EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

To undertake a Higher Degree by Research in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

Thank you for your interest in studying a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) course at Deakin University. To evaluate your
eligibility for a PhD or Master by Research course you are required to complete this Expression of Interest (EoI) form.

Please be aware that if you are applying for a scholarship this EoI form needs to be completed at least 4 weeks prior to the
scholarship deadline.

Steps to completing the EOI form:

Step 1: Prospective applicant contacts potential supervisor using the link to the Schools staff directories below:

School of Architecture and Built Environment

School of Engineering

School of Information Technology

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Step 2: Supervisor agrees to supervision and invites prospective applicant to submit an EoI

Step 3: Prospective applicant completes EoI form sections 1-9 and sends to supervisor

Step 4: Supervisor completes EoI form sections 10-13

Step 5: Supervisor sends EoI form and additional supporting documentation to sebe-phd@deakin.edu.au

SECTIONS 1-9 OF FORM TO BE COMPLETED BY PROSPECTIVE APPLICANT

Please complete the following details using CAPITAL LETTERS.

1. APPLICATION TYPE

Candidature only (Domestic only)

Candidature and Scholarship

Applying for External Funding

Are you applying for Masters by Research (MSc) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) please indicate: MSc PhD
If you are unsuccessful for a scholarship, do you wish to be considered for candidature only?
Yes No
(Domestic only)

If you are applying for a scholarship, please indicate which scholarship you are applying for:

Deakin University Postgraduate Research (DUPR) Scholarship

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Other scholarship (please specify)

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2. PERSONAL DETAILS
Title Mr Mrs Ms Dr Other

Family Name

Given Name

Email Address Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy) / /

Country of Citizenship Country of current residence

Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? Yes No

Have you previously applied for a course at Deakin University? Yes No

If yes - Deakin ID number

3. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS – list up to three of your highest qualifications (undergraduate and postgraduate).
Qualification (e.g. Bachelors, Masters)

Institution and location

University world ranking

Year completed

Major or discipline

Language of instruction

Final grade

GPA (grade point average)

Optional - Attach a copy of your CV to this application

Mandatory - Attach a copy of your academic transcripts to this application

4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Note that English requirements must be satisfied and valid for at least 6 months after date of EoI
Refer to SEBE English language requirements (detailed in ‘Applying in eight steps’ section, Step 5)

Name of English test (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL, PTE)

Date of English test

Overall English results

If English test not taken, evidence of English as

Mandatory - Attach a copy of a valid English test result / evidence of Language of instruction
5. THESIS / DISSERTATION
List the most recent Bachelor, Honours or Masters thesis/dissertation.
Title
Word count Mark or grade received For which degree was this thesis/dissertation?

Please describe the requirements of the thesis/dissertation: 1. the length of time you spent studying the research project, 2. the required length of
thesis/ dissertation, 3. how it was examined (for example, internally by your supervisor, by an external marker or by a committee. The more details
you provide the better we can assess your qualifications. If these details are available online, please provide the web address.

6. PUBLICATIONS
Title Authors Journal Year Volume Impact Citations
& Page Factor

Add additional rows if required

7. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Briefly describe any postgraduate research experience. This might include work as a researcher or research assistant, research project work for a
university or industry, or any other forms of research experience. You should outline what actual research you have done and what new knowledge
you have discovered. Please outline the work done, as well as the dates and locations of such work.

8. PROPOSED THESIS/DISSERTATION
Attach a draft research proposal for your research degree of approximately 300 words, using the following headings as a guide:
 a statement of the research project/problem/question;
 the reason for the proposed research and its significance.

9. POSSIBLE SUPERVISOR
You must have discussed your research proposal with a Deakin staff member who is willing to supervise your project as Principal
/ Executive Supervisor:

Name Have you discussed your proposal? Yes/No

PROSPECTIVE APPLICANT EMAILS COMPLETED FORM (SECTIONS 1-9) TO SUPERVISOR.

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 SUPERVISOR TO COMPLETE SECTIONS 10-13.

THE BELOW SECTIONS ARE TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUPERVISOR.

10. SUPERVISOR ENDORSEMENT

Note to all Schools: for DUPR applicants - Principal supervisors must only progress one student per DUPR Scholarship Round:
Round 1 = November – March, Round 2 = April – July, Round 3 = August – October

11. SUPERVISION WORKLOAD CAPACITY

I confirm that I have supervision workload capacity. Yes No

Note: This can be found in the HDR Supervision Procedure under ‘Supervision Load Limits’

12. ON TRACK COMPLETIONS

I confirm that I currently have no HDR students exceeding 4.5 years (PhD) and 2.5
Yes No
(Masters by Research)

13. SUPERVISOR CONFIRMATION

I confirm that I attest to the quality of the student’s research proposal Yes No

Please send the completed EoI form and any supporting documents from the prospective applicant to: sebe-
phd@deakin.edu.au.

For queries around exemptions to the above supervision matters, please contact sebe-phd@deakin.edu.au.

THIS IS NOT A FORMAL APPLICATION – YOU WILL BE ADVISED BY EMAIL OF THE OUTCOME, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU
ARE CONSIDERED SUITABLE TO PROGRESS TO THE FORMAL APPLICATION STAGE.
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The information on this form is collected for the primary purpose of assessing whether you are to be provided with an invitation to apply for
a research degree at Deakin University. In submitting this information you give your consent for it to be shared with Faculty staff who will
make this decision. You have a right to access personal information that Deakin University holds about you, subject to any exceptions in
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