Funding
Internal Funding
- Cross Theme Reporting Template (136.1 KB)
Required for this scheme's reporting obligations - IRGS Final Report Template 2013 (58.4 KB)
Required for this scheme's reporting obligations - Linkage Projects Expression of Interest Form 2011 (50.5 KB)
Linkage Projects Expression of Interest Form 2011 - NARGS Final Report (175.9 KB)
Required for this scheme's reporting obligations - REGS 2012 Application Form (61.7 KB)
University of Tasmania Internal Research Enhancement Grant Scheme Application Form 2012 - REGS Budget Template 2011 (38.8 KB)
University of Tasmania Internal Research Enhancement Grant Scheme Budget Template - REGS 2013 Final Report Template (57.2 KB)
Required for this scheme's reporting obligations - Research Conference Support Scheme 2012 Application Form (51.7 KB)
This document provides information on the scheme and the application form. - Research Conference Support Scheme 2012 Funding Guidelines (58.4 KB)
This document provides information on the funding guidelines. - Research Conference Support Scheme Final Report 2013 (55.5 KB)
Required for this scheme's reporting obligations - Research Project Categorisation (181.1 KB)
Flowchart designed to aid in the categorisation of Research Projects - Rising Stars Progress Report (40.5 KB)
University of Tasmania Internal Scheme Progress Report Template - Rising Stars Final Report Template 2013 (60.2 KB)
Required for this scheme's reporting obligations
External Funding
- Research Funding Clearance Form (44.3 KB)
This from must be completed for all new grant, consultancy or contract research projects. - Cooperative Research Centre Scheme UTAS Registration template (76.5 KB)
The purpose of this registration is to keep the involved parties informed. This includes Council, Finance Committee as well as senior Management. - Generic Scheme UTAS Registration Template (84.5 KB)
The purpose of this registration is to keep the involved parties informed. This includes Council, Finance Committee as well as senior Management. - Transferring a grant to UTAS (20.0 KB)
Grant transfer template. - Transferring a grant to another organisation (93.5 KB)
Grant transfer template. - Indirect Costs Charging Policy (216.3 KB)
University Indirect Costs Policy - NHMRC Notification Of Intent Project Application 2013 for 2014 Funding (21.8 KB)
Notification of Intent to submit a NHMRC Project Grant Application in 2013 for 2014 Funding - 2013 NHMRC Funding dates (384.9 KB)
2013 NHMRC Project Grant Round Dates and Deadlines - NHMRC Project Grants Category Descriptors (114.0 KB)
2012 NHMRC Project Grants Category Descriptors - NHMRC Project Grant Application 2013 for 2014 funding - First Draft Proposal Template (29.2 KB)
NHMRC Project Grant Application 2013 for 2014 funding - First Draft Proposal Template - ARC online Research Management System (RMS) Information Document (50.8 KB)
ARC online Research Management System (RMS) Advice and Information - ARC Industrial Transformations Seminar Nov 2012 (99.5 KB)
Industrial Transformation Research Program Seminar Presentation - ARC Notfication of Intent to Submit Form (29.8 KB)
Please complete this form if you are intending to submit an ARC application in late 2012 or early 2013 or if you need preliminary advice before committing to developing an application. - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Org Statement Guidelines (20.7 KB)
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2013 Organisational Statement Guidelines - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Rules Summary and Changes (29.5 KB)
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2013- Funding Rules, summary and changes - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Workshop 1 - Introduction to DECRA (259.0 KB)
Introduction to the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme, and research opportunity and performance evidence (ROPE) - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Workshop 2 - Codes, Summary and Project Housekeeping (526.7 KB)
Workshop Two: Codes, Summaries & Housekeeping - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Workshop 3- The Project (171.5 KB)
Managing and putting together your DECRA Project - ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Workshop 4 - Budgets (461.3 KB)
Putting together a budget for your project - ARC LIEF 2014 National Innovation Priorities (17.2 KB)
Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities scheme National Innovation Priorities
Contracted Research and Consultancy
- Private Consultancy Statutory Declaration (15.9 KB)
This form must be completed for all Private Consultancies and sent to your Head of School and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) - Research Funding Clearance Form (44.3 KB)
This from must be completed for all new grant, consultancy or contract research projects. - Consultancy or Contract Research fact sheet (30.0 KB)
Fact sheet on consultancy or contracted research.
