Scholarships

Cowan Regional Grant

Applications open	Monday 19 January 2026
Applications close	Sunday 15 March 2026
Total value	$5,000
Duration	1 year
Residency	Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, Permanent Humanitarian visa holder, New Zealand Citizen
What best describes me	New student
Level of study	Undergraduate
Degree	All
College	All
Type of scholarship	Regional, rural, remote, Financial need

Cowan Regional Grants are available to assist commencing students studying full time at the Mt Gambier Campus. The grants assist students with the costs associated with full time study including study, living and travel expenses. Students must demonstrate financial need and provide a written statement addressing the grant criteria.

Value: $5‚000. Payments are split in two instalments of $2‚500 each after the Semester 1 and Semester 2 census dates provided the recipient continues to meet the grant criteria and maintains satisfactory academic performance.

For more information please contact:
Student Assist
StudentAssist@study.adelaideuni.edu.au

Eligibility

To be eligible for the grant, applicants must:

be an Australian citizen‚ permanent resident‚ holders of Permanent Humanitarian Visa or New Zealand Citizens
be able to demonstrate financial need (Students who are experiencing financial and/or other educational barriers that impact access to study or continued study)
be a commencing student to higher education
Be enrolled full-time in an Adelaide University Undergraduate Program (this does not include Pathways and Participation programs)