Completing your application
Before you commence your application, make sure your preferred bank account details are correct in Sydney Student. Go to ‘My finance’, ‘Your finances’, then select ‘Bank details'. If your application is successful and your details are missing or incorrect, this will cause significant delays in payment of your awarded funds.
Along with your personal and contact information, in your application you will be asked:
- course start and required thesis submission dates
- lead supervisor name and email address
- information about any scholarships you have
- details of the funds you are requesting
- the justification for that funding
- how the activity or equipment will contribute towards the completion of your degree
- your achievements related to your research.
In your application you will need to include:
- A justification statement
Include a brief statement justifying the need and planned use of the funds, and benefits to your candidature.
- Evidence of research related achievement
Where possible, include evidence of your publications (in press or submitted), conference presentations, internal reports or other scholarly activities. This shows satisfactory progress through your previous achievements relative to opportunity and stage of candidature.
- A letter of support from your supervisor
This can be an email or formal letter. You will need to upload a copy of this letter as part of your application.
- Evidence of completing preliminary appraisal activities (where probation has not yet been passed)
This can be a printout of the milestone completion (with Lead Supervisor approval) from RECS. Preliminary appraisal activities are outlined in Schedule 1 of the Progress Planning and Review of Higher Degree by Research Students Policy
- Any other requirements outlined in your faculty or school guidelines
You should not submit multiple applications. If you are applying across multiple funding categories, you should submit only one application which includes the details of all funding types you are applying for. Submission of multiple applications will cause delays in processing.
Each faculty and school have developed guidelines on how applications will be assessed and ranked. You should review the relevant guidelines before completing your application.
You should combine all your documents ready for upload before you start the application. If you have problems or need further help, you can email hdrac.ops@sydney.edu.au.
