Offered By	ANU College of Business and Economics
Minimum	24 units
Academic Contact	grace.shao@anu.edu.au
Academic Plan	6450XCGCIE
CRICOS Code	073484D
UAC Code	832251(Grad Cert Innovation & Entrpnr)

The ANU recognises that there are substantial opportunities for HDR students who have acquired entrepreneurial, commercial and professional skills in conjunction with their research.  The Graduate Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship has been designed to address this potential and work to offer students the opportunity to gain these skills.

To achieve this, the certificate works to equip students with the commercial, entrepreneurial and professional skills, experience and networks. 

It has been designed to:

• enable students to gain an understanding of, and skills in; business planning, project management, communication and commercialisation of their research - these subjects will be taught in a manner that allows them to be translated in both the academic and professional sphere
• create and nurture innovation, risk and creativity
• create a space whereby students from contrasting disciplines interact and potential research or business partnerships are formed
• be discipline specific, with students able to choose electives based on their field of study or recognised skill-requirements

Admission Requirements:

Admission and Application Information

There are several options available for students interested in completing the Certificate, these include:

1. Entry with Full Scholarship (ANU Research Students)

Overview

There are a limited number of full scholarships available for ANU students commencing full or part-time study for the Certificate. Scholarships cover tuition fees, relevant conference/workshop attendance and a stipend of $10,000 to be paid in two segments (part-time) or one segment (full-time) over the duration of the Certificate.  There may be some variation in scholarship amount from year to year.

Who is Eligible? 

Domestic and International ANU PhD & MPhil students

Application Process

The application form must be completed.

Closing Dates

Semester 1 commencement: applications close 17 December

Semester 2 commencement: applications close 30 May

Certificate Structure

Certificate Content

- Two compulsory core subjects

- Two electives (discipline specific)

- Conference and workshop attendance

Part-time Study 

There are 3 possible avenues for students:

(a) Students reduce their PhD or MPhil load to 18 units per semester and concurrently undertake 6 units of the Grad Cert per semester or;

(b) With Supervisor approval, students can continue their PhD or MPhil at the full load of 24 units per semester while concurrently undertaking 6 units for the Grad Cert as an overload or;

(c) With Supervisor approval, students can continue their PhD or MPhil at the full load of 18 units per semester while concurrently undertaking 12 units for the Grad Cert as an overload.

N.B. Students who undertake part-time study need to determine how this will affect the timing of their PhD (essentially it will take them 6 months more) and whether they wish to continue to receive their full time APA payments (we are able to have 18 units still reported as full-time), but this would mean they are without a scholarship for the extended 6 months as they would have utilised all their scholarship.  If they choose to receive their APA part-time this would make sure that these payments last longer

Full-time Study

There are 2 possible avenues for students:

a) Students are able to complete the Certificate during the HDR thesis examination period on condition that no more than 3 months of full time or equivalent part time study is required to complete CTS training. 

b) Students can defer their PhD or MPhil for a semester and complete the Certificate over that semester. This option will need to be discussed with your supervisor, and a formal application for leave submitted.

 

2. Entry as Full-Fee paying student

Overview

Students are required to pay tuition costs, but the ANU may be able to assist students in attending relevant conferences and workshops (if available, the ANU contribution will cover registration fees, travel and accommodation costs)

Who is Eligible? 

Domestic and International applicants, as well as ANU PhD, Masters by Coursework and MPhil students

Application Process

The following application form must be completed:

            Domestic Applicants: http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms/sas24local.pdf

            International Applicants: http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms/sas24international.pdf

Admission Requirements

Academic requirements - a Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised university.  The relative ranking and/or reputation of the university may be taken into consideration.  Applicants completing an Australian degree program must have achieved a minimum grade average of 65% in their undergraduate studies.  Students completing degree studies outside Australia will need to meet a similar minimum grade requirement, however due to variations in grading scales the specific requirements vary between countries. As an indication, examples of grades required include a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or Upper Second Class Honours degree.  Please contact the ANU directly for the grade average required for your country.

Work experience - applicants must have at least 3 years professional or managerial work experience accumulated after the completion of a bachelor degree or at least 5 years work experience overall.  The applicant's work experience will be determined from information supplied in the application form, CV, referees reports and statement of purpose.  There must be clear evidence of career development.

English Language - applicants who are citizens of Australia, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Singapore or South Africa can demonstrate English language capability by evidence of completion of their bachelor degree where the medium of instruction was English at a recognised, local university in their home country.

Applicants from all other countries and Australian permanent residents will usually be required to supply evidence of English language capability which meets the ANU requirements.  The ANU English language requirements are:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - overall score of  6.5 with no band below 6.0

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - computer-based score of 230 with TWE of 4.5 OR paper-based test score of 570 with TWE of 4.5

Closing Dates

As per the application form.

Send Application form to:

University Admissions
The Australian National University
Pauline Griffin Building (#11)
CANBERRA ACT 200
AUSTRALIA

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.