University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship

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
relevant 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 relevant 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.
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b) The applicant’s potential for, or record of,research.

c) The advice, recommendation and/or ranking of the relevant Head of Department.

d) The strategic research and business priorities of the Academic Division in which primary supervision of the applicant's research will take place.

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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. 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. Recipients of the University of Otago International Master's Research Scholarship are eligible for an international tuition fee waiver of up to NZ$35,000 for the thesis component of their programme.

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.