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 an enrolment form, with instructions on how to complete it, by the Graduate Centre.
The instructions are also available online.
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.
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 students only
If you are enrolling into the mixed research and coursework stream of the Master of Philosophy, 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. Please contact your Postgraduate Coordinator or Faculty Office for advice.
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 your nominated Australian bank account.
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 registering for 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 Graduate Centre, prior to the nominated start date of candidature..
