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Start your PhD Well: Budgeting and funding

Description:	Do you need to design a budget for your Confirmation of Candidature or for research project funding? $A desk with papers and a cup of coffee AI-generated content may be incorrect.$ Design a clearly communicated, convincing budget. It's a necessary tool for obtaining funding that demonstrates good project management. In this workshop, you will: identify resource requirements evaluate essential and desirable research project resources review graduate research funding sources create a well-designed budget Be ready to apply these skills in the workshop to apply to your Confirmation of Candidature and/or other Register now to receive the zoom link the day before. There is also a self-paced, asynchronous ONLINE resource for each workshop topic in the Graduate Research Professional Skills ilearn unit Start your PhD Well. The first time you access this unit, you will need to enrol yourself in the unit by hitting the Self enrol button.
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Date:	Tuesday 28 April 2026
Time:	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Audiences	Graduate Research Students
Venue(s):	Online 18WW 183
Facilitator(s):	Dr. Chris Bilsland
Enquiries:	gr.development@mq.edu.au
Registration closes:	Monday 27 April 2026 05:00 PM

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Year of Candidature (FTE)	0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3+
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Terms & Conditions Graduate Research students who register for this training event but do not attend will be reported to their Principal Supervisor and Faculty Liaison Coordinator, and may be restricted from participating in future graduate research training events. To cancel your registration, select 'unregister' in your registration confirmation or email the event enquiry contact as soon as possible. Your MQ ID number is the unique identifier for your registration and will not be disclosed. I Agree with Terms and Conditions above