Annual Progress Report

Throughout your candidature, you will need to make progress reports to the University. Aside from the Confirmation of Candidature, all HDR students are required to complete an Annual Progress Report. Your faculty or department may have additional reporting requirements.

These reports are not to be confused with the Confirmation of Candidature and related reports.

Annual Progress Report

The Annual Progress Report (APR) allows the University to monitor and evaluate your progress, to ensure a quality and timely completion of the research program. It allows yourself and your supervisor(s) to reflect on your progress and plan for the year ahead. You should use the Annual Progress Report to highlight any difficulties you have experienced which has or may impact your research and request any training programs you may require.

If your Faculty indicates your progress as satisfactory, your candidature and scholarships will continue. The progress report is also reviewed during consideration of a candidate's request for Postgraduate Research Funding (PGRF) support.

Who needs to complete the Annual Progress Report?

Completion of the APR is mandatory for all PhD and MPhil candidates (but not for MRes candidates). If you are currently enrolled in the research component of your degree and have been for any length during the year, you must complete the APR. This includes students who have been asked to 'revise and resubmit' their thesis (major/minor changes are excluded).

You do not need to complete the Annual Progress Report if any of the following apply:

• You enrolled after 31 July 2017
• You have been on a continuous Leave of Absence since 1 January 2017
• You submitted your thesis to HDRO on or before 19 September 2017
• You notified the University of your complete withdrawal from your degree on or before 19 September 2017

Failure to complete the APR may result in a departmental review (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/hdr-and-mres-termination-of-candidature), including the suspension of scholarship. If you are unable to submit by the due date or are unable to submit online, you must contact your Faculty HDR Manager and HDRO immediately.

Complete my Annual Progress Report

The 2017 APR is now open.  Keep in mind there may be missing numbers in your form - this is because not all questions will apply to all candidates.

2017 Final Annual Progress Report Questions

In order to help you prepare for completion of the online Annual Progress Report the questions that you will be presented with are available for review in the following documents:

2017 Annual Progress Report questions in word format

2017 Annual Progress Report questions in pdf format

Confidential Feedback

In some instances, you may be experiencing issues that you do not wish to include in your APR, or discuss with either your supervisor(s) or Faculty Associate Dean (HDR). If this is the case, you can request a confidential appointment with the Dean (HDR), Professor Nick Mansfield.

Faculty reporting