Budget Tools
- UTAS Research Costing Tool (UTAS Staff Only)
UTAS Research costing tool (Please see the associated pdf guide for further details on its use) - UTAS Research Costing Tool Guide
User guide for the UTAS Research costing tool (pdf)
Project Closure
- Consultancy Bonus Form (23.8 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Project Closure Form (91.5 KB)
University of Tasmania web page
Graduate Research
Application for Higher Degree by Research Candidature
- Applicant Medical Pro forma (65.1 KB)
Applicant Medical Pro forma - Referee Report (370.0 KB)
To be completed by the nominated referees - Supervisor Registration (321.7 KB)
Application must be submitted via the relevant Head of School - Supervisor Re-registration (399.0 KB)
Application must be submitted via the relevant Head of School. - Application - Part 1 Candidate (413.5 KB)
Application for admission and scholarship for higher degree research candidature at UTAS. - Application - Part 2 School (107.8 KB)
School recommendation on an application for admission and scholarship.
Candidature Requirements
- Supervision - Meeting Record Template (340.0 KB)
Candidate-Supervisor meeting record sheet - Research Plan (45.7 KB)
Research Plan
Scholarships
- Claim for Travel & Establishment (413.0 KB)
Travel and establishment allowance claim form. - Notification of Bank Details (332.5 KB)
Banking details form. - Thesis Allowance Claim (364.0 KB)
Claim for thesis allowance. - Scholarship application for current candidates (68.7 KB)
Current candidates only should use this form. Prospective candidates should use the combined application for admission and scholarship form (Application - Part 1 Candidate) under 'Application for Higher Degree by Research Candidature' above. - Scholarship conditions (85.3 KB)
Standard Scholarship conditions template - Scholarship checklist (431.5 KB)
Use this checklist for school / institute or industry funded scholarships
Changes to Candidature Information
- Change Supervision Arrangements (65.4 KB)
Application to change supervision arrangements. - Transfer to Doctoral Candidature (38.8 KB)
Application to transfer from Research Masters to Doctoral Candidature. - Change Candidature / Scholarship (49.6 KB)
Application to change candidature or scholarship details. - Transfer to Masters (318.6 KB)
Application to transfer from Doctoral Candidature to Research Masters. - Additional Unit Request (48.7 KB)
Application to enrol in additional units. - Change Thesis Topic (53.6 KB)
Application to change thesis topic/title - Change of School (383.5 KB)
Application to change school of enrolment. - Candidature Medical Pro forma (65.1 KB)
This form should be used by candidates who are applying on medical grounds for an extension or suspension in excess of ten working days or for a change from full-time to part-time candidature on medical grounds.
