2024 Wellington Scholarship Program in New Zealand | Fully Funded
About
Wellington Scholarship Program is estabished to encourage postgraduate research Victoria University of Wellington offers scholarships to those about to begin their doctoral studies.
These scholarships are awarded on academic merit and are open to New Zealand and international students in any discipline.
Eligibility Criteria:
- A graduates of any university within or outside of New Zealand who intend to enrol full time for a Doctorate (PