Financial Aid

At ADA University, students enjoy ownership of their education. We offer various types of financial aid resources. ADA University is committed to making these options available to help students obtain a world-class education and achieve their professional and career goals.

Financial aid resources at ADA University are designed to encourage outstanding academic performance. At ADA University, we strongly believe that today's leaders are men and women who distinguish themselves with their integrity, ethics, outstanding performance, and commitment to give back to society.

We value academic merit and performance of our students, and we tend to reward it through generous scholarships, fellowships, and awards. At ADA, we are committed to provide outstanding education and promote intellectual inquiry; however, we also know that we are a part of a larger society in which we share responsibility towards each other. Thus, we aspire to give back to society and make a positive impact on the world around us.

These scholarships are awarded to incoming undergraduate students for their outstanding academic performance prior to being enrolled at ADA University.

Rector’s List of Honor

Incoming undergraduate students who will have scored 690-700 on SEC exams and the medalist of International Olympiad of Informatics and International Mathematics Olympiad will receive 100% tuition fee waiver for the duration of their studies if they maintain minimum 3.0 semester GPA or successfully pass EAPP year. Such students that have failed to meet the above requirements are eligible for consideration for continuation of scholarship in the following semester. The students can study maximum 5 years if they are enrolled for EAPP program and 4 years if they are directly enrolled to a degree program by using the mentioned scholarship.

Incoming undergraduate students to the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Economics programs who will have scored 650-700 on SEC exams or the medalists of International Olympiad of Informatics or International Mathematics Olympiad will receive 100% tuition fee waiver for the duration of their studies if they maintain minimum 3.0 semester GPA or successfully pass EAPP year. Such students that have failed to meet the above requirements are eligible for consideration for continuation of scholarship in the following semester. The students can study maximum 5 years if they are enrolled for EAPP program and 4 years if they are directly enrolled to a degree program by using the mentioned scholarship.

Incoming undergraduate students who will have scored 650 or above on SEC and students who have received 1st place at Republic Subject Olympiads at Grade 11 will receive 100% tuition fee waiver for the first year of their studies.

Incoming undergraduate students to the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Economics programs who will have scored minimum 1500 from SAT exam will receive 100% tuition fee waiver for the first year of their studies.

Incoming undergraduate students to the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Economics programs who are graduates of ADA School and have CGPA of 4.00 at the end of Grade 11 will receive 100% tuition fee waiver for the first semester of their studies.

Dean’s List of Distinction

Incoming undergraduate students who will have scored 600-650 on SEC exams or who will have scored minimum 1500 from SAT exam will receive 50% tuition fee waiver for the first year of their studies.

Incoming undergraduate students to the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Economics programs who are graduates of ADA School and are at top 10% of their class (ranked by their CGPA at the end of Grade 11) will receive 50% tuition fee waiver for the first semester of their studies. In cases when the CGPA of more than one student is the same, students are further selected according to their last Term GPA.

Incoming undergraduate students to the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Science in Economics programs who are graduates of ADA School and are at the next top 10% of their class (ranked by their CGPA at the end of Grade 11) will receive 25% tuition fee waiver for the first semester of their studies. In cases when the CGPA of more than one student is the same, students are further selected according to their last Term GPA.

RETURNING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Office of Student Accounts Receivable announces a list of students who receive honors and distinctions at the end of each semester. Top 20 percent of each undergraduate class gets included on these lists and receives scholarships provided that they meet the following requirements:

• Students must maintain a full-load coursework by earned hours and must have minimum term GPA 3.0 to be eligible for Merit Based Scholarships.
• Students found in violation of the ADA University Honor Code once will not be eligible for scholarship for the remainder of their tenure at the University.
• If a student has one failing grade (F, NP) in the given semester, he/she is not eligible for merit-based scholarship.
• Cumulative GPA may be referred to when two or more students have the same GPA.
• Scholarship is awarded by GPA in effect as of the day of final grades due date.
• Grades of undergraduate students studying in an exchange program at another institution are not calculated in GPA. Therefore, they cannot be considered for a merit-based scholarship.
• Students who are awarded with scholarships are provided the Certificate of Achievement from their School side.
• Students are eligible to earn only one scholarship and/or exemption per semester. The scholarship and/or exemption which provides the highest tuition waiver for a student is awarded each semester.

Information about Honors and Distinctions available for returning undergraduate students is presented below:

Rector’s List of Honor

Students scoring the highest 4.0 GPA are granted 100% waiver of their tuition fee and receive the honor.

Lotfi A. Zadeh List of Honor (applied only for SITE students)

Students at IT School scoring the highest 4.0 GPA are granted 100% waiver off their tuition fee and receive the honor.

Dean’s List of Distinction

Students scoring in the top 10% of each program class are granted with a 50% waiver of their tuition and receive the distinction.

List of High Performance

Students scoring in the next top 10% of each program class are granted with a 25% waiver off their tuition.

INCOMING GRADUATE STUDENTS

List of High Performance

Office of Student Accounts Receivable announces a list of students who receive honors and distinctions at the end of each semester. Top 10 percent of each graduate class gets included on these lists and receives scholarships provided that they meet the following requirements:

• Students must maintain a full-load coursework by earned hours and must have minimum term GPA 3.0 to be eligible for Merit Based Scholarships.
• Students found in violation of the ADA University Honor Code once will not be eligible for scholarship for the remainder of their tenure at the University.
• If a student has one failing grade (F, NP) in the given semester, he/she is not eligible for merit-based scholarship.
• Cumulative GPA may be referred to when two or more students have the same GPA.
• Scholarship is awarded by GPA in effect as of the day of final grades due date.
• Grades of graduate students studying in an exchange program at another institution are not calculated in GPA. Therefore, they are not considered for a merit-based scholarship.
• Students who are awarded with scholarships will be provided by Certificate of Achievement from their School side.
• Students are eligible to earn only one scholarship and/or exemption per semester. The scholarship and/or exemption which provides the highest tuition waiver for a student is awarded each semester.

