Scholarships

Postgraduate Scholarships

On this page you will find application forms as well as regulations for scholarships available for School Leavers, Undergraduate, Graduate and Postgraduate students. Prizes are also listed for students' information but are not open for application. Please click on one of the links below to go to the appropriate section.

Ordered by Closing Date | Alphabetical Sort

BRCSS II PhD Completion Awards

Closing : 10 Mar 2010
Level : PhD
Value : $10,000

BRCSS II (Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences/Hui Rangahau Tahi) is the 2010 calendar-year extension of the Tertiary Education Commission-funded 2005-2009 BRCSS collaboration of social scientists. BRCSS II activities continue the commitment to build social science research capability and support the development of innovative research. 

A key strategy in the capability-building strand of BRCSS II is the provision of awards supporting social science postgraduates to complete qualifications, participate in research projects, establish collegial linkages and accumulate research experience.

Up to 13 Awards will be offered.

BRCSS II Targeted Post-graduate Awards

Closing : 10 Mar 2010
Level : Postgraduate
Value : $3,000

BRCSS II (Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences/Hui Rangahau Tahi) is the 2010 calendar-year extension of the Tertiary Education Commission-funded 2005-2009 BRCSS collaboration of social scientists. BRCSS II activities continue the commitment to build social science research capability and support the development of innovative research. 

The Targeted Post-graduate Awards that complement the work of the BRCSS-affiliated Maori, Pasifika and New Settler networks.  

A key strategy in the capability-building strand of BRCSS II is the provision of awards supporting social science postgraduates to complete qualifications, participate in research projects, establish collegial linkages and accumulate research experience.

Up to 20 Awards will be offered.

Postgraduate Fees Scholarship In Social Enterprise

Closing : 12 Mar 2010
Level : Doctoral, PG Diploma, Masters
Value : Fees contribution

This Scholarship has been extended.

 There are three rounds for this award each year with closing dates on the second Friday in February (extended), June and November.

Established in 2003 and funded by the Tindall Foundation, to assist in capacity-building of the not-for profit sector by supporting the enrolment of students in graduate programmes offered by The University of Waikato in the management of not-for-profit organisations.

The fees scholarship is open to application from full and part time students in Waikato Management School who are enrolled in:
* A Postgraduate Diploma in Social Enterprise
* A Master of Management Studies (MMS) within the Social Enterprise programme
* A PhD within the Social Enterprise programme.

Trust Waikato Student Community Grants

Closing : 12 Mar 2010
Level : Any course with a research component - above level 4
Value : The Research Grants may be used to pay course enrolment fees and reasonable research related costs.

Three closing dates each year , the second Friday in March, June and November.

In September 2001 Trust Waikato made available a considerable contribution to be used as research grants by students of the University of Waikato.

This fund has been provided to support student research that is aimed at improving the lives of the people in the Waikato region through enhancing the Management of community organisations. Research projects that will be supported are those that focus on ways in which not for profit/voluntary/ community/whanau/third sector organisations may enhance life for the people of the Waikato region.

The research grants are open to all full and part-time students who are enrolled in a course with a research component at year 4 or above level at the University of Waikato in the year of tenure. Applications from Maori and Pacific Island students in the region are particularly encouraged.

Academic ability will be a consideration in the selection process as will the feasibility, relevance and worthiness of the research project.

The research must involve a specific community or not for profit group or groups or be concerned with the work or management of the third, community or voluntary sector in the Waikato region. Projects which will enhance understandings of the organisation, the contribution, the evaluation and the management skills and practices of the sector will be preferred.

Evidence that the research has been requested by community groups or projects that have the support of community groups in advance will be an advantage when grant applications are considered.

To be eligible for consideration, the research proposal must include a commitment to provide community groups with a summary of the research through feedback in a form that the group, in consultation with the researchers and their supervisor(s) deems most appropriate. For example, the publication of a research summary on a purpose built web-page is one requirement of the fund. A presentation will be required at a Community Function hosted by the University of Waikato and Trust Waikato.

