Prior to applying, you should gain in-principal agreement from at least a Principal Advisor to supervise your work. You may already know which of our academic staff you would like to supervise your work, but you can find out more about each staff member’s research expertise and interests by going to our list of academic staff. If you are interested in a specific staff member, please be sure to click their name to get to their profile, and to click on “View Researcher Profile” within their individual profile to ensure that their research expertise and interests do closely match up with your proposed research. Write to the staff member to find out whether they are available to supervise your research.
Visit our HDR programs page to understand more about admission criteria and how to apply. Please note that the School of Languages and Cultures requires all applicants to include a research proposal with their application; just upload this with your other documents.
Applications will be assessed by the School and include the following criteria:
- The quality of the proposed project and the applicant's proven strength in the area;
- The academic excellence of the applicant;
- The project's strategic fit within the research areas of the School;
- The availability of staff with the appropriate expertise to enable the School to provide a supervisory team;
- The availability of resources required to support the proposed project;
- The applicant's English language proficiency - the School's admission requirements must be met; PLEASE NOTE: Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of English language proficiency to the required standard at the University of Queensland before an unconditional offer of a place at the School of Languages and Cultures will be made. Acceptable evidence can be found at https://future-students.uq.edu.au/admissions/english-language-requirements
- Scholarship eligibility and competitiveness for the University of Queensland based scholarships if this is to be the funding source for candidature.
Evidence of recent academic writing or publications may be requested to assist with this assessment.
If you have questions during the application process please reach out via email: hdr.languagesandcultures@enquire.uq.edu.au or phone: +61 7 3443 1192