How to apply

Prepare your HDR application

Well-prepared applications are considered favourably, so before submitting your online application, make sure you have all your required documentation in order.

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1. Check your eligibility

2. Find a research supervisor

3. Scholarships and fees

How to prepare your application

Confirm your eligibility – You will only be considered if you can show you meet all the eligibility criteria. Check the 'Admission requirements' for your chosen HDR course.

Demonstrate your eligibility – Prepare your Academic transcripts and your Experience statement as you did before contacting academic staff about supervision. Please note, Flinders University transcripts are not needed.

Demonstrate your suitability - Prepare your Research Project outline. Please note, it may be submitted to text-matching software. Confirm an academic staff member has agreed to supervise your HDR project: save a confirmation email or letter from the proposed supervisor as a single file entitled ‘(YOUR SURNAME) Supervisor confirmation’

Confirm any additional requirements for your application - Review the course rule and course information page to confirm what is needed.

Please note: Applicants must upload supporting documentation to their online application in any of the following file formats: JPEG, DOC, DOCX, or PDF. There is a 2MB individual file size limit or 8MB for pdf. To reduce a .pdf size, open the pdf and save as new document using the “Adobe PDF Files, Optimised” function.

Only clear legible scans will be accepted: Only scanned copies of original or certified copies of documents are accepted.

Mobile phone photos of documents will not be accepted.

How to submit your application

If you have completed the steps above, you are ready to submit your application. Applications are submitted directly to Flinders University through the Student System via My Applications.

Download the step-by-step online application guide for HDR

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When to apply?

See HDR course application opening and closing dates

We strongly recommend that you apply as early as possible as it can take up to eight weeks to assess your application and provide you with an outcome.

If you are applying for a scholarship, you must check the closing date. Applicants for the Higher Degree by Research Annual Scholarship Round - Domestic are encouraged to submit your applications for HDR admission and scholarship at the same time in a single application.

Flinders University calendar and key dates

When can you start?

For the standard PhD and Masters by Research (‘thesis only’), you can start your studies at most times of the year but the preferred commencement date is the beginning of semester 1 or 2.

For professional HDR courses (coursework and thesis), you must be admitted prior to the start of the first required topic.

Flinders University semester dates