Closing date:31 July 2025
Student type: Domestic and International students are eligible for this scholarship program.
Level of study: All levels of study
Study area: Any
Scholarship value:$6,750 paid as a fortnightly stipend
Description:The Scholarship was established in 2004 and is funded by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. These regulations also apply to faculty and large-scale research institute, and externally funded Summer Research Scholarships that are administered by the central Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland Summer Research Scholarship Scheme.
The main purpose of the Scholarship is to give current international and domestic university students an opportunity to experience research, and to thereby encourage them to pursue postgraduate study at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Eligibility:
- You have completed at least two years of an undergraduate degree and are either
-enrolled in an undergraduate degree at a New Zealand university at the time you apply for the scholarship
-or enrolled in a postgraduate bachelor (honours) or postgraduate diploma programme (some faculties) at a New Zealand university at the time you apply for the scholarship
-or enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an international institution in 2024.
- You have a scholarship GPA/GPE of 5.50 or above (or 5.00 for Māori applicants or Pacific applicants).
- You have identified a clearly defined project and suitable supervisor willing to supervise the project from your faculty’s list of available projects.
- Generally, you shouldn’t have held a Summer Research Scholarship previously (for exceptions, check the regulations).
- You are not seeking employment as a tutor during Summer School or in paid employment inside the University during the tenure of the Summer Research Scholarship.
- You haven’t started a masters, doctoral, or taught postgraduate programme (some taught programmes are permitted: check the regulations), or be completing a dissertation or thesis on an extension.
How to apply: apply online