Information about Honors and Distinctions available for returning graduate students is presented below:

Rector's List of Honor

Students scoring the highest 4.00 GPA in each program and class are granted with Rector’s List of Honor scholarship and receives 20% waiver off their tuition.

List of High Performance

Students scoring in the Top 10% of each program and class are granted with List of High-Performance scholarship and receives 20% waiver off their tuition.

Students admitted as presidential stipend recipients must have scored a GPA of 3.80 or above in the preceding academic term to be eligible for monthly stipends in a given term. These rules do not apply to such students who are stipend recipients by virtue of their special legal status.

The medalist of International Olympiad of Informatics or International Mathematics Olympiad are considered as a stipend recipient in the amount equal to Presidential scholar.

A Presidential scholar or the international Olympiad medalist who have failed to meet the above requirements is eligible for consideration for continuation of stipend payments in the following term.

Students can receive stipend for 5 years (10 semesters) if they are enrolled to EAPP program or 4 years (8 semesters) if they are directly enrolled to a degree program.

At ADA University, we recognize the sacrifice of those men and women in uniform who have fought for the independence and territorial integrity of their country and those who keep doing so. A generation of them has made legendary and unprecedented sacrifices. The grandness of any nation is measured with how they honor their fallen men and women, rally round their flag, and continue serving the cause for which those have fallen in war.

At ADA University, we honor our war heroes by educating their children, siblings, and spouses. We also honor those men and women in uniform who serve this country in its armed services. The purpose of the Heroes Tribute Scholarship is to provide access to affordable education to children, siblings, and spouses of war heroes, also men and women in uniform. We want to make sure every loved one of a war hero and every soldier and officer of our armed services can attend ADA University and receive a quality education. While doing so, we also want to transform this university into a community, where a sense of citizenship and social responsibility is further upheld and endorsed.

Incoming and returning students can apply to Heroes Tribute Scholarship during their tenure at ADA University.

Incoming and returning student must meet one of the below requirements in order to be eligible for the Heroes Tribute Scholarship:

• Prospective student and/or enrolled student must be a current member of the Armed Services of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Prospective student and/or enrolled student must be a “National Hero” or a child of a person with “National Hero” status
• Prospective student and/or enrolled student must be a child of a person who has been disabled or fallen as a result of 20 January events
• Prospective student and/or enrolled student must be a child or spouse of a military serviceman wounded in war
• Prospective student and/or enrolled student must be a spouse of a military serviceman fallen in war
• Prospective student and/or enrolled student must be a child of a current military serviceman and/or Armed Forces pensioner with military disability.

Awarded students will receive 100% tuition waiver upon meeting the below requirements:

• Undergraduate students must maintain Term GPA of 2.0 or above or successfully pass EAPP level and graduate students must maintain Term GPA of 2.75 or above.
• Students must maintain a full-load coursework by earned hours
• Undergraduate students can study maximum 4 years/8 terms in a degree program (Fall and Spring terms only) plus maximum 1 year/2 terms in an EAPP program starting from the admission term by using Heroes Tribute Scholarship, whereas graduate students can study maximum 2 years/4 terms (Fall and Spring terms only) starting from the admission term by using Heroes Tribute Scholarship.
• The summer term fee is not covered by Heroes Tribute Scholarship.

Fellowship Benefits

Incoming undergraduate and graduate fellows are eligible to receive the following benefits for the first semester of their studies:

• a 100 percent tuition fee waiver
• housing fee for the dormitory chosen by the University (the housing fee cannot be transferred to a student account directly or used for another purpose)
• a yearly medical insurance
• stipend amounting to 400 AZN per month for Fall semester (September - January) and Spring semester (February-May) if a student resides in Baku, Azerbaijan

Fellowship Requirements

The fellowship is renewable for undergraduate students when certain criteria are met upon availability of funds:

• Returning students must accumulate a term Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher in undergraduate and 3.00 or higher in graduate programs. Students who take a foundation level must successfully pass the level.
• Students must maintain a full load coursework by earned hours.
• Students found in violation of the ADA University Honor Code once will not be eligible for international fellowship for the remainder of their tenure at the University.
• Students who do not meet the requirements are subject to fellowship probation for the following semester without losing the benefits of the fellowship. Students will lose the fellowship benefits only if they do not meet the requirements for two consecutive terms. The fellowship will be restored from the term the requirements are met again.
• Students awarded with Alimardan Bay Topchubashov International Fellowship must graduate within normative study period – that is, 5 years (10 semesters) after their admission for undergraduate students if they are enrolled to EAPP program or 4 years (8 semesters) after their admission if they are directly enrolled to a degree program and 2 years (4 semesters) after their admission for graduate students. Semesters after the normative study period are not covered by Alimardan Bay Topchubashov International Fellowship.
• Students who are readmitted to ADA University will not be eligible for international fellowship.

Student loans help students pay their education fees to ADA University. Local students who apply to one of the degree-granting programs at ADA University may benefit from TTK (Təhsil Tələbə Krediti) offered by TTKF (Təhsil Tələbə Krediti Fondu). This option offers applicants to finance their studies by borrowing money from TTKF now and pay after they are graduated. For more information, applicants may visit website of TTKF.