The resources available through this page are intended to assist school/institute postgraduate coordinators and postgraduate administrative officers in the management of research higher degree candidates.     Policy Links to the relevant research higher degree program policies and procedures. Contacts Links to School/Institute contact details (Heads of Schools/Institute Directors, Postgraduate Coordinators, Postgraduate Administrative Officers)

School Postgraduate Coordinators


School Postgraduate Administrative Officers


Appointing postgraduate coordinators and administrative officers
General Award Rule 4.3.2 allows the head of school or institute director to delegate his or her responsibilities for research higher degree decision-making to an academic staff member of the school, subject to the approval of the Dean of the UQ...

RHD administration training
The Graduate School and Research Higher Degrees Unit provide training courses for postgraduate coordinators and administrative officers each year through the University Staff Development Program. Information on the program in 2008 is available on th...

Infrastructure guidelines


Scholarship Application Process


Scholarship Holder Induction Checklist
To be completed by commencing scholarship holders under the guidance of and in consultation with their school's Induction Officer. It should only be completed by candidates who have been made an offer of a scholarship by Research Scholarships.

Resources for Research Scholarship Administration
The resources below are intended for administrators of research scholarship schemes, as distinct from the administration of individual research scholarship holders.

Leave, Extensions & Overseas Research for Research Scholarship Holders
Leave, Extension & Overseas Research summary for Postgraduate Administration Officers.

FEE Codes
The University allocates a FEE code on SI-net to all international research higher degree candidates so that the correct tuition fees can be calculated each semester. Unless otherwise advised by the candidate's enrolling school, the Universi...

School Responsibility for Maintenance of Research Proposal
Applicants are required to provide a research title and some preliminary ideas of the research significance and methodology of the proposed study in the

Research Higher Degree tuition costs and fee waiver awards
Policy and procedural information for UQ Staff about RHD tuition fee costs and tuition fee waiver awards (login required)

Administrative Forms
Forms for administrative staff

2008 Awards for Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision
The University of Queensland is committed to achieving and acknowledging outstanding levels of performance in the supervision, mentoring, and training of research higher degree candidates. The Awards were first made in 2000 as a consequence of a pro...