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La Trobe University
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Milestones for PhD and Masters students

The Research Progress Panel (RPP) Report Form is available here (Word doc file).

Milestone PhD Masters
Completion of Prof. Doc. coursework
Confirmation of Supervisors and Research Progress Panel (RPP) Chair 1 month 1 month
Confirmation of Research Progress Panel (RRP) members 3 month 2 month
Research Progress Panel agrees timelines and milestones for the project 3 months 3 months
Proposal approved 3 months 3 months
Progress Report 6 months 6 months
Ethics Approval (if required) 6 months 6 months
Progress Report 12 months 12 months
Progress Report 18 months 18 months
Significant Work Presentation* 24 months 24 months
Progress Report 24 months 24 months
Progress Report 30 months
Significant Work Presentation* 36 months
Progress Report 36 months
Progress Report 42 months
Progress Report 48 months
Draft Dissertation Outline Approval#
Notification of Intention to Submit 3 months prior to submission 3 months prior to submission


*Significant Work Presentation: if the student had in the period an oral or poster presentation, the milestone is completed. Confirmation has to be provided to RPP.

#Research Progress Panel will agree an appropriate date for this milestone in consultation with the candidate.

Supervisor and Student might agree to include further milestones, in which case an updated timeline must be submitted to RPP for approval at the 3 months RPP meeting.