What are the possible outcomes of the application process?
UItimately, applications are either successful (with conditional or unconditional acceptance) or unsuccessful. However, in some cases we might enter correspondence with an applicant before reaching a final decision. This typically occurs when the research proposal (or some other part of the application) shows promise but is unclear or inadequate in some way. The candidate may be given the chance to submit extra or missing material, or to clarify certain points that were unclear in the original application. The application would then be judged as successful or unsuccessful, as with any other application. Since correspondence can take time and lead to uncertainty, it is in the interests of the applicant to submit as full and clear an application as possible in the first place.
