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.

The scholarship is for New doctoral applicants with a GPA of 8.0 or above in their most recent qualifying programme (or 7.5 or above for New Māori and domestic Pacific doctoral applicants) provided the qualifying programme was completed at a New Zealand university;

New Māori and domestic Pacific doctoral applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand.

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

Please refer to the Regulations for eligibility criteria.

Description:

Type of award
AUT Vice Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarships (conditions apply see eligibility criteria)

a. New doctoral applicants with a GPA of 8.0 or above in their most recent qualifying programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis provided the qualifying programme was completed at a New Zealand university and they meet the additional conditions below; or
b. New Māori and domestic Pacific doctoral applicants with a GPA of 7.5 or above, from their most recent qualifying programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis provided the qualifying programme was completed at a New Zealand university and they meet the additional conditions below. Applicants applying under b) must be citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand.

Applicants not meeting the criteria to be considered for an AUT Vice Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarship are invited to apply for the AUT Doctoral Scholarships - 3 contestable rounds in the year with closing dates 1st March, 15th July and 1st November.

The contestable rounds are open to all eligible applicants. Applicants may be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, or International students. Applications normally open one month prior to the closing date.

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.

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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
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Begin Accepting Applications Date:

17 Jan 2022

Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone) :

1 Dec 2022 11:55 PM