Annual Progress Reports

What is the purpose of the Annual Progress Report?

Each year the Monash Research Graduate School requires that all doctoral and MPhil candidates complete an Annual Progress Report. Masters by research candidates should provide an Annual Progress Report to their faculty.

The purpose of the Annual Progress Report is to provide the candidate, the supervisor, and the head of the academic unit (or nominated representative) an opportunity to review the progress of the candidate.  Candidates who have concerns that cannot be raised in the Annual Progress Report should speak with the Associate Dean (Research Degrees) in their Faculty. Alternatively, candidates may submit a confidential report to the Monash Research Graduate School, in addition to completing the Annual Progress Report through the normal channels.

The Research Graduate School Committee believes that if a problem is indicated in the Annual Progress Report, action should be taken as soon as possible to assist the candidate. Where a concern has been raised, the faculty representative on the committee will, in consultation with the parties concerned, draw up a plan of action to tackle the problem.