Overview
Postgraduate Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are limited and highly competitive. There is no additional application process for a CSP, as domestic students who have received an offer of admission to a CSP-eligible postgraduate program are automatically considered prior to the commencement of each semester.
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is charged at the equivalent rate of undergraduate fees for eligible postgraduate coursework programs. Information on Commonwealth Supported fee amounts is available here.
Eligibility
To be considered for a CSP, admissions offer holders must:
- be a domestic student (i.e. Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, holder of a humanitarian visa or holder of a Pacific engagement visa (PEV));
- receive and accept an admissions offer to commence in an eligible masters program listed below.
Masters Programs
Please note that no Commonwealth Supported Places will be offered for masters programs in 2026.*
*Domestic students commencing the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD) program in 2026 will be Commonwealth Supported as per their admission offer. Please contact the 黑料天堂School of Medicine and Psychology at admissions.smp@anu.edu.au for further information.
The following 黑料天堂masters programs were eligible for CSPs in 2025. Selection for CSPs was based solely on academic merit used to determine a student's admission into their 黑料天堂program.
- Master of Science Communication
- Master of Science (Advanced)
- Master of Professional Psychology
- Master of Clinical Psychology
Conditions
Recipients are expected to take up the CSP in the semester for which it was offered. Requests to defer a CSP will not be considered. If a recipient withdraws from their program or changes to a different program, the CSP is forfeited.