STUDENT APPROVAL FORM
All students applying for an internship are required to submit a Student Approval Form signed by their authorised university approver.
In addition to the fields marked ‘mandatory’, different universities require different sections of the form to be completed and approved prior to submitting.
Use the database below to identify which sections you are required to complete and who to contact for university approval.
If you have any questions, please email contact@aprintern.org.au.
The Student Approval Form must be submitted within 5 business days of your application for it to be valid.
ACT
| University | Sections | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Australian National University | C & E |
Higher Degree by Research dean.hdr@anu.edu.au and ea.dvcri@anu.edu.au |
| University of Canberra | E only |
Graduate Research graduateresearch@canberra.edu.au |
NSW
| University | Section | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Sturt University | C & E |
Paul Shaw, HDR manager pshaw@csu.edu.au |
| Macquarie University | C & E |
Jason Ford gr.industry@mq.edu.au |
| University of Newcastle | C & E |
Gareth Patterson research-training@newcastle.edu.au |
| University of New England | C & E |
Research Services hdrdocuments@une.edu.au |
|
University of New South Wales (including ADFA) |
C & E |
Graduate Research School grs@unsw.edu.au |
| University of Sydney | C & E |
Higher Degree by Research Administration Centre hdrac.ops@sydney.edu.au |
| University of Technology Sydney | C & E |
Christopher O’Neill christopher.oneill@uts.edu.au |
| University of Wollongong | C & E |
Professor Clive Baldock graduate-research-school@uow.edu.au |
| Western Sydney University | C & E |
Victoria Jones victoria.jones@westernsydney.edu.au |
NT
| University | Sections | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Darwin University | C & E |
CDU Higher Degree by Research research.degrees@cdu.edu.au |
QLD
| University | Sections | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Central Queensland University | C & E |
Renee Mooney or Josh Ariens r.mooney@cqu.edu.au |
| James Cook University | C & E |
Fiona Whittenbury grs@jcu.edu.au |
| Griffith University | C only | Supervisor Only |
| Queensland University of Technology | E only |
Susan Schlinker hdr.intern@qut.edu.au |
| University of Queensland | E only |
HDR Placement Coordinator Engagement and Development Manager graduateschool@uq.edu.au |
| University of South Queensland | C & E |
Rebecca Boddington rebecca.boddington@usq.edu.au |
SA
| University | Sections | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Flinders University | C & E |
HDR Development hdr.development@flinders.edu.au |
| University of Adelaide | C & E |
HDR Industry Enquiries hdrindustryenq@adelaide.edu.au |
| University of South Australia | C & E |
Kelly Martin grcresstudents@unisa.edu.au |
TAS
| University | Sections | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| University of Tasmania | C & E |
Cassandra Oakden c.oakden@utas.edu.au |
VIC
| University | Sections | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Deakin University | C only | Supervisor Only |
| Federation University | C & E |
Helen Wade h.wade@federation.edu.au |
| La Trobe University | C & E |
Research Education and Development red.grs@latrobe.edu.au |
| Monash University | C & E |
Monash Graduate Research Office mgro-industry@monash.edu |
| RMIT University | C & E |
Louise Ballard hdr.outreach@rmit.edu.au |
| Swinburne University | C & E |
Dean of Graduate Research DeanGraduateResearch@swin.edu.au |
| University of Melbourne | C & E |
Science – Jennifer De Gabriele science-gr@unimelb.edu.au |
| C & E |
Engineering & IT – Kate Hale mse-gr@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
Business & Economics – Jennifer Decolongon j.decolongon@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
Veterinary & Agricultural fvas-gr@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
Arts arts-gr@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
Education mgse-research@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
Law law-research@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
School of Design abp-gradresearch@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
Music fineartsmusic-research@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| C & E |
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences mdhs-gr@unimelb.edu.au |
|
| Victoria University | C & E |
Dr Lesley Birch lesley.birch@vu.edu.au |
WA
| University | Sections | Approval Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Curtin University | C & E |
Tania Lerch or Katie Flannagan t.lerch@curtin.edu.au |
| Edith Cowan University | C & E |
Joseph Sim, Calvin Wang or Amanda Bassford grs_strategic@ecu.edu.au |
| Murdoch University | C & E |
Ash Roberts ash.roberts@murdoch.edu.au |
| University of Western Australia | C & E |
Agi Gedeon agi.gedeon@uwa.edu.au |
