Overview
Postgraduate Commonwealth Supported Places (PG CSPs) are limited and are allocated in accordance with approved University priorities, Commonwealth eligibility requirements and available Commonwealth Supported Place allocation.
There is no separate application process for a PG CSP. Eligible domestic applicants who receive an offer of admission to an approved postgraduate program or who are identified as part of an approved priority cohort will be automatically considered prior to the commencement of each semester.
A Commonwealth Supported Place is subsidised by the Australian Government, with students paying a student contribution amount rather than full tuition fees. Information on Commonwealth Supported fee amounts is available here.
Eligibility
To be considered for a PG CSP, applicants must:
- be a domestic student – see definition here.
- meet Commonwealth eligibility requirements;
- meet admission requirements for the relevant ANU program; and
- be eligible for an offer of admission to a CSP-eligible postgraduate program; or
- be identified as an applicant from an approved priority cohort.
Approved PG CSP priority areas
From 2027 onwards, ANU will automatically consider eligible applicants for PG CSPs in the following priority areas:
Priority cohorts
Eligible applicants from the following cohorts will be offered a PG CSP, subject to meeting admission and Commonwealth eligibility requirements:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants;
- permanent humanitarian visa holders; and
- Regional, Rural and Remote applicants.
Strategic postgraduate programs
A limited number of PG CSPs will be available in the following postgraduate programs:
- Master of Professional Psychology; and
- Master of Clinical Psychology.
Domestic students commencing the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD) program will be Commonwealth Supported as per their admission offer. Please contact the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology at admissions.smp@anu.edu.au for further information.
Cross-institutional study arrangements
Applicants undertaking approved cross-institutional study at ANU may be considered for a CSP where they hold a Commonwealth Supported Place at their home institution.
Conditions
Recipients are expected to take up the CSP in the semester for which it is offered. Requests to defer a CSP will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If a recipient withdraws from their program or changes to a different program, the CSP is forfeited.