Brief Description:

The purpose of the AUT Vice Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarships is to attract highly achieving doctoral research students to AUT University and to encourage and stimulate doctoral studies in areas of the University's research capability.

Applicants will be asked to provide evidence of support from their potential supervisor or Head of School/Programme. If you have not yet contacted your faculty please do so.

Full information about the application process and all documentation is available from this link.

Please refer to the Regulations for eligibility criteria.

Amount and Type of Award:

The scholarship covers the following:

Annual payment of tuition fees (at the domestic rate) plus the compulsory student services fee
An annual stipend of NZ$25,000 per year

Tenure:

The scholarship is tenable for up to three years. If a recipient has been enrolled for more than six months at the time of application the scholarship tenure will be reduced accordingly.

Important Information:

JULY 2020 ROUND SUBJECT TO FUNDING CONFIRMATION

Applicants will be asked to provide evidence of support from their potential supervisor or Head of School/Programme. If you have not yet contacted your faculty please do so.

Preference will be given to applicants who have commenced enrolment into the PhD programme at AUT. If you have not done so please contact either your Faculty Office (domestic students and those already enrolled in a programme at AUT) or the University Graduate Research School.

Applicants for the AUT Doctoral Scholarship will also be considered for one of the following Faculty or School funded options if the funding is available (see Faculty listings for AUT Doctoral Scholarships):

A Full Fee Scholarship
Full fees plus an annual stipend of either $15,000, $20,000 or $25,000.

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Citizenship

New Zealand Citizen
New Zealand Permanent Resident
Australian Citizen
Australian Permanent Resident
International

Level of Study

PhD
Doctoral

AUT School

Business School
Colab: Creative Technologies
Law School
School of Science
School of Art and Design
School of Clinical Sciences
School of Communication Studies
School of Engineering Computer and Mathematical Sciences
School of Education
School of Hospitality Tourism and Events
School of Interprofessional Health Studies
School of Language and Culture
School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies
School of Social Sciences and Public Policy
School of Sport and Recreation
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Begin Accepting Applications Date:

20 May 2019

Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone):

15 Jul 2019 11:55 PM