Insurance

Adelaide University provides insurance cover for personal accidents; travel, public liability and, professional indemnity to graduate research students enrolled at the University, subject to certain conditions. See the guide to university insurance for more information.

Types of insurance

The University provides a range of insurance policies to protect you while undertaking approved University activities — including on-campus study, research or social activities with University affiliated organisations, and interstate or overseas travel for conferences, fieldwork, research internships or other approved activities related to your research.

Covers certain injury-related costs if you are injured on campus or during approved University activities off-campus, including training or competing with an AU Sport club. Find out more about personal accident insurance.

Covers approved University travel such as research internships, conferences, and research fieldwork. Find out more about travel insurance.

Covers you if you are found legally liable for causing injury to another person or damage to their property while undertaking University-related activities. Find out more about public liability insurance.

Further information on other University insurance policies applicable to students, including graduate research students, is available in the Insurance section of the student portal.

International graduate research students

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) requires all international graduate research students on student visas and their families (on ‘dependant’ visas) to have health insurance while in Australia. This insurance is called Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) and is required for the duration of the graduate research program. If you hold an Adelaide University scholarship, the OSHC commences two weeks before arrival and covers additional time upon expiry of the scholarship to ensure visa obligations are met during examination time. Please refer to your Offer of Admission for details.

OSHC helps you pay for medical and hospital care that you may need when you are studying in Australia. It also helps pay for most prescription medication. Please ensure that you read the terms and conditions of your OSHC policy to ensure that it is right for you.