Given Name(s) Family Name

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Academic Qualifications

This section should only include completed (or completion pending) qualifications (both thesis and coursework) where verifiable grades are available.

Please Note: If the applicant has more than one postgraduate qualification, only the highest score will be used.

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Honours/Postgraduate Study / Level Awarded / Points
Undergraduate Honours# **(More than 10 years old) / H1 / 70
Undergraduate Honours#** / H2A / 63
Undergraduate Honours#** / H2B / 49
Masters by Research / Any / 70
Masters by Coursework with research component equivalent to 25% or more
(Research Methods and Research Project at HD level) / Any / 56
Masters by Coursework (Methods and Project at DI level) / GPA >=6.0 / 49
Masters by Coursework / GPA >=5.0 / 45.5
Masters by coursework / GPA<5.0 / 35
Honours H3 or Bachelors / GPA > 5.0 / 7
Bachelors / GPA < 5.0 / 3.5
/ Score
Out of 70

# Any overseas qualification with an ‘honours’ result will not automatically be considered comparable to an Australian Bachelor Honours degree. Research Students’ Office will provide documents on overseas qualification equivalence based on NOOSR* advice.
** Honours with a research component.
*(National Office of Overseas Skill Recognition, part of the Australian International Education which is the international arm of DEEWR)
Comments:Provide a statement with evidence that describes exceptional academic performance, including any awards/ prizes for academic performance (exceptional = top 5% of students).

Research Outputs

DIISR Definition of Research:Research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understandings. This could include synthesis and analysis of previous research to the extent that it leads to new and creative outcomes.

Types of Publications / Title / Status: Accepted,
In Press or Published / Number of Authors / Evidence of Quality * / Points
Book - Authored Research (A1) / 5
Journal Article – Refereed, Scholarly Journal (C1) / 2
Conference Publication – Full Paper Refereed (E1) / 1
Book - Chapter in Research Book(B) / 1
Major Original Creative Work – ERA Eligible (J1) / 5
Minor Original Creative Work – ERA Eligible (J2) / 1
Curated or Produced Substantial Public Exhibition or Event – ERA Eligible / 1
/ Score
Out of 10

*e.g. ERA journal ranking, citations , ISI ranking in discipline or other evidence of academic impact

Relevant Research or Professional Experience

Definition of Relevant Research Experience: Employment in an institution such as a university, research institute, government research organisation (e.g. CSIRO) where employment was for the purpose of conducting original research.

Definition of Relevant Professional Experience: Sustained/relevant work experience in the area of the proposed research which directly bears on and enhances the applicant’s research capacity.

Description of relevant research or professional experience (250 Words) / Points – Max of 5
Evidence of relevant research or professional experience / Points – Max of 5
Published:
-Reports (E5)
-Working Papers
-Textbooks
-Professional Journal articles
(Note: these are in addition to research outputs under 2 above)
/ Score
Out of 10

20 March 2012 Created by Research Students Office1