FASS Honours / Postgraduate Diploma Awards

Closing : 26 Mar 2010
Level : PG Diploma, First year Masters, Honours
Value : $1,500

Two closing dates each year - A Friday in March and July.

This Award is intended for students enrolling in an Honours, Postgraduate Diploma or the first year of the Master of Applied Psychology degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at the University of Waikato.

FASS Masters Thesis Awards

Closing : 26 Mar 2010
Level : Masters thesis
Value : $2,250 - $3,000

Two closing dates per year - A Friday in March and July.

This Award is intended for students enrolling in a Masters Research degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at the University of Waikato in either A or B semester.

Te Pua Wananga Ki Te Ao Postgraduate Excellence Awards

Closing : 31 Mar 2010
Level : Post Graduate - MPhil, PhD
Value : $5,000 full time, $2,500 part time

Two closing dates each year, 31 March and 31 August.

The School of Maori and Pacific Development Te Pua Wananga ki te Ao Postgraduate Excellence Awards were established in 2001 to affirm and encourage excellence in students undertaking study at postgraduate level within the School of Maori and Pacific Development.

The Awards will be made annually to full-time or part-time postgraduate students who are studying in the School of Maori and Pacific Development at the University of Waikato:

a. Who qualify for entry into, or are already enrolled in, a postgraduate (MPhil, PhD) course of study in the School

b. Who demonstrate academic excellence

c. Who demonstrate the ability to complete their programme of study

d. Whose research has particular relevance to the priorities of the School.

Waikato Police Research Scholarship

Closing : 31 Mar 2010
Level : Honours and above
Value : $1,500

The Waikato Police Research Scholarship was established by the Waikato Police District Policing Development Group in 2007 to encourage students to undertake study of interest/beneficial to policing in the Waikato. The scholarship is intended to assist students to undertake study at the University of Waikato that supports/informs/develops the goals of enhancing public safety and effecting a reduction of crime in the Waikato district.

The following criteria will be taken into particular consideration: academic merit of the applicant, the relevance of topic, the quality of the proposal and the supervisor's endorsement.

University of Waikato Doctoral Scholarship

Closing : 30 Apr 2010
Level : PhD
Value : $22,000 pa and tuition fees

Two rounds each year, with closing dates of 30 April and 31 October.
The University of Waikato has, for a number of years, offered scholarships to students studying full-time at Doctoral level; these scholarships are intended to assist full-time candidates to complete a Doctoral degree at the University of Waikato.

Regulations PDF
Application Form PDF

Lee Foundation Grants

Closing : 30 Apr 2010
Level : Any level above first year
Value : $500

The Lee Foundation is a charitable organisation which makes grants to international students who are residents from Malaysia and Singapore, for study at the University of Waikato. The first grants were made available early as 1972.

Applicants must be enrolled at the University of Waikato in Hamilton at the time of application.

Students who apply must have completed their first year of study at the University of Waikato in Hamilton by 30 April, the closing date of the grant, in the year of application.

Applicants must be residents or citizens of Singapore or Malaysia.

Grants are awarded on the basis of above average academic performance.

Flower Doctoral Fellowship in Economics

Closing : 30 Apr 2010
Level : Postgraduate
Value : $30,000 pa

The Flower Doctoral Fellowship in Economics shall be offered by the University of Waikato to a full-time candidate for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics at the Waikato Management School.

Preference will be given to applicants who have completed the requirements of the qualifying degree at the time of application. The Fellowship may only be taken up by a candidate who has formally completed the requirements of the qualifying degree.

Peter Freyberg Memorial Fund for Curriculum Research in Education Scholarship

Closing : 01 Aug 2010
Level : Doctoral thesis
Value : $3,000

This Scholarship was established in 1985 with donations from friends and colleagues of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Freyberg. The scholarship is awarded to an applicant enrolled in a thesis towards Part 2 of the Doctor of Education (EdD), who best meets the donor's wish to 'Stimulate research in curriculum' in the School of Education at the University of Waikato.

Selection will be made on the basis of the academic achievement of the applicants, and their research topics. Preference will be given to applicants conducting research related to curriculum development and teacher effectiveness.

To be eligible for the award, the candidate must have completed Part 1 of the EdD, and be enrolled full- or part-time for Part 2 of the EdD in the School of Education at the University of Waikato in the year of tenure of the Scholarship. Candidates are required to be qualified teachers, currently registered with the New Zealand Teachers Council for teaching in New Zealand.

Rewi Alley Scholarship in Chinese Studies

Closing : 31 Oct 2010
Level : Any level
Value : $1,000

The closing date and regulations of this award have not been confirmed yet. They will be updated on this web-site as soon as they have been approved. In the meantime, the previous year’s regulations and application form appear here to provide background information.

Award is offered every second (odd) year, applications close 31 October in the year before tenure.

The Rewi Alley Scholarship in Chinese Studies was established by the Rewi Alley National Committee to mark the occasion of Rewi Alley's birthday and in recognition of his humanitarian and literary work in China over more than 50 years. The scholarship is designed to encourage study and research on China, preferably in New Zealand.

Michael Baldwin Memorial Scholarship

Closing : 30 Nov 2010
Level : Any level
Value : $10,000

This Scholarship is offered every two years with the next available round opening in November 2010.

Michael Baldwin was a staff member at The University of Waikato at the time of his death in 2003. He had taught for a number of years in Papua New Guinea - at the institute currently known as the University of Goroka - before his appointment to the Centre for Foundation Studies at The University of Waikato. This scholarship commemorates Michael's commitment to teaching and to assisting others in their educational endeavours, and was made possible through the generosity of the Baldwin family.

The scholarship is open for application to students who are citizens of South Pacific nations (This does not include New Zealand of Australia). Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate a need for financial support in order to undertake tertiary study.

Candidates must be current or intending students, who will be enrolled in an approved full-time programme of study at The University of Waikato in the year of tenure of the scholarship. There is no restriction on the field of study of the candidate, but preference may be given to candidates who are enrolled in a teacher education programme.

Bryant Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Closing : 31 May 2011
Level : PhD
Value : $22,000 pa

Only one award can be held at a time, this means the award is normally offered every three years.

The D. V. Bryant Trust established Bryant Hall on land leased from the University of Waikato in 1971, as a Hall of Residence for students of the region who were attending the University. Since its inception, Bryant Hall has provided a supportive residential environment for first-year students and has also provided accommodation for a smaller number of senior undergraduate and graduate students who provide tutorial assistance and develop community activities to enrich the academic, cultural and social life of the Hall.

From 2004, Bryant Hall has been owned and operated by The University of Waikato, but the commitment of the D. V. Bryant Trust to providing opportunities for the academic development of students in the Waikato region continues in the form of the Bryant Scholarships including the Bryant Postgraduate Research Scholarship. The Postgraduate Research Scholarship was offered for the first time in 2003.

The doctoral thesis topic is required to be in an area the findings of which are intended to enhance the quality of student residential life, student learning or research in the University environment.

Evelyn Stokes Memorial Doctoral Scholarship

Closing : 31 Oct 2012
Level : PhD
Value : $5,000

Only one award is offered at a time, the next round of applications is likely to be in 2012.

Dame Evelyn Stokes was a Professor of Geography and the longest serving member of the academic staff at the University of Waikato. Evelyn’s early interest in Maori, historical, educational, and gender perspectives in geographical inquiry helped develop geographical knowledges that were exceptional nationally and internationally. This Scholarship commemorates Evelyn’s commitment to social justice and transformative politics expressed through indigenous, historical, social, and environmental perspectives in human geography.

The Scholarship is open for application to doctoral candidates in the Geography, Tourism and Environmental Planning Department of the University of Waikato.