How to apply for a Research Program - Information for AusAID Scholarship nominees

Find a supervisor and an academic unit

Your first step is to determine your preferred field of study and find the Faculty or Academic Unit that will best meet your requirements.  Click here for information of the Research Strengths of UOW.  You are also encouraged to visit the staff web pages of each Faculty to identify a potential supervisor who matches your area of interest.

Find a research topic and write a research proposal

You should contact a potential supervisor, or Postgraduate Studies or Faculty Head to discuss the broad plan for your research project prior to applying for admission.  

You will need to develop and submit with your application a clear research proposal summarising the topic/field of research you would like to pursue.  Include your proposed methodology and theoretical orientation and your motivations for wanting to undertake this research.

See How to write a Research Proposal on the Prospective Research Students website for useful information about how to write a research proposal.

Apply for Admission

The AusAID Office in your country handles applications for admission to Australian universities on behalf of ADS scholarship nominees.  Please include the following items with your application for a research degree at UOW:

• A research proposal as detailed above;
• A Curriculum Vitae with includes details of previous research experience and academic prizes/awards, employment history, and a list of relevant written work and publications; and
• Two referees reports.