This Referee Report is to be completed by the Primary Supervisor and the Independent Referee
(each completes a separate form).
Each referee should complete the appropriate section(s) as indicated on the referee report form.
IMPORTANT NOTES
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For
 pplicants
Applicants are responsible for the following:
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Nominating appropriate referees and obtaining the required referee reports;
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Notifying the referee of their correct referee type (Primary Supervisor or Independent
Referee); and
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Ensuring the referee reports are submitted through RGMS by the nominated Referee prior to the closing date of the application round.
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For
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Primary

Supervisors
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Primary Supervisors must ensure that their CV is uploaded with their completed referee report (as one PDF document).
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For All Referees
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All referee reports must be uploaded into RGMS no later than 5:00pm AEST on
Wednesday 25 June 2014.
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Once a referee report has been submitted in RGMS, it is final, and no changes will be permitted.
Applicants must ensure that they submit a complete application (which includes the required referee reports).
Incomplete applications will be deemed ineligible and removed from further peer review.
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:
The supervisor must attach an abbreviated (2 page) version of their CV to this report. The report and the CV should be combined into a single PDF document.
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Naming convention to be used for this document:
[AppID]_[Applicant Family Name]_[ Referee] _[1]_[Referee Family Name] eg: 123456_Black _Referee_1_White
OR
The Independent Referee is to have had no substantive professional or private contact with the applicant. They must not have had any previous or current collaboration with the applicant’s recent or future supervisors, but should be knowledgeable in the applicant’s field of study.
The Independent Referee should not be at the applicant’s current institution.
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Naming convention to be used for this document:
[AppID]_[Applicant Family Name]_[Referee]_[2]_[Referee Family Name] eg: 123456_Black _Referee_2_Green
HOW TO SUBMIT THE REFEREE REPORT
1.
Log into RGMS with your user name and password.
2.
From the RGMS Home Page select the ‘ Referee
’ tab.
3.
Select the ‘ Upload referee report’ link.
4.
Initiative – Select ‘ Postgraduate Scholarship
’ from the drop down menu.
5.
Round – Select ‘ 2014_Postgraduate Scholarships Funding commencing 2015
’.
6.
Application – Click on the binoculars and search for the relevant applicant for which you are providing a reference (searching by application ID number or surname).
7.
Click ‘ Add
’.
8.
Referee Report – Click on the browse button and upload your PDF.
9.
Click on ‘ Save ’.
Your report has now been uploaded and the applicant will receive an automated email confirming submission of your referee report.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICANT
Application ID
Title
First Name
Surname
Institution
INFORMATION ABOUT THE REFEREE COMPLETING THIS REPORT
Title
Given Name
Surname
Email
Institution
Position
Referee Type (ie
Supervisor or
Independent)
Please complete the following:
How would you rank the applicant’s academic record?
Please place a X in the most appropriate %:
□
Top 5%
□
Top 10% Top 20%
□
Top 50%
What are the major strengths of the applicant?
( no more than three dot points)
What are the major expected outcomes from the research project proposed by the applicant?
( no more than three dot points)
What is the likelihood of the research being successful?
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This Section is to be completed by REFEREE 1 (PRIMARY SUPERVISOR) ONLY
1. Briefly outline the equipment, space, research assistance, other laboratory support and institutional facilities that will be available to the applicant and the project:
(No more than 50 words)
2. Outline the mentoring arrangements that will be available to the applicant under your supervision at your institution:
(No more than 50 words)
3. If relevant, do you support the scholar undertaking their studies part-time?
(Please place an X in the most appropriate answer)
Yes
No
4. Additional comments.
(No more than 50 words)
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