AUT Vice Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarships

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant’s proposed field of study must be one where the University can offer supervision.  Applicants should contact potential supervisors prior to application to confirm the availability of supervision for their proposed research. Professional Doctorate candidates may apply at the time of submission of the PGR9. 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 for a scholarship provided the qualifying programme was completed at a New Zealand Tertiary Institution and they meet the additional conditions below; or  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 for a scholarship provided the qualifying programme was completed at a New Zealand Tertiary Institution and they meet the additional conditions below. Applicants applying under b) must be citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand.  The following additional conditions apply to be eligible for an AUT Vice Chancellors Scholarship. - Applicants must have an unconditional Offer of Place in the doctoral programme. - Applicants must enrol into the Doctoral programme within three months of the offer of scholarship. 

No. of awards: Varies depending on funding

How to apply?

Application is through the AUT online scholarship application portal.