Examination
- Statement of Co-authorship (32.0 KB)
Contributors for inclusion in the thesis. - Thesis Submission (44.2 KB)
Submission of graduate research thesis. - Nomination of Examiners (47.4 KB)
Nominations of examiners form. - Final Thesis Submission Checklist (115.3 KB)
Requirements for submission of final thesis. - Thesis Requirements (18.7 KB)
Mandatory requirements and other information. - 40 Word Summary Guidelines (120.4 KB)
40 word summary guidelines. - Electronic thesis access form (651.0 KB)
Electronic thesis access form. - Thesis Title Page Template (53.5 KB)
Template for the Thesis Title Page
Integrity and Ethics
Research Integrity
- Governance and Reporting Structure RIEC 2013 (178.2 KB)
Document showing the research governance and reporting structure for the University of Tasmania - Research Integrity and Ethics Committee Terms of Reference (101.0 KB)
Committee terms of reference
Animal Ethics
- Animal Ethics Committee Initial Application (173.7 KB)
University of Tasmania Animal Ethics Committee Initial Application Form - Information about applying for Ethics Approval (61.5 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Animal Ethics Committee Annual Report (74.0 KB)
This report must be submitted to the Research Services office ONE MONTH BEFORE your current approval permit expires (which is the anniversary date of approval as detailed on your approval permit). - Animal Ethics Committee Application to Modify Approved Project (65.4 KB)
To modify an approved investigation - Animal Ethics Committee Managing your Approvals Guide (55.0 KB)
Explanation of how to modify your existing approvals, and what the reporting obligations for animal research are - Animal Ethics Mouse and Rat Passport (75.9 KB)
The mouse and rat passport is intended to provide husbandry and welfare information for establishments receiving genetically altered mice and rats. The passport does not replace any requirements for Australian Government department permission for movement, import licences or Health Certification. - Annual Animal Usage Report (2013) (202.0 KB)
Reporting form for annual aminal usage figures - Bird Instrumentation Form (165.1 KB)
Supplementary to the Animal Ethics Committee Initial Application Form - Before filling out this form, please read the Guidelines for the Instrumentation of Birds - Change an Investigator (73.5 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Facility Registration Form (44.8 KB)
Required to register facilities which will store animals for research purposes - Facility Registration Guidelines (53.5 KB)
Guidelines for facilities registration - Guidelines on the Euthanasia of Rats and Mice (17.0 KB)
Animal Welfare Guidelines for acceptable methods of euthanasia of rats and mice - Guidelines for weight loss and acclimatisation of lab animals (44.1 KB)
Animal Users Group Lab Animal Welfare Guidelines - Guidelines for the AEC Unexpected Adverse Event Reporting Form (81.4 KB)
Definitions of unexpected adverse events, together with researcher's reoprting and other UAE obligations - Information on Modifying Existing Approvals and Reporting Obligations (59.5 KB)
A guide to help explain how to modify existing ethical approvals and reporting obligations - Non target species bycatch guidelines (64.0 KB)
Details the obligations of investigators carrying out fauna surveys or trapping in relation to bycatch animals (non target species) - Notification of Involvement in External Research (127.0 KB)
Form for notifying the Animal Ethics Committee of involvement of non-UTAS research - Standard Operating Procedure - Killing Animals With Carbon Dioxide (87.4 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Unexpected Adverse Event Reporting Form (77.8 KB)
Form for reporting any event to the AEC which has an adverse effect on the welfare of animals during a research project - Mammal Instrumentation Form (82.1 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Guidelines for technical staff working on rodent protocols (17.4 KB)
Guidelines on the roles and responsibilities of technical staff involved in handling rodents for research at UTAS - Guidelines on Animals Used for Display (17.2 KB)
UTAS Guidelines on animals used for display purposes
Human Ethics
Health and Medical HREC
- Privacy Form for Researchers (75.4 KB)
This form must be included with ethics applications if the proposed research involves the collection, use or disclosure of personal information held by Commonwealth or State agencies, or organisations in the private sector. - Health and Medical Consent Form (32.0 KB)
Health and Medical consent form. - Information Sheet for Clinical Trial (46.5 KB)
Participant information sheet (proforma) clinical trial (excluding genetic testing and collection/storage of human tissue). - Information Sheet for Tissue Banking (28.5 KB)
Participant information sheet (proforma) tissue banking or storage of tissue samples. - Information Sheet for Genetic Testing (42.5 KB)
