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Scholarships, prizes and awards
Postgraduates Science students can apply for a diverse range of scholarships, awards and prizes.
The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships
Value: up to $25,000 per annum plus compulsory fees
Level: Doctoral
Closing date: 1 November
To encourage and support academically excellent students to undertake doctoral study. Available to domestic and domestic-fee paying international students.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Application form: The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships (PDF)
Energy Education Trust of New Zealand Doctoral Scholarships
Value: $8,000 per annum
Level: Doctoral
Tenure: up to 3 years
Closing date: 1 October
To promote research and academic excellence in the energy sector which will benefit community and business interests by supporting research at The University of Auckland.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Sarah Beanland Memorial Scholarship
Value: $27,000 per annum, domestic tuition fees, and expenses up to $4,000 per annum
Level: Doctoral
Tenure: up to 3 years
Closing date: 20 October
For PhD study in the areas of earth, physical, biological and social sciences.
Further information: GNS Science
The University of Auckland Masters/Honours/PGDip Scholarship
Value: up to $10,000 plus compulsory fees
Level: Postgraduate Diploma/Honours/Masters
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 1 November
To assist and encourage students to pursue Masters, Honours and Postgraduate Diploma courses at The University of Auckland. For New Zealand citizens or permanent residents only.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
The University of Auckland Māori and Pacific Graduate Scholarships
Value: up to $10,000 plus compulsory fees
Level: PGDip/Honours/Masters
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 1 November
For Māori and Pacific students to undertake study in approved Honours or Masters degree, or where no Honours degree is available, an approved Postgraduate Diploma. For New Zealand citizens or permanent residents only.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Dulcie Bowman Memorial Scholarships
Value: $3,000 per annum
Level: 2nd year of any programme
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 1 November
To assist hearing impaired women students in a second or subsequent year of an approved programme of study.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Value: US$10,000
Level: Doctoral
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 15 November
The Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships were established in 1938 in honor of Amelia Earhart, famed pilot and Zonta club member. The Fellowships are granted annually to women pursuing PhD/doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.
Further information: Zonta International
Yvonne A M Smith Charitable Trust Scholarship
Value: may be as high as $50,000
Level: Postgraduate
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 15 December
For women students to embark on Masters or Doctoral studies (preference to subject areas of political studies, economics, business and law). For New Zealand citizens or permanent residents only.
For more information, contact:
Phone: +64 9 915 2425
Fax: +64 9 915 2402
Web: www.fortunemanning.co.nz
Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust - Postgraduate Diploma Award
Value: $6,000
Level: Postgraduate Diploma
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 17 December
To assist a woman graduate to undertake a Postgraduate Diploma at an approved institution in the Auckland area.
Further information: enquiries@kateedgertrust.org.nz
Faculty of Science Alumni Masters Scholarships
Value: up to $9,000 per annum plus compulsory fees
Level: Masters
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 31 January
To ensure a greater number of talented and deserving students experiencing financial hardship have the opportunity to fulfil their academic goals of postgraduate study.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust - Masters Degree by Research Award
Value: $7,000
Level: Masters
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 17 February
To assist a woman graduate to carry out study for a Masters Degree by Research at an approved institution in the Auckland area.
Further information: enquiries@kateedgertrust.org.nz
New Zealand-European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
Funds up to $5,000 each to supplement travel and subsistence expenses for NZ and European researchers.
Further information: See the COST website
The University of Auckland Universitas 21 Doctoral Student Mobility Scholarships
To assist doctoral students who wish to undertake short-term visits and placements at other U21 universities. No specified closing date.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Orion Awards for Excellence in Computer Science
Value: $2,500
Level: Postgraduate
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 10 August
For a student who is in his or her final year of a GradDipSci (Computer Science), PGDipSci (Computer Science), BSc (Hons), BTech (IT), or MSc Degree in Computer Science at The University of Auckland and who demonstrates the greatest potential to become an outstanding professional in the area of Information Technology and Computer Science.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Ministry of Fisheries Postgraduate Scholarships in Quantitative Fisheries Science
Value: up to $25,000 per annum for up to two years (Masters), up to $30,000 per annum for up to three years (Doctoral)
Level: Masters, Doctoral
Closing date: 20 September
For Masters or PhD students in the field of quantitative fisheries science, particularly stock assessment modelling. Applicants with majors in mathematics, statistics, or biology are encouraged to apply.
Geology Centennial Awards
Value: up to $600
Level: Honours, Masters
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 30 September
The Awards will give financial help with research-related expenses connected with thesis work in Geology by Masters and BSc (Hons) students.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Natasha Divich Memorial Award
Value: $3,000
Level: Masters
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 30 September
To assist students undertaking thesis work for a Masters degree in Geology.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
R.N. Brothers Memorial Award
Value: $3,000
Level: Postgraduate
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 30 September
The Award is intended to assist a postgraduate research student to undertake field-based geological research in New Zealand or the SW Pacific.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
George Mason Scholarship in Biological Sciences
Value: $25,000 plus compulsory fees
Level: Doctoral
Tenure: up to 36 months, or until submission of the thesis (whichever is the lesser)
Closing date: 1 October
To fund a PhD student researching in the general field of Plant science or biological processess impacting on plants, in the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Auckland.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
George Mason Scholarships in Marine Science
Value: $5,000 per annum
Level: Postgraduate Diploma, Masters
Tenure: Tenable for one year or two years as the Selection Committee determines
Closing date: 1 October
To support postgraduate research work in Marine Science.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Stanley Wishart Low Memorial Scholarship
Value: $4,000
Level: Doctoral
Tenure: up to 3 years
Closing date: 31 October
To assist students undertaking research in the area of Marine Science at The University of Auckland.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Duffus Lubecki Scholarship
Value: $600 per annum
Level: Postgraduate
Tenure: up to 4 years
Closing date: 1 November
To cover expenses for research in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Medical Sciences.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Jean Heywood Postgraduate Scholarships
Value: $12,000
Level: Masters
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 1 November
To assist students undertaking a masters degree in Mathematics or Statistics at The University of Auckland.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
H.C. Russell Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship
Value: up to $4,500 per annum
Level: Masters, Doctoral
Tenure: up to 3 years
Closing date: 1 November
To assist Optometry students undertaking Masters or Doctoral study.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
R J Mowat Memorial Scholarship in Geology
Value: $1,500
Level: Postgraduate
Tenure: 1 year
Closing date: 1 November
To support BSc Honours or MSc student in the School of Environment, and who is embarking on thesis work in sedimentology, stratigraphy, palaeontology or marine geology.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Jane and Rebecca Hulst Memorial Scholarship
Value: Up to $7,500 per annum
Level: Postgraduate
Tenure: 2 years
Closing date: 31 March
To foster and encourage masters study in Speech and Language Therapy Practice, with an emphasis on children with disabilities.
Further information: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz
Michael J Fox Foundation Rapid Response Innovation Award
Value: up to $75,000
Level: Postgraduate
Closing date: No pre-proposal stage. Ongoing online submission of proposals. Funding decisions advised within six weeks of submission date.
Rapid Response Innovation Awards are designed to support projects with little to no existing preliminary data, but that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding or treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Further information: Visit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research website
The details above are intended as guidelines only. For further information, please consult the relevant websites, visit the Student Information Centre or email scholarships@auckland.ac.nz.
