How your application will be assessed?
All applications submitted to the University of South Australia for admission into a research degree undergo an eligibility and quality assessment.
- Eligibility – your application must meet the admission criteria for a research degree program and (if you are an international applicant) minimum English language entry requirements
- Competitiveness – due to the increasing demand, application for admission and/or scholarship is a competitive process and sometimes the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of available supervisors and scholarships. The Research Degrees Scholarship Allocation Guidelines: Competitive Commonwealth and University of South Australia funded scholarships (PDF file, 80KB) will guide selection. The University may decline your application if appropriate supervision is not available.
Additional Assessment for applicants from Sanctioned Countires
Receiving the outcome of your application
The assessment process includes a number of steps and involves a number of staff across the University, and applications usually take between 6-8 weeks to review and process. We will notify you by email as soon as the outcome of your application is finalised.
Applying for the annual RTP scholarship round
If you apply for our annual RTP scholarship round, we’ll let you know the outcome of your application between 8 to 12 weeks from the scholarship closing date.
How do I accept my offer?
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Domestic Students
Follow these steps to accept your offer:
- Complete and return the acceptance form contained within the offer letter to research.degrees@unisa.edu.au
- Meet any conditions of offer as outlined in the offer letter
Additional documents required to meet the conditions of offer are:
- Evidence of Citizenship (birth certificate, citizenship papers or a copy of the essential text from a current passport)
- Evidence of SA Residency (only applies to some scholarships, please refer to your offer letter)
- Certified copies of your overseas academic documents to be posted or hand-delivered to Graduate Research Admissions, Student Academic Services
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International Students
Follow these steps to accept your offer:
- Complete and return the acceptance form contained within the offer letter to research.degrees@unisa.edu.au
- Meet any conditions of offer as outlined in the offer letter
Additional documents required to meet the conditions of offer are:
Scholarship awardees
You need to provide evidence of your SA Residency upon your arrival.
Sponsored students
If you are being externally sponsored for your studies, send your official sponsorship documentation from your sponsoring organisation and accept your offer. Sponsorship documentation must be on official letterhead addressed to UniSA, and must include:
- The student’s full name
- The program or programs for which the sponsorship is approved
- The duration of the sponsorship
- Whether Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is paid for
Self-funded students
If you are self-funding your studies, organise your first payment as outlined in your offer, including tuition and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHSC), and submit proof of payment to research.degrees@unisa.edu.au
- Certified copies of your overseas academic documents to be posted or hand-delivered to Graduate Research Admissions, Student and Academic Services.
- Once you have accepted your offer and met all conditions, you will be issued with Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). Use your CoE to apply for your student visa. For more information on how to apply for a student visa, please visit: https://international.unisa.edu.au/how-to-apply/student-visa-information/
- After you receive your visa please notify the Graduate Research Admissions team via research.degrees@unisa.edu.au of your arrival date, so we can process your enrolment.
Commencing Research Degree Students
Once you are enrolled in the admitted program prior to the agreed commencement date, Graduate Research Admissions team will notify you of your student identification number, university email account and other important information via email.
As a commencing research degree student, please visit our Research Degree Students website for important information of your candidature.