Participant information sheet (proforma) trials involving genetic testing and collection of human tissue. - Finance and Administration Form-Health and Medical (96.0 KB)
This form must be submitted in conjunction with the appropriate application form (NEAF, Low-risk, Prior Approval form) to the Tasmania Health and Medical HREC. - International Serious Adverse Event Report (56.1 KB)
A quarterly report is to be submitted to the HREC, outlining all the international SAEs reported for that time period. - Health and Medical Prior Approval form (95.4 KB)
Application form for prior approval from an NHMRC registered HREC. - Protocol Deviation Report form (79.5 KB)
Please see Protocol Deviations Guidance Notes December 2010 for information on the circumstances leading to the necessary completion of this form. - Low Risk Application form (85.0 KB)
Low risk application form. - Health and Medical Request for Extension (36.1 KB)
Extension of approval beyond 4 years - Health and Medical Amendment to Approved Project (80.7 KB)
This form should be completed for all types of Health and Medical amendment applications and sent to the appropriate Ethics Officer along with the attachments indicated below. - Prior Approval from other Ethics Committees (95.5 KB)
This form should be completed by researchers who are participating in a research project that has already been approved by a NHMRC registered HREC. - Health and Medical Progress and Final Report (105.0 KB)
A progress report is due every year on the anniversary of approval and on completion of the project. - TSRAC Study Protocol Pro Forma.docx (18.0 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Medicines Australia Indemnity Form for Medical Trials HREC Review Only (41.8 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Terms of Reference for the Tas Scientific Research Advisory Committee (213.8 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Submission for Document Acknowledgement Form (47.4 KB)
University of Tasmania web page
Social Science HREC
- Annual Progress Report (105.5 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - protocol deviation guidance (87.7 KB)
Any activity that occurs at your site, which does not conform to the procedures set out in the research protocol must be reported using this form. - Minimal Risk Application (251.0 KB)
Social Science HREC minimal risk application. - Annual Report Final (105.5 KB)
University of Tasmania web page - Privacy Form for Researchers (75.4 KB)
This form must be included with ethics applications if the proposed research involves the collection, use or disclosure of personal information held by Commonwealth or State agencies, or organisations in the private sector. - Information Sheet for Social Science Research (21.2 KB)
Participant information sheet (proforma) social science/humanities research. - Social Sciences Consent Form (21.8 KB)
Social Sciences consent form. - Prior Approval from other Ethics Committees (95.5 KB)
This form should be completed by researchers who are participating in a research project that has already been approved by a NHMRC registered HREC. - Social Science HREC Full Application (131.7 KB)
Social Sciences HREC full committee application. - Social Science HREC Amendment to Approved Project (90.0 KB)
This form should be completed to apply for amendments to all types of applications previously approved by the Social Science HREC. - Extension Request (94.0 KB)
This form should be completed to apply for an extension to ethics approval beyond the 4 years originally granted by the Social Science HREC.
Top 10 Funding, Consultancy and Ethics Research Forms
Funding and Consultancy
- Research Funding Clearance Form (44.3 KB)
This from must be completed for all new grant, consultancy or contract research projects. - Transferring a grant to another organisation (93.5 KB)
Grant transfer template. - Transferring a grant to UTAS (20.0 KB)
Grant transfer template.
Ethics and Integrity
- Animal Ethics Committee Initial Application (173.7 KB)
University of Tasmania Animal Ethics Committee Initial Application Form - Low Risk Application form (85.0 KB)
Low risk application form. - Information Sheet for Social Science Research (21.2 KB)
Participant information sheet (proforma) social science/humanities research. - Minimal Risk Application (251.0 KB)
Social Science HREC minimal risk application. - Protocol Deviation Report form (79.5 KB)
Please see Protocol Deviations Guidance Notes December 2010 for information on the circumstances leading to the necessary completion of this form. - Unexpected Adverse Event Reporting Form (77.8 KB)
Form for reporting any event to the AEC which has an adverse effect on the welfare of animals during a research project - Annual Report Final (105.5 KB)
University of Tasmania web page
Research Communications Resources
UTAS Research PowerPoint Template
- UTAS Powerpoint Research Template (4.8 MB)
Blank PowerPoint template.