CBR Scholarships
Find scholarships offered by the Centre for Brain Research.
The CBR currently offers the following scholarships:
CBR Doctoral Scholarship Strategic Objectives
- Nurture, recruit, and retain outstanding neuroscience research talent
- Support excellent neuroscience research and creation of high-quality research outputs
- Increase Māori and Pacific research scholarship (candidates, topics & supervisors)
- Develop and strengthen relationships with Māori and Pacific communities
- Support equity, diversity, and inclusivity in research (candidates, topics & supervisors)
- Strengthen, grow, and diversify the pipeline of research
- Develop and strengthen transdisciplinary research collaborations
- Boost knowledge mobilisation, research translation, and research impact
- Candidate excellence, which will be assessed by the applicant’s previous academic studies, research experience, relevant professional experience and the potential for the applicant to contribute to knowledge in the discipline.
- Project excellence, which will be assessed by the significance of the proposed research and its alignment with the research priorities of the faculty, schools and academic staff.
- Supervision excellence, which will be assessed by the strength of the supervisory team, the potential for development of supervision excellence and the growth of future faculty research leaders.
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CBR PhD Scholarships Objectives and Criteria. Size: 259.2 kB.
Document Description: Read the full objectives and criteria for our PhD Scholarships.
CBR Māori PhD Scholarship
The Centre for Brain Research (CBR) provides funding to support a Māori PhD candidate studying at the University of Auckland. The CBR has some specific strategic objectives for this scholarship and associated selection criteria (e.g., quality of research proposal, references etc.), but the priority is to identify and support a Māori PhD candidate who does not meet the standard 7.0 GPA threshold for an automatic University of Auckland scholarship (e.g., exceptional circumstances programme entry). The candidates will be working with CBR Principal Investigators or others within the CBR conducting research with a neuroscience focus.
Purpose
The CBR PhD Scholarship grant is for Māori students who intend to enrol in a Doctoral programme at the University of Auckland. The scholarship will provide financial assistance, by way of a non-taxable stipend and contribution to course fees. The doctoral student will progress their thesis and research that aligns to CBR research programmes.
Successful applicants will join a high performing, high impact, transdisciplinary team of brain researchers seeking to create flourishing Māori futures. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an effort to bring about transformative change in neuroscience research for a better future.
Eligibility
The lead applicant must be a high achieving Māori student who intends to enrol at the University of Auckland to undertake Doctoral research.
| Duration | 3 years |
| Value | Tax-free stipend of $33,000 plus fees ($7454) in 2023 and Student Services Fee of $979. (Total $41,433). |
| Closing date | 1 September 2023 |
How to apply
Applications must be submitted to d.robinson@auckland.ac.nz.
Your applications must include the following:
- Completed CBR PhD Scholarship Application form
- Cover Letter (PDF)
- Academic Transcript (PDF)
- Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
For application queries, please email Dean Robinson on d.robinson@auckland.ac.nz.
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CBR Māori PhD Scholarship Application Form. Size: 263.7 kB.
Document Description: Fill this application form by 1 September 2023.
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CBR PhD Statement of Research Intent. Size: 260.1 kB.
Document Description: Use this form to complete your Statement of Research Intent.
CBR Pacific PhD Scholarship
The Centre for Brain Research (CBR) has a Pacific PhD scholarship available. The CBR has some specific strategic objectives for this scholarship and associated selection criteria (e.g., quality of research proposal, references etc.), but the priority is to identify and support a Pacific PhD candidate who does not meet the standard 7.0 GPA threshold for an automatic University of Auckland scholarship (e.g., exceptional circumstances programme entry). The candidates will be working with CBR Principal Investigators or others within the CBR conducting research with a neuroscience focus.
Purpose
The CBR PhD Scholarship grant is for Pacific students who intend to enrol, in a PhD Doctoral programme at the University of Auckland. The scholarship will provide financial assistance, by way of a non-taxable stipend and contribution to course fees. The PhD doctoral student will progress their PhD thesis and research that aligns to CBR research programmes. Successful applicants will join a high performing, high impact, transdisciplinary team of brain researchers seeking to create flourishing Pacific futures. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an effort to bring about transformative change in neuroscience research for a better future.
Eligibility
The lead applicant must be a high achieving Pacific student who intends to enrol at the University of Auckland to undertake Doctoral research.
| Duration of scholarship | 3 Years |
| Value | Tax-free stipend of $33,000 plus fees ($7454) in 2023 and Student Services Fee of $979. (Total $41,433). |
| Closing date | 1 September 2023 |
| Number of scholarships available | We expect to support a total of one PhD scholarship award in this round. |
How to apply
Applications must be submitted to d.robinson@auckland.ac.nz.
Your applications must include the following:
- Completed CBR PhD Scholarship Application form
- Cover Letter (PDF)
- Academic Transcript (PDF)
- Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
For application queries, please email Dean Robinson on d.robinson@auckland.ac.nz.
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CBR Pacific PhD Scholarship Application Form. Size: 263.6 kB.
Document Description: Fill this application form by 1 September 2023.
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CBR PhD Scholarship Statement of Research Intent . Size: 260.1 kB.
Document Description: Use this document to complete your Statement of Research Intent.