Exchange at Griffith

Exchange places with a Griffith student for one or two trimesters and gain credit for toward your degree. Studying at Griffith University gives students who are enrolled at one of Griffith's exchange partner universities, an opportunity to study in South East Australia, tuition free.

Our partners

Griffith has over 100 exchange partners from all over the world. Check if your home university is a Griffith partner.

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The application process

1. Be nominated by your home university.

Once your nomination is accepted, your home university will provide you with admission instructions so that you can apply online through the Griffith International Application System.

2. Submit online application

Your online application will be assessed to ensure you have met the entry requirements and provided all required supporting documentation. Your eligibility will also be assessed for the courses (subjects) you selected in your application.

If successful, you will receive a notification of your Letter of Offer from the Griffith International Application System.

3. Accept and pay

After you receive your Letter of Offer, the next step is to confirm that any specified conditions of the offer have been met. Once that's done, you can accept the offer and pay the fees outlined in your Letter of Offer. Griffith International will then validate your fees, finalise your application, and issue your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).

4. Apply for a student visa

Your CoE, and other important enrolment information will be uploaded and available from our International Online Application System. On receipt of your  CoE, please verify that the information is correct and then apply for your visa.

Please note: We will normally issue your CoE within 2 business days, provided all required documentation has been received.

5. Prepare for your studies

You will be eligible to enrol and plan your timetable once enrolment opens and you have received your Welcome to Griffith email, which includes a link to register your myGriffith. myGriffith is your student portal.

To plan your arrival and orientation, see Before you arrive.

Key dates

Teaching periods

Trimester 3 2025 (T3)

Monday 27 October 2025 - Saturday 21 February 2026

Our third teaching trimester for 2025 runs from Monday 3 November 2025 to Friday 6 February 2026. Exams conclude on Saturday 21 February 2026.


Trimester 1 2026  (T1)

Monday 23 February 2026 - Saturday 13 June 2026

Our first teaching trimester for 2026 runs from Monday 2 March 2026 to Friday 29 May 2026. Exams conclude on Saturday 13 June 2026.


Trimester 2 2026 (T2)

Monday 6 July 2026 - Saturday 24 October 2026

Our second teaching trimester for 2026 runs from Monday 13 July 2026 to Friday 09 October 2026. Exams conclude on Saturday 24 October 2026.

Application deadlines

Trimester 3 2025

Nomination deadline - 14 June 2025

We recommend you apply for the Exchange program by 19 July 2025 to start in Trimester 3 of each year.


Trimester 1 2026

Nomination deadline - 14 September 2025

We recommend you apply for the Exchange program by 20 October 2025 to start in Trimester 1 of each year.


Trimester 2 2026

Nomination deadline - 15 February 2026

We recommend you apply for the Exchange program by 22 March 2026 to start in Trimester 2 of each year.

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