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clearly capable of being extended and converted to Doctoral level. Conversion of enrolmentfrom Master's to a Doctoral program requires the approval of the Faculty Graduate StudiesCommittee.Selection of Potential Doctoral Students by the SchoolIn addition to the University application form, the School of Psychology and Speech Pathologyrequires applicants to submit examples of their previous research endeavours, together withacademic references and a written account of their skills, objectives and motivations forundertaking the PhD (Counselling Psychology) program. The application also requires a briefdescription of the proposed research (maximum of two pages).Applicants are required to approach suitable staff members prior to submitting theirapplication to determine if they are willing to be on the supervision team. ThePostgraduate Coordinator can provide information on who may be appropriate for a particulartopic. Further information is provided on the School‟s website (http://psych.curtin.edu.au/.The application will be reviewed by the School‟s Graduate Studies Committee, and/or otherstaff members considered appropriate for the applicant and their proposed area of study.Consideration of whether an appropriate supervisory panel can be provided, and whetherfacilities necessary for research in the area signalled by the applicant can be made available,will affect the selection of suitable postgraduate students.The Federal government now funds postgraduate research places at each University on acomplex formula with penalties for students who fail to complete and rewards for studentswhose completion is “timely”. The potential of the student to complete the thesis and thepotential of the project to be done in the minimum time are considered when determining thesuitability of a student to the program.Postgraduate ScholarshipsFull-time students enrolled in the PhD (Counselling Psychology) program who have first classHonours or the equivalent are eligible to apply for a Commonwealth Research Award(Australian Postgraduate Award; APA) or a Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship (CUPS)for a three year period of doctoral study. The „equivalent‟ of first class honours may beconsidered as one or more of the following: students who have achieved candidacy, publishedpapers in refereed journals or demonstrated in other ways progress towards the PhD. Studentscan apply at any time throughout their PhD. Further information is available at the followingweb site: http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/External scholarships are also available from granting bodies such as: Healthway WA, NHMRCand the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund. For information on these, students shouldcontact the University‟s Research & Development Office, or visit the appropriate organisation‟swebsite. Additional scholarships are also available from the School of Psychology and SpeechPathology.Forms for Postgraduate StudiesAs you progress through your postgraduate studies you will require many forms throughout thevarious stages of your program. These are available on the University website, at:http://research.curtin.edu.au/graduate/forms.htmlThese can be downloaded to a PC or Mac for completion. Forms are often updated and it ismuch safer to download the most recent ones than to rely on ones that may have been printedoff some time ago.70Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)