Excluded programs
If your program is listed below, you will not be eligible for the scholarship.
| Duration | Standard full-time duration of the recipient’s undergraduate or postgraduate Coursework Program |
| Residency | International Student |
| What best describes me | New student |
| Level of study | Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
| Type of scholarship | High achiever/academic |
The Adelaide Emerging Leaders Award provides a 25% tuition fee reduction for international students starting an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree, it is automatically awarded at the time of offer to applicants who have achieved a distinction average and shown leadership qualities through strong academic commitment.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- be an international student
- be applying to study a CRICOS registered bachelor degree (minimum 72 units / 1.5 years equivalent) after the application of any credit/RPL, or a CRICOS registered master degree (minimum 48 units / 1 year equivalent) after the application of any credit/RPL, at Adelaide University;
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satisfy one of the following in the qualification used as the basis of admission to the Adelaide University degree:
Undergraduate only:
- A minimum ATAR of 90 for students who have completed the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE).
- A minimum ATAR of 95 (or international equivalent) for any other secondary certificate.
Undergraduate and postgraduate:
- A minimum overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.5 (on a 7.0 scale) for a completed award from Adelaide University (or with a comparable score for a qualification completed at an Australian University).
- A minimum overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 6.0 (on a 7.0 scale) or comparable.
- A minimum overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.5 (on a 7.0 scale) or equivalent from a program completed at an approved Adelaide University pathway provider.
- not be applying to study one of the Excluded Programs (see below);
- not be an Australia Awards recipient; and
- not be an International Sponsored Student entitled to a tuition fee waiver equal to or greater than the scholarship value, in which case the fee waiver amount will apply.
Note: a student cannot receive both a scholarship and a sponsor tuition fee waiver concurrently.
Important information
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) to maintain:
The scholarship recipient must maintain a minimum Program Term GPA of 5.0 on a 7.0 scale ("Minimum GPA") in academic progress carried out each compulsory Study Period to ensure the scholarship recipient continues to meet the conditions of the scholarship. The scholarship may be suspended if the recipient's GPA falls below the Minimum GPA. If a recipient's overall GPA falls below the Minimum GPA, the scholarship will not be applied to the next invoice. If a recipient's GPA returns to the Minimum GPA or above, the scholarship will recommence and will be applied to the next invoice.
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How to apply
No scholarship application is required.
When you or your Education Agent submit an application to study, Adelaide University will automatically assess your eligibility for the scholarship.
If you are successful, you will be awarded the scholarship on your Offer of Admission, and your tuition fees will be reduced.
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