of Digital Theses of Higher Degree by Research Students
- Verification Form for the Submission of Digital Theses of Higher Degree by Research Students
- Copyright Guide for Research Students: What you need to know about copyright before depositing your electronic thesis in an online repository (via the Open Access to Knowledge (OAK) Law Project website)
- Australian Digital Theses Program website via the Library's eSpace collection
For further information see the "Thesis Preparation" section of the Guidelines for research students
Enrolment and Changes to Enrolment / Extension of Time to Submit Thesis
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Enrolment/Change of Enrolment form
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing. -
Request for Extension of Time to Submit Thesis
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing. - Request for Extension of Time for Amendment and/or Re-submission of Thesis
- Variation to Candidacy Details/Nomination of Examiners form (Including options for Change of Thesis Title, Thesis Committee and Examiners)
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing.
For further information see the "Enrolment" section of the Guidelines for research students
Essential Facilities (includes reference to Consumables and Fieldwork)
- Essential Facilities for On-Campus Higher Degree by Research Students
- Essential Facilities for Off-Campus Higher Degree by Research Students
- Consumables and Fieldwork Expense Application for Higher Degree by Research Students form (Optional)
The Application for Conference Support for Doctoral Students mentioned in the Guidelines can be downloaded from this webpage - see Conference Support.
Ethics
Animal research ethics
Candidates should view the animal research ethics page before completing forms.
- Application to Undertake Research Involving Animals [.doc 421 kB]
- Application to Undertake Teaching Involving Animals [.doc 415 kB]
- Application for Renewed Approval [.doc 154 kB]
- Application for Observational Study [.doc 118 kB]
- Amendment form [.doc 85 kB]
- Report on Adverse Event [.doc 104 kB]
- Report on Completed Project [.doc 114 kB]
- Modes of Operation [.pdf 80 kB] (guidelines for filling in forms)
- Annual Animal Return Guidelines [.pdf 82 kB] (guidlines for filling in Tables 1-4)
- Animal Facility (Building 300) Space Allocation Application Form [.doc 60 kB]
- Register for Animal Use Competency Application [.doc 137 kB]
Human research ethics
Candidates should view the human research ethics page before completing forms.
- Application for Ethical Approval of Research Involving Humans (Form A) [.doc - 286 kB]
- Application for Renewal of Approval or Amendment Request (Form B) [.doc - 57 Kb]
- New Application for Renewal or Approval or Amendment Request for Low-Risk Research (Form B for Low Risk Research) [.doc 58Kb]
- Application for Approval of Research with Low Risk (Ethical Requirements) (Form C) [.doc 124 kB]
- Guidelines for Form C Application [.doc 166 kB] (must be included when submitting Form C Application)
- Application Procedures and Guidelines [.pdf - 80 kB] for students and supervisors for all applications for Ethics Approval of Research Involving Humans
- Guidelines for a Two Tier Ethics Approval System [.pdf 57 kB] for research ethics coordinators (second tier) reporting to HREC (first tier)
- Ethics Checklist [.doc 113 kB] for students and staff to advise of the major types of ethical issues in your research
Examination - Research Student Theses
For further information see the "Examination Process", "Thesis Preparation" and "Submission of Thesis for Examination" sections of the Guidelines for research students.
For Doctoral and Master's (by Research) Degrees:
- Advice for Examiners for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy; Science Education; Mathematics Education; Public Health; International Health; Education; Petroleum Engineering; Business Administration and Creative Arts
- Advice for Examiners for the Degree of Master by Research
- Application for Appointment of an Adjudicator
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Copyright and Release of Thesis for Examination
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing. - Copyright - Sample letter requesting permission to reproduce material in a thesis (Library)
- Digital Thesis Submission (as required by the Rules, Section 18(b))
- Examination Report (Example only)
- Formatting Your Thesis - "Surviving IT" Workshops are held on working with styles and long documents in Word (View details on the Seminars page)
- Guidelines for Thesis Production (Thesis by Publication, Creative Production Theses, Preparing a Thesis for Examination)
- Thesis Declaration (Example of correct wording and format)
- Thesis Examination Report of Chairperson
- Submission of Thesis for Examination Information
- Thesis Title Page Details (Including two title page examples)
- Variation to Candidacy Details/Nomination of Examiners form
(Including options for Change of Thesis Title, Thesis Committee and Examiners)
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing.
Fellowship applications
IP commercialisation
Laboratory space application
- Laboratory space application form
- Facility Manual: Building 300 (authentication required)
Leave of absence (for students)
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Application for Leave of Absence form
Available as a "quick form"!Students, please login to OASIS and select the "My Studies" tab. Go to the box labelled "quick forms" and click on the link for the form. A pdf version of the form will open up and your student details will automatically appear in the fields at the top ready for printing.
For further information about Leave of Absence, Annual Leave or Sick Leave see the "During Candidacy" section of the Guidelines for research students
Leave Arrangements (for Supervisors)
Research centre/institute establishment EOI
Research funding
Pre-Award
- Research Project Application Tool (RPAT) [excel - 535KB] - This document assists researchers to calculate their budgets correctly and provide important data needed to register a funding proposal with the Office of Research and Development (ORD). Please note that this excel document will be phased out during 2009. Staff should be using the Research Project module of the SCRIPT database to complete their RPAT instead. For more information on obtaining access to the Research Project module please see the SCRIPT database web page.
In the meantime, to access the excel RPAT document please enter your staff id and password to access the document then, when the security warning box comes up, select Enable Macros. This document should be accompany any applications for funding submitted to the Office of Research and Development (except for internal grants, ARC and NHMRC schemes). - Cost Recovery Waiver/Reduction Request Form [word - 32KB]
- ARC Discovery Projects EOI form - 2009
- ARC Linkage Projects EOI form - 2009
- Standard Terms and Conditions (for Contracted Research and Consultancy)
Post-Award Matters
For more information on obtaining and managing research funding at Curtin please view the Grants page.
A number of key resources are also available on the Tools and Resources page.
Register of Supervisors
- Register of Supervisors of Higher Degree by Research Students Policy and Procedures (including Application for Entry to Register of Supervisors of Higher Degree by Research Students form via a link under Section 8)
- View the list of Registered Supervisors
Research Proposal (doctoral coursework students)
Research students, please use the Application for Candidacy form.
- Submission of Research Proposal form
(Including Advice to Applicants) - Request for Extension of Time to Submit Research Proposal form
SCRIPT Database
You must log in to SCRIPT for other SCRIPT-related forms and guidelines.
Staff Forms - University Associates, Thesis Examiners and Confidentiality
- Registration of a University Associate, including the Confidentiality and Compliance Agreement
- Confidentiality and Compliance Agreement - Thesis Examiners
- For other forms for staff visit the Staff Services website
