Should I Study Full-Time or Half-Time?

Research students are permitted to enrol as either full-time (1.0) or half-time (0.5) candidates. With the approval of your supervisors and school, you may change your attendance status from full-time to half-time or vice versa at any time during candidature. Such changes will generally be supported. However, your School may caution you against converting from a full-time to a half-time enrolment if you are conducting research in a fast-paced experimental field because of the risk of your research becoming obsolete before your thesis has been submitted for examination. Applications should be made on the form Change attendance status

Scholarship holders

If you are a scholarship holder, you are normally required to maintain a full-time attendance status. However, conversion to a half-time enrolment is possible for domestic students in some circumstances, such as for medical reasons or carer responsibilities; please refer to your scholarship conditions of award for further information or contact the Adelaide Graduate Research School. If you are in receipt of a half-time award, you will be paid at a reduced (pro-rata) stipend and are not exempt from taxation. If you are in receipt of a half-time award, you will be paid at a reduced (pro-rata) stipend and are not exempt from taxation.

International students

International students are normally required to maintain a full-time attendance status while studying in Australia.