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
Bing's Scholarship
The Bing’s Scholarship supports research in the fields of medicine, veterinary science, agriculture, psychology, psychiatry or theology.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 August
Applications close: 1 October
Cambridge International Scholarship
A degree in any discipline at Cambridge University.
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.
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.
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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
FMB Reynolds Scholarship in Law to Oxford
Law at the University of Oxford only.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 November
Applications close: 28 February
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships at Harvard University
Any discipline - Harvard University only.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 July
Applications close: 1 December
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
To help recent music graduates undertake a special short-term project that will have long-term benefits for their future careers as musicians.
There is more information about the Judith Clark Memorial Fund here.
Apply online
Round 1
Applications open: 15 April
Applications close: 15 August
Round 2
Applications open: 15 October
Applications close: 1 February the following year
Kia Ora Foundation Patricia Pratt Music Scholarship
Classical music performance including vocal or instrumental performance or conducting.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 November
Applications close: 1 March
Kiwi Music Scholarship
Classical instrumental performance (including vocal performance) or conducting.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 November
Applications close: 1 March
LB Wood Scholarship
For study at a university in the UK in any discipline.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 December
Applications close: 1 April
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.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 November
Applications close: 1 March
Pukehou Poutū
Agricultural or silvicultural sciences.
Apply online
Applications open: 1 June
Applications close: 1 October
Rhodes Scholarships for New Zealand
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: 21 August
Applications close: 1 October
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
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