If you have found a supervisor you would like to work with and the college that offers thissupervision, you will need to find out if there are any pre-application steps that your collegewould like you to take.

Most colleges would like you to find and secure the support of a potential supervisor before youcomplete your application. For example, the ANU College of Business &Economics has different arrangements for setting up supervision, so please check in withthem before applying.

Some colleges will ask you to send a short description of your proposed area of research as anexpression of interest and a summary of your academic qualifications, including grades, to themfirst.

Visit the ANU college research pages for pre-application advice (see the links under 'ANUcolleges’ content above).