Postgraduate Publications Award
Final Report
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Name:
Degree:
Department:
ID Number:
Estimated thesis submission date:
PPA start date:
Thesis submission date:
PPA Award end date:
Supervisor/s of PPA project
The purpose of this report is to provide the Faculty of Science and your School with information
which will assist in evaluating the objectives and outcomes of the Faculty of Science Postgraduate
Publication Award Scheme. The Faculty and School needs to ensure that postgraduate research
award schemes foster high quality research outcomes for both the student recipients and the
Faculty and Schools generally. Your responses will remain confidential and will be used only for
the purposes outlined above.
Section A: To be completed by the awardee
Please answer the questions below, and complete a separate sheet (attached) for each
publication on which you worked whilst receiving the Postgraduate Publication Award
YES
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I worked full-time on preparing my research findings for
publication whilst receiving the award
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I attended a Monash University campus regularly whilst
receiving my award
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I had access to adequate facilities in the University to
complete the writing up
NO
Please provide an assessment of the benefits of the Publications Award. In particular, please
comment on how the award has assisted you in
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achieving your goals and
preparing for your future career
Please note that extracts from this report may be required for use in Monash publications.
I agree to the contents of this report being used in Monash publications.
I do not agree to the contents of this report being used in Monash publications.
Please provide detailed information about the publications that you have been working on whilst
receiving the twelve week award. Please include any works which are in outline only, and any
manuscripts started before your award actually commenced but were completed during the
award. Please use a separate sheet for each work on which you are reporting, by copying the
sheet provided with this form. Please submit this page and all sheets to your supervisor and
head for comment (Sections B and C).
Please indicate the total number of sheets that you are attaching to this report:
Awardee’s signature:
Date:
Once completed by awardee, supervisor and head of academic unit, this report
should be submitted to:
Faculty of Science, Research Office
14 Rainforest Walk, Clayton Campus, Wellington Rd
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
Telephone + 61 3 9905 9052 Facsimile + 61 3 9905 1450
Email sci-pgrad-enquries@monash.edu
Postgraduate Publications Award
Publications & manuscripts arising from the award
Please commence by copying this sheet if you are reporting more than one work.
Sheet number:
Name:
Title of
manuscript:
Co-authors
(please show
affiliations):
Progress:
The outline has been developed
The outline has been endorsed by the supervisor(s)
Writing commenced on (date)
Writing was completed on (date)
(Proposed)
publisher:
Name of
publication:
Is this publication refereed? If yes, please attached evidence
Current status
of the work:
Yes
No
Date submitted:
Requested to revise & resubmit manuscript?
Yes
No
Date accepted:
Date published:
Date rejected:
Please outline
the relation of
this work to
your thesis
Please attach the abstract of the manuscript as (to be) supplied to the publisher. Do not
send whole articles if they are more than one page.
Section B: To be completed by the supervisor
The Faculty of Science Research Office would like an assessment of the value of the
Publications Award, from the perspective of the supervisor of the awardee. We are
particularly interested in
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the quality of the articles etc. that the recipient has worked on
the quality of the publications in which they will (may) appear
the effect that the twelve week writing-up period may have on the recipient’s career
the implications of the publication on Monash University’s research profile
any comments you wish to make about the benefits of the award in this case
Supervisor’s signature:
Date:
Section C: To be completed by the head of the academic unit (or
nominee)
The Faculty of Science, Research Office would like your comments on the above report:
Head’s signature:
(or nominee)
Date:
Section D: To be completed by the Faculty of Science, Associate Dean
(Graduate Research)
Associate Dean’s comments on the above report:
Associate Dean
(Research Training)
signature:
This completed report should be submitted to:
Faculty of Science, Research Office
14 Rainforest Walk, Clayton Campus, Wellington Rd
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
Telephone + 61 3 9905 9052 Facsimile + 61 3 9905 1450
Email sci-pgrad-enquries@monash.edu
Date: