Doctoral scholarships

University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship 
Awarded to high-achieving doctoral candidates applying for admission to an approved doctoral programme at the University. 
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University of Auckland Partnership Appeal Award
Assist students experiencing significant hardship in their final year of study in an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree programme.
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University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering and Design Doctoral Scholarship
Supports domestic and international PhD candidates enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering and Design.
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Faculty of Engineering and Design Student Support Award
Supports international and domestic, full and part-time, undergraduate and postgraduate students within the Faculty of Engineering and Design who are experiencing financial hardship.
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Te Herenga Mātai Pūkaha Doctoral Scholarship in Engineering
Supports Māori and Pacific students to undertake doctoral study on an agreed topic in the Faculty of Engineering and Design, underpinning the faculty’s objective to increase Māori and Pacific representation in its doctoral programme.
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The University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering and Design Doctoral Scholarship is awarded for up to 36 months of doctoral study and comprises an annual stipend of $33,000 in 2023 (with annual CPI adjustment) plus compulsory tuition fees, including the single student Health Insurance compulsory charge for international students.

All applicants who are to be offered a place in a doctoral programme will be eligible for scholarship consideration prior to receiving their offer of place.

Māori and Pacific students with a GPA of 7.0 or above who are offered a place in a doctoral programme will be guaranteed a scholarship.

Each faculty has an allocation of scholarships to be awarded to doctoral candidates based on the faculty’s strategic objectives.

Application consideration:
From 2025 onwards, starting with the round which closes 1 March 2025, recommendations for the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering and Design Doctoral Scholarship will be made taking into consideration the following broad categories set out by Taumata Teitei:

• Nurture, recruit, and retain outstanding research talent (candidates and supervisors)
• Support excellent research and the creation of high-quality research outputs
• Grow Māori and Pacific research scholarship (candidates, topics, supervisors)
• Develop/strengthen relationships with Māori and Pacific communities
• Support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) in research (candidates, topics and supervisors)
• Strengthen, grow, and diversify the pipeline of research and external research income
• Develop/strengthen transdisciplinary research collaborations
• Boost knowledge mobilisation, research translation, and research impact

Consistent with the above, the Faculty of Engineering and Design Selection Committee will assess all applications received against the following faculty priorities:

• Scholarly creative work with the potential to have a positive impact on industry
• Equity with respect to candidate, topic and supervisory team
• Support for staff (early career, new staff)
• Co-funding arrangements
• Transdisciplinarity
• Support international diversity in the student body
• Support Research Centres and other departmental and faculty priorities
• Alignment with the four interdependent priorities of: sustainability, health and well-being, justice, and ethical innovation and technology.
  

Academic merit:

• The candidate (GPA, prior publication record, etc.)
• The project's significance/impact/potential to contribute to knowledge in the discipline

Guaranteed scholarships will be recommended to domestic applicants who have achieved a Scholarship GPA (sGPA) of 8.5 or above in their qualifying programme and meet all of the entry requirements for admission into the PhD programme. Valid until the end of 2024. Please note this is subject to change.

How to apply

Applicants must complete an application for admission to the doctoral programme using the Faculty of Engineering and Design Statement of Research Intent form. Indicate in the application that you wish to be considered for the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering and Design Doctoral Scholarship.

As part of the application process, the applicant’s proposed supervisor will need to upload a Statement of Supervisor Support, so engagement with the proposed supervisor before finalising the application is strongly advised. Applicants may approach the relevant department doctoral adviser about suitable supervisors if needed.

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure the information we have supplied is correct and up to date. However, the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering and Design Doctoral Scholarship regulations take precedence over all other material. You are strongly advised to read the scholarship regulations for complete information to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria for scholarship consideration and that you understand the implications of any regulations, awarding value and selection criteria.

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