HDR61 - Request to change Research Topic and/or Code (FOE, FOR, SEO)

For Research Degree Candidates to request to:

• change research topic

• research code - FOE, FOR, SEO

• both research topics and research code

Please note that a request to change topics will not generally be approved if it extends the maximum candidature beyond what was originally offered. It may instead by recommended the student reapply for admission. Students on a stipend may need to reapply for their stipend.

A change of topic does not generally extend your original milestone deadlines.

For international students, a change of topic may need to be approved by entities outside the University, depending on the topic.

For students from sanctioned countries, a change of topic should be discussed with the ADR and DGS before submitting the form.

• All relevant answers must be completed. Additional information may be required depending on your response to a given answer. You will be unable to continue until the necessary answers have been completed.
  

• Progress on this form can be saved and completed at a later stage.

• When selecting 'save and continue later,' a link will be emailed to enable you to return and complete the form.

Workflows:

Workflows have been enabled with this form to facilitate authorisations and signatures as follows:

1. Candidate completes Section 1 - submits it to the Principal Supervisor

2. The Principal Supervisor completes Section 2 - 

   and submits to the Faculty Delegate

3. Faculty Delegate complete section 3 - submits to Research Degrees Office

4. The Research Degrees Office completes section 4 – and submits it to the Dean of Graduate Studies

5. The Dean of Graduate Studies completes section 5 – and submits to the Research Degrees Office

6. Research Office to process requests and advise Candidates by email.

For queries about the process or difficulties using the form, please get in touch with the Candidate Progression Coordinator by phone at +61 8 8946 7289 or by email at research.degrees@cdu.edu.au

Please select the Field of Education (FOE), Field of Research (FOR) and Socio-economic objectives (SEO) code from drop down box below:

Please refer to the links below for the table of codes.

FOE: Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED), 2001 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au) - Use table 2

FOR and SEO : Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)-Use table 3

High/Low cost determination can be located in Section 1.7 of the Commonwealth Scholarship Research Guidelines Federal Register of Legislation - Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2017

If you are ready to submit, please select the submit button below.

This form will then be sent to your principal supervisor to request their endorsement.

Once you have selected "submit" you are no longer able to go back and change your answers.

Please note that a request to change topics will not generally be approved if it extends the maximum candidature beyond what was originally offered. It may instead by recommended the student reapply for admission. Students on a stipend may need to reapply for their stipend.

A change of topic does not generally extend your original milestone deadlines.

For international students, a change of topic may need to be approved by entities outside the University, depending on the topic.

For students from sanctioned countries, a change of topic should be discussed with the ADR and DGS before endorsing.

Please select your Faculty/ Menzies delegates email from the dropdown box below. 

Once you click 'submit' the form will be sent to the relevant HDR Delegate to request endorsement.

List of Faculty and Delegates below: