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.