Postgraduate scholarships

These are the scholarships at postgraduate level administered by Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara.

Before starting an application, intending applicants should make sure they are eligible and are familiar with the area of study and objectives of the scholarship.

Applications usually open four months before the closing date.  

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Scholarships

Auckland Medical Aid Trust Scholarship

This scholarship is under assessment and the trustees have advised it will not be offered for studies in 2022. When further information is available this website will be updated.

BayTrust Kaitiakitanga Scholarship

Relevant to the Bay of Plenty area. Postgraduate study at masters or doctoral level related to protecting and improving the environment for future generations.

Apply online
Applications open: 1 October
Applications close: 1 February

Claude McCarthy Fellowship

There are two application rounds each year. Please refer to the regulations.  
Apply online
Applications close: April and October – check the online application system for exact dates.

Commonwealth Scholarships to New Zealand for Applicants from Canada and the United Kingdom.

Under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) a number of doctoral scholarships are being offered by New Zealand.

The New Zealand CSFP Committee is pleased to offer eight awards – one funded by and to be taken up at each of the eight universities in New Zealand:

•  Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
•  AUT
•  The University of Waikato
•  Massey University
•  Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
•  University of Canterbury
•  Lincoln University
•  University of Otago

This programe is not offered in 2022.

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship

Full details of the scope, application process and application deadlines are available on the DAAD website.

Dick & Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology

Innovation and product development and/or bioprocess technology.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 March
Applications close: 1 July

Edward & Isabel Kidson Scholarship

Physics or a combination of physics and mathematics, or meteorology; or some other branch of science.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 June
Applications close: 1 October 

Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships at Harvard University

Any discipline - Harvard University only.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 July
Applications close: 1 November

FMB Reynolds Scholarship in Law to Oxford

Law at the University of Oxford only.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 November
Applications close: 28 February

Freyberg Scholarship (New Zealand Defence Scholarships)

Areas relevant to national security in the widest sense of that term.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 June
Applications close: 1 October

Gordon Watson Scholarship

To study international relationships or social and economic conditions at a university overseas.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 December
Applications close: 1 April

Henry Kelsey Research Scholarship

Muscular function, including the causes and treatment of muscular dysfunction.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 June
Applications close: 1 October

Judith Clark Memorial Fellowships

Rotary Club of Wellington North Scholarship

Rotary Club of Wellington North Scholarships are awarded to assist students in the greater Wellington region undertake tertiary study, vocational training or acquire new life skills.  Study or training may be undertaken anywhere in New Zealand. 
Apply online
Applications close: 31 October 

Shirtcliffe Fellowship

A doctoral degree in any discipline.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 December
Applications close: 1 April

Te Papa Atawhai (Department of Conservation) Postgraduate Scholarships

Conservation related science in Aotearoa New Zealand. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates whose research focuses on priority questions of importance to Te Papa Atawhai (Department of Conservation)
Apply online
Applications open: 1 August
Applications close: 12 September

Transport Research Scholarships (Masters)

To support postgraduate research focusing on transport and its role and impact on Aotearoa New Zealand society.
Apply online
Applications close: 31 October

Wellington North Rotary Scholarships

Wellington North Rotary Scholarships are awarded to assist students in the greater Wellington region undertake tertiary study, vocational training or acquire new life skills.  Study or training may be undertaken anywhere in New Zealand. 
Apply online
Applications close: 31 October 

William Georgetti Scholarship

A field important to the social, cultural or economic development of New Zealand.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 October
Applications close: 1 February

Woolf Fisher Scholarship

Three or four years postgraduate research at Cambridge University leading to a doctoral degree or equivalent. Refer to the regulations.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 April
Applications close: 1 August