Minimum qualifications 
Applicants are required to have completed at least a four-year honors degree at H2A (Second Class Honours, Division A) standard from an Australian university, or a qualification or combination of qualifications considered to be equivalent.

2. Minimum level of academic achievement 
Applicants will have achieved an overall H1 (80-100%) or H2A (75-79%) grade in relevant honors or Masters's degrees. 
Applicants who have completed professional degrees such as a BVSc or DVM will be assessed individually.

3. Relevance of the Degree 
The completed degree must be in an area that is relevant to the intended Ph.D., including sufficient specialization such that the applicant will have already developed an understanding and appreciation of a body of knowledge relevant to the intended Ph.D. Professional experience in the area of the intended Ph.D. may be deemed equivalent.

4. Evidence of research ability 
Applicants are normally required to have completed a research project, component, subject, or group of subjects that accounts for at least 25% of their work (i.e. Honours year), or 25% of one year accumulated over the length of a Masters course.

5. Currency of applicant's knowledge of the discipline 
The applicant's degree/s and/or professional experience must demonstrate that their knowledge of the discipline in which they plan to undertake their research higher degree is current. It is therefore expected that an applicant will have completed their tertiary studies and/or any relevant professional experience in the 10 years immediately before their intended entry to a Ph.D.

6. Assessment of level of suitability
Applicants should make contact with an FVAS academic staff member who they would like to work with by filling in an Expression of Interest.