Postgraduate Scholarships

Scholarship

Area of study / objectives

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Auckland Medical Aid Trust Scholarship

For PhD candidates at a New Zealand university; funding to support research which aligns with the objectives of AMAT.

Andrew Justice Memorial Scholarship

Automotive engineering.

Bing's Scholarship

Medicine, veterinary science, agriculture, psychology, psychiatry or theology.

1 October

Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Prince of Wales Scholarship

A doctoral degree in any discipline at Cambridge University.

1 October

Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program - Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF).

The Canadian Department of Foreigh Affairs and International Trade has decided to withdraw this research fellowship. Consequently it is not open for applications.

China-NZ Doctoral Research Scholarships (CNZDRS)

A doctoral degree in any discipline at an eligible Chinese university.

1 October

The Claude McCarthy Fellowship

Varies by Category - refer to the Regulations

1 August

Commonwealth Scholarships to the UK - 2014

On invitation from the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission, London.

Commonwealth Endowment Scholarships

Masters level study in various Commonwealth countries

Various

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarships

All fields of science, the humanities, music and art.

31 August

The Dick & Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology

Innovation and product development and/or bioprocess technology.

1 September

The Edward & Isabel Kidson Scholarship

Physics or a combination of physics and mathematics, or meteorology; or some other branch of science.

1 October

Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships at Harvard University

Any discipline - Harvard University only.

1 October

FMB Reynolds Scholarship in Law to Oxford

Law at the University of Oxford only.

30 April

The Freyberg Scholarship (New Zealand Defence Scholarship)

Areas relevant to national security in the widest sense of that term.

1 October

Gordon Watson Scholarship

International relationships or social and economic conditions.

1 March

The Henry Kelsey Research Scholarships

Muscular function, including the causes and treatment of muscular dysfunction.

1 October

Kiwi Music Scholarship

Classical instrumental performance (including vocal performance) or conducting.

1 March

LB Wood Scholarship

Any discipline.

1 March

New Zealand Aid Programme Awards for Postgradaute Field Research

Research on development issues of relevance to the New Zealand Aid Programme.

1 November

New Zealand Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarships

For eligible applicants from Canada and the UK. Applications must be submitted through the appropriate Nominating Agency - the CBIE in Ottawa or the CSC in London.

Applications are now closed for 2012.

As advised by the NA

New Zealand-France Friendship Fund Excellence Scholarship

Any discipline (study in either French or English).

31 December

New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship

Postgraduate research in Law that encompasses the wider objectives of the NZ Law Foundation and that will protect and promote the interests of the public in relation to legal matters in New Zealand.

1 March

New Zealand Law Foundation Doctoral Scholarship (in Law)

Research in a defined area of the law which is for the benefit of New Zealand and its legal system, and which encompasses the wider objectives of the New Zealand Law Foundation.

1 October

Patricia Pratt Scholarship in Musical Performance

Classical music performance including vocal or instrumental performance or conducting.

Open for applications in 2013.

Pukehou Poutu

Agricultural or silvicultural sciences.

1 October

Rhodes Scholarships

Refer to the regulations.

1 August

Shirtcliffe Fellowship

A doctoral degree in any discipline.

1 March

Tertiary Education Union (TEU) Crozier Scholarship

Postgraduate research into aspects of university (or higher) education and issues of union involvement therein, including issues relating to the health and well-being of staff and students.

1 October

Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence (Universities)

Science and Technology (includes Agriculture and Conservation) Engineering and Manufacturing includes Architecture and Design) Business and Commerce.

1 October

Todd Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship in Energy Research

A doctoral degree in Energy research which may have wide relevance including value to New Zealand.

1 September

William Georgetti Scholarship

A field important to the social, cultural or economic development of New Zealand.

1 October

Woolf Fisher Scholarship

Three or four years postgraduate research at Cambridge University leading to a doctoral degree or equivalent. Refer to the regulations.

1 August