Forms and guidelines

Academic Procedures, Guidelines and Forms

For forms and guidelines for new paper and programme proposals:

Resources and proposal templates for academic approval and quality assurance processes

• Approval of Summer School Papers: Guidelines (Word)
• Student Academic Misconduct Procedures
• External Assessment Policy (Word)
• External Assessor Guidelines (PDF)
• External Assessment (Dissertation) Cover Sheet (Word)
• External Assessment (Paper) Cover Sheet (Word)

Application forms – students

For enrolment and application information about programmes of study:

Enrolling at Otago

Bridging Scholarships

• Māori Bridging Scholarships 2024: Guidelines (PDF)
• Māori Bridging Scholarships 2024: Application Form (PDF)
• Pacific Bridging Scholarships 2024: Guidelines (PDF)
• Pacific Bridging Scholarships 2024: Application Form (PDF)
• Pacific Bridging Scholarships: Endorsement for Pacific Students (PDF)

Human resources / employment

• Recruitment Information (PDF)
• Fixed-term Teaching Staff – Guidelines (PDF)
• Humanities FTE Calculations (Excel)

For information on the Academic Confirmation process:

Confirmation path

Leave

• Event Attendance and Travel Request
  All domestic leave is approved by either the Dean of College of Education/Faculty of Law, Head of School
  All international leave requires PVC approval

For Humanities Research and Study Leave enquires:

Email rsl.humanities@otago.ac.nz

Humanities expenditure guidelines

• Humanities Expenditure Guidelines (PDF)

Humanities research funding

• Research Funding: Guidelines for applicants (PDF)
• Research Funding (non-conference): Application form (Word)
• Conference or Symposia Funding (PDF)
• Pilot Guidelines for Second-Round Research Proposal Funding (PDF)
• ISR Guidelines (PDF)

Te Kete Aronui Division of Humanities Strategic Plan

• Te Kete Aronui Division of Humanities Strategic Plan 2022–2026 (PDF)
• Te Kete Aronui Division of Humanities Strategic Plan 2022–2026 on a page (PDF)

Māori Strategic Framework (MSF)

• Māori Strategic Framework

Performing Arts Fund

For information about and application forms for the Performing Arts Fund:

Performing Arts Fund

Postgraduate

PhD

• Resources and support for PhD students
• The PhD Handbook
• PhD Conference Funding
• Division-specific advice, and contact information for the Associate Dean Graduate Studies
• The Graduate Studies policies, guidelines and information page provides information on Divisional policy, processes and associated forms, including specific forms for the MA(Coursework).

Research Masters' degrees

• Resources and support for Research Masters students
• The Handbook for Research Masters' Degrees
• Division-specific advice, and contact information for the Associate Dean Graduate Studies
• The Graduate Studies policies, guidelines and information page provides information on Divisional policy, processes and associated forms, including specific forms for the MA(Coursework).

Taught or Coursework Masters', Honours and Postgraduate Diplomas

These degrees comprise a number of postgraduate papers and sometimes a research component, normally 40–60 points.  Most are administered within Programmes, with Divisional oversight by the Associate Dean Graduate Studies.

For Divisional policy, processes and associated forms, including specific forms for the MA(Coursework):

Graduate Studies policies, guidelines and information

Support for conferences

Events Hub
Advice and information when organising conferences and symposia.