Enrolment
Applicants who have been made an offer of a place in a higher degree by research program at the University of Adelaide will be forwarded a personalised enrolment form, with instructions on how to complete it, by the Graduate Centre.
After completing the required information on the front and back of the enrolment form, you will need to take the form to your School where the remaining details will be completed by your principal supervisor and Head of School or Postgraduate Coordinator. The form should then be returned to the Graduate Centre prior to the date nominated as the commencement date of candidature.
The instructions are also available online.
Processing of the enrolment form is undertaken by the Graduate Centre and is normally completed within one week of receipt of the form. However, you should be aware that there may be a delay if enrolment is undertaken during the early part of the year when enrolment for many other students is also in progress.
An incorrectly completed form or missing information can cause delays in the processing of enrolments, so it is important that you obtain all the required information and signatures before lodging your enrolment form with the Graduate Centre.
Following processing of your enrolment form, the Graduate Centre will send you a letter confirming the details of your candidature and specifying the due dates of the various milestones you will be required to complete. An 'authority to collect a University identification card' (purple slip), and a 'PIN number' will also be included with your enrolment confirmation letter. The purple slip, when presented at the Card Centre, will authorise the issue of your Student card and the PIN number will enable you to access IT services including your student email and Access Adelaide.
Master of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Science students only
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If you will be undertaking your program by mixed research and coursework, the Graduate Centre will enrol you into the research component of your degree as outlined above. You will still need to enrol into the coursework component of your degree in order to finalise your enrolment.
After agreeing your coursework selections with your supervisors (and the IBP-R Coordinator in the case of international students) please contact your Faculty or School Office, or the Professions Student Hub (students in the Faculty of Professions only) for advice on how to complete your coursework enrolment.
Scholarship Holders
If you have been offered a living allowance scholarship, it is important to complete, sign and lodge the 'Bank Credit Authority' form with the Graduate Centre as soon as possible and, at the latest, at the time of lodging your enrolment form, in order to avoid any delays in scholarship payments.
Payments commence 3-4 weeks after submission of your completed enrolment form to the Graduate Centre. Payments will be made fortnightly in arrears, directly into a nominated Australian bank account in your name.
International Students
On arrival in Australia international applicants who have been made an offer of a place will be provided with their enrolment form, 'Authority to collect a University identification card' and 'PIN number', together with information about the compulsory Integrated Bridging Program-Research (IBP-R), by the International Student Centre (ISC). Further information about the IBP-R is available later in this Handbook.
Completed enrolment forms should be returned to the Adelaide Graduate Centre, prior to the nominated start date of candidature.
Transferring From Another Institution
If you are a higher degree by research candidate at another institution and you wish to transfer your candidature to the University of Adelaide, you will need to submit a formal application for admission and credit.
Where applicable (domestic students only), your maximum Research Training Scheme Entitlement (RTS) entitlement will be reduced by the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) days for which you were enrolled at your previous institution and your maximum candidature duration will normally be reduced in parallel.
If your transfer to the University of Adelaide is approved, you will be required to complete a minimum of one year of full-time study and research before submitting your thesis for examination.
Scholarship Holders
Applications from DIISR funded scholarship holders to transfer their scholarship from another university to the University of Adelaide will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The University does not undertake to accept all incoming applications.
Note that an application to transfer your scholarship will automatically be rejected if you have completed less than six months of candidature at your previous institution.
Where a scholarship transfer is approved, the duration will be the normal tenure less the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) days for which you were enrolled at your former institution.
International Students
International students are only permitted to transfer their candidature to another university, under exceptional circumstances, within the first 12 months of study: the approval of both the home institution and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) are required. If you are considering a transfer, please contact the International Student Centre for advice.
