Postgraduate Scholarships

Scholarship

Area of study / objectives

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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).

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship to Canada. Most disciplines.

Please note: The 2012 application round has closed. Information about the 2013 round will be posted on our website in 2012.

TBA

China-NZ Doctoral Research Scholarships (CNZDRS)

A doctoral degree in any discipline at an eligible Chinese university

1 October

The Claude McCarthy Fellowship

Original work or research in literature, science or medicine

1 August

Commonwealth Scholarships to the UK - 2012

"For research in any branch of learning" at PhD level only.

Please note: The 2012 application round has closed. Information about the 2013 round will be posted on our website in 2012.

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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 October

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

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 October

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.

Please note: The 2012 application round has closed. Information about the 2013 round will be posted on our website in 2012.

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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.

Please note: Not open to application in 2012.

Pukehou Poutu

Agricultural or silvicultural sciences

1 October

Rhodes Scholarships

Refer to the regulations

1 August

Sasakawa Postgraduate Research Fellowship

Research which will benefit the teaching and learning of the Japanese language in New Zealand

31 March

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