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.
INCOMING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
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.
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.
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:
Information about Honors and Distinctions available for returning undergraduate students is presented below:
Students scoring the highest 4.0 GPA are granted 100% waiver of their tuition fee and receive the honor.
Students at IT School scoring the highest 4.0 GPA are granted 100% waiver off their tuition fee and receive the honor.
Students scoring in the next top 10% of each program class are granted with a 25% waiver off their tuition.
Graduate Assistantship Program is awarded to the selected students at the time of admissions based on the interview results and test scores.
Awarded students will receive 100% tuition waiver upon meeting the below requirements:
Students awarded with Graduate Assistantship Program must graduate within normative study period – that is, 2 years (4 semesters) after their admission. Semesters after the normative study period are not covered by Graduate Assistantship Program.
The Graduate Assistantship provides tuition waiver only, the students are required to cover their own student fees separately. Graduate Assistantship Program covers the tuition fees of the courses which are only indicated in the PoS of the students and are taken in Fall and Spring semesters.
If a student fails to meet the requirements for the continuation of the Graduate Assistantship, then the award discontinues for the current term and cannot be transferred to another student. Such students who fail to meet the requirements are eligible for consideration for continuation of the Graduate Assistantship in the following term within the normative study period.
The Graduate Assistantship Program is not awarded to School of Business students.
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:
Information about Honors and Distinctions available for returning graduate students is presented below:
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.
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.
ADA University changed me and gave a chance to find my true self”
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
2025
Those who put effort into their work ultimately achieve their intended objectives.”
Bachelor of Business Administration
2025
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:
Awarded students will receive 100% tuition waiver upon meeting the below requirements:
At ADA University, we are committed to establish an outstanding education and training for our own citizens in Azerbaijan, but we realize that our growing nation also has a responsibility to bring first-class international education and leadership training for others in the region and the world. We wish to promote intellectual inquiry on a wide range of topics.
Therefore, ADA University has an Alimardan bay Topchubashov International Fellowship program meant to prepare global leaders who have a strong commitment to serve a public cause. The fellowship opens to all international (non-Azerbaijan citizens) undergraduate and graduate applicants who have been admitted to one of ADA University’s degree-granting schools and are renewable for the duration of their studies when certain criteria are met upon availability of funds.
Fellowship Benefits
Incoming undergraduate and graduate fellows are eligible to receive the following benefits for the first semester of their studies:
The fellowship is renewable for undergraduate students when certain criteria are met upon availability of funds:
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.
At the end of each academic year, ADA University presents groups of students with an important award named after Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. Taghiyev was Azerbaijan's renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist, who invested his wealth in projects which helped to modernize Azerbaijan and turn it into a showcase of tolerance and intellectual advancement.
Each year, we present HZT Awards in two categories: Challenges of Society and Challenges of Industry. The purpose of the former is to transform the university into a community, where a sense of citizenship and social responsibility is upheld and endorsed. The purpose of the latter is to foster a sense of entrepreneurship among our students and help them turn their ideas into a venture. The prestigious HZT Awards promote such values as civic engagement, social responsibility, teamwork, caring for others, daring to have an idea, then, putting that idea into action.