The University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship provides funding to support doctoral students studying at the University of Otago.
The Scholarship is available to both domestic and international students. Candidates for professional doctorates, as well as the PhD, are welcome to apply.
Programme Benefits
Doctor of Philosophy – NZ$30,696 stipend per annum plus a domestic tuition fees waiver for 36 months (excludes student services fee and insurance)
Professional Doctorates (DClinDent, DMA, DBA, EDd) – NZ$30,696 stipend per annum plus a tuition fee waiver for up to 36 months capped at the domestic rate (excludes student services fee and insurance).
Institution
University of Otago, New Zealand
Available Programmes
Doctoral Programmes
Length of Programme
a) A doctoral or Master’s scholarship may be awarded with full-time or part-time tenure. Part- time tenure will only be granted in cases where full-time study is not practicably possible and where the candidate can demonstrate that they are particularly well prepared for part-time study. Applications to transfer from part-time to full-time tenure will be considered, provided that the candidate has shown satisfactory progress and can provide evidence of the ability to commit to full-time study. Applications to transfer from full-time to part-time tenure will be considered only on grounds of ill health (a medical certificate will be required), significant carer responsibilities (for example: pre-school aged child; school aged child as a sole parent with limited support; or child/partner/parent with a serious illness or disability) or for career related reasons. Part-time tenure for career-related reasons is subject to approval by supervisors. Transfers of this sort may only occur at the beginning of a semester. Emoluments for candidates holding part-time tenure will be pro-rated as appropriate.
b) During tenure of the scholarship, the candidate must undertake research in Dunedin or at the University of Otago, Christchurch or University of Otago, Wellington, unless a special case for exemption from this requirement has been previously approved by the convenor of the Scholarships and Prizes Committee, or their nominee.
c) Tenure of a doctoral scholarship is for three full-time years(or part-time equivalent), or until the thesis is submitted (whichever period is the shorter), subject to the provision of satisfactory annual Progress Reports by the Department in which the student is registered. For candidates in professional doctorates, tenure may also cover periods of coursework prior to and after the thesis enrolment period, but will not exceed three years.
d) Tenure of a Master’s scholarship is for one full-time year (or part-time equivalent), or until the thesis is submitted (whichever period is the shorter). Students must be in the first year of their thesis research to be eligible for a scholarship.
e) A shorter period of tenure shall be awarded in cases where two months or more of registration as a candidate for the degree (or for the part of the degree eligible for scholarship support) has been completed at the time of award.
f) Overseas tenure of a Master’s scholarship is not normallypermitted. g) Overseas tenure of a Doctoral scholarship is not normally permitted. On delegation from the Scholarships and Prizes Committee, the convenor of the Scholarships and Prizes Committee, or their nominee, may agree to:
- a period of normally up to one year’s overseas tenure for a period following domestic (New Zealand-based) commencement if it can be shown by the Head of Department concerned, that access to facilities or opportunities overseas is essential to the completion of the project. In such circumstances the emolument of the scholarship shall continue to be paid Amendment approved by DVC (Research and Enterprise) 28 October 2022 in New Zealand currency and into a New Zealand bank account. No additional financial assistance is available through the Scholarship for travel or other expenses incurred if a period of overseas tenure is approved.
- partial tenure for commencement overseas, where the student is unable to travel to New Zealand to begin their study, but remote research and supervision arrangements have been approved. The terms of partial overseas tenure are set out in section 5 below of these regulations.
Number of Awards
Up to 180 annually
Eligibility
Doctoral and Masters’ scholarships will be awarded on the basis of:
a) The applicant’s academic record:
- In the case of an applicant for a doctoral scholarship who has completed a
Master’s degree by papers and thesis (at least 0.75 EFTS), the grades of all
relevant2 advanced level papers counting towards the award of the degree and
the thesis will be taken into account. An explanation of the time taken for
completion of the thesis may be requested and considered by the Scholarships
and Prizes Committee if the thesis has taken more than 2 EFTS (2 full- time
years) to complete. - In the case of an applicant for a scholarship without a Master’s degree including
a thesis, the grades of all relevant2 advanced level papers counting towards the
award of the applicant’s most relevant degree will be taken into account. - In the case of applicants whose prior qualifications have been awarded by other
universities, the University shall calculate a GPA score using what it considers
to be the most relevant2 papers and grades provided on the applicant’s academic
transcripts. - Certificate of Proficiency and Pass/Fail papers will not be taken into account in
the calculation.
b) The applicant’s potential for, or record of, research.
c) The advice, recommendation and/or ranking of the relevant Head of Department.
Eligibility for Doctoral and Masters’ scholarships
1) Unless otherwise stated in these conditions or within the schedule, Doctoral and Masters’
scholarships are open only to Domestic Fee Paying Students.3 International candidates
studying for professional doctorates are eligible to apply but if awarded a scholarship the
tuition fee waiver will be capped at the domestic rate.
2) In the case of applicants for a doctoral scholarship, confirmation of the scholarship is
dependent on approval of their application for admission to the relevant doctoral
programme and completion of the enrolment procedure.
3) In the case of applicants for a Master’s scholarship, confirmation of the scholarship is
dependent on approval of their application to register as a Master’s candidate and
completion of the enrolment procedure.
How To Apply
Applications for doctoral scholarships are made online through the eVision portal and can be made at any time of the year. Once you have applied for admission to your programme you will receive an alert in your student portal inviting you to apply for a scholarship.
Application Deadline
Ongoing
