Visiting students

If you are enrolled at an Australian or overseas university you may enrol as a Visiting Student to undertake a research project or placement with a scientist at QIMR as a part of your degree program.

Eligibility

To be accepted as a Visiting Student at QIMR you must:

• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree, or the final year of an undergraduate degree at a recognised Australian or overseas university
• Have arranged a research project or placement with a QIMR supervisor
• Complete and submit a Visiting Student Admission Form at least one month before you want to start at QIMR
• International students must obtain an appropriate visa from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
  This process may take up to 12 weeks to finalise and this should be taken into consideration when determining your visit dates.

Visiting Student placements are normally no more than 6 months duration. If you want to work at QIMR for longer than this, for example you are a PhD student enrolled outside QIMR and want to spend some of your time working with your associate supervisor at QIMR, you should apply for admission as a postgraduate student.

Application Process

To be considered for a Visiting Student placement here, you should first identify a suitable QIMR researcher who supports your application and will supervise you during your time at QIMR. Information about the research laboratories and groups can be found on the our Research Departments page.

You or your QIMR supervisor should email the following documents to Melanie.Anderson@qimr.edu.au:

• Completed Visiting Student Admission form
  
• Current curriculum vitae or resume
• Brief project outline (no more than one page)
• A letter of support or training agreement from your home university or course supervisor that confirms your placement at QIMR is a part of your degree program
• Documentation from your home university to confirm that you will be enrolled there during your time at QIMR and therefore covered by their insurance
  
  For Australian students, this is normally a copy of your online unofficial transcript
  
  For international students, this information may be included in the letter of support or training document above but must be on university letterhead and must show that you will be covered during the whole of your stay at QIMR (with dates). Alternatively, you can provide documentation of your insurance status
  

Approval Process

Once we have received the completed form and all supporting documents, the Higher Degrees Committee will consider your application and you will be notified of the outcome in writing as soon as possible.

Getting Started

Before you can start your project at QIMR you must have:

• Received notification that your QIMR Visiting Student Admission form has been approved
• Provided current proof of enrolment from your home university
• Collected your induction documents from Human Resources

For help, please contact: E Melanie.Anderson@qimr.edu.au