Thus, students who already have a Masters and are applying to enter a PhD program will generally have a better chance. Each graduate program must rank the IPRS candidates who have applied to study in their program. For example, if five people have applied to enter the PhD program in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, then the EES academics must get together, rank those applicants from one to five, and then inform the University of this ranking. Because not all of the IRS winners also win the ANU PhD Scholarship to pay a stipend, you may have to find an alternative source of funding to live on. If you are interested in applying for an IPRS to work in my lab, then you must first contact me and check out the Ecology, Evolution and Systematics web site.
Unsupported applications have no chance.
Applications are due at the end of August with decisions being made by late November for a start date early the following year.