Scholarships

These are some of the many scholarships available to students in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. You can use the Scholarships Finder for a more comprehensive list of the scholarships available.

Evelyn Stokes Memorial Doctoral Scholarship

Closing date: 31 Oct 2015

For doctoral candidates who are enrolled or enrolling full-time in the area of Geography, Tourism or Environmental Planning in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. The Scholarship will have a value of up to $5,000 per year for three years.

FASS 120- / 240-point Masters Thesis Awards

Closing date: 30 Apr 2019

For students enrolling part- or full-time in a 120-point Masters degree or in the thesis year of a 240-point Masters degree and who will be doing either a 90-point thesis or a 120-point thesis in A Semester in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).

FASS 180-point Masters Awards

Closing date: 30 Apr 2019

For students enrolling part- or full-time in a 180-point Masters degree in B Semester in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

FASS Doctoral Research Support Award

Closing date: 17 Nov 2017

For students enrolled full- or part-time in a doctoral degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences who have gained confirmed enrolment status. The Awards provide support for expensive research needs, such as experiments and fieldwork.

FASS Exchange Scholarship

Closing date: 01 Nov 2018

For students who are currently enrolled as a second or third year domestic student in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, and who are intending to participate in an exchange programme with a specific university that has an Exchange Agreement with the University of Waikato. The value of the Scholarship is up to $3,000 for full-time students or a pro-rata amount for part-time students.

FASS Honours / Postgraduate Diploma Awards

Closing date: 30 Apr 2019

For students enrolling part- or full-time in one of the following FASS programmes of study: first year of 500-level study in an Honours degree or PGDip; fourth year of the BSW or BEP and enrolled in 400-level papers; or first year of taught papers in a 240-point Masters degree. The Awards will have a value of up to $1,500.

Julia Sandford Scholarship

Closing date: 15 Jul 2018

For domestic students who are enrolled in Honours or Masters level study in Geography at the University of Waikato. Students must demonstrate academic potential as well as commitment to, and focus on, Geography as a field of study. The Scholarship will have a value of up to $1,500.

Kerby Bursary for Graduate Music Studies

Closing date: 01 Dec 2018

For domestic students who are enrolled full-time in a BMus(Hons), BA(Hons) in Music, MMus or MA in Music at the University of Waikato. The Bursary will be awarded to the most meritorious applicant and will have a value of up to $500.

Michael Caiger Memorial Scholarship

Closing date: 15 Apr 2018

For domestic students enrolled full-time in a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc) in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) at second year or above. Applicants must have been enrolled full-time, for the full year, at the University of Waikato in the year preceding their application. The value of the Scholarship will be up to $5,000.