Q: What would be expected of me as a postgraduate student at UNSW? What can I expect from my supervisor and from the School?
A: For an outline of would be expected of you, and what you can expect of your supervisor and the School, see the PDF document UNSW Guidelines for Postgraduate Research available from the webpage on Policy and Procedure for current UNSW postgraduate research students.

Q: How do I choose a thesis topic and a supervisor?
A: Read about the research interests of various members of the school: you will find this information on the web here. Once you find a staff member whose research interests appeal to you, you can contact them directly. If you need some more help or advice, contact one of the following people:

Q: How do I find out what research is being performed in the School?
A: As above: you can read about the research groups and research interests of staff at the three webpages for the Departments of Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics.

Q: What financial assistance is available?
A: See the webpage on scholarships.

Q: What are my chances of getting a scholarship, based on my grades?
A: To obtain an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) you will need a very good First Class Honours degree from an Australian or New Zealand university. International Students should be aware that the number of International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) is extremely limited (in 2005 there were less than a dozen IPRSs available for the entire Science faculty). This means that competition for the IPRS scholarships is extremely fierce, and to be successful you would have to be one of the best students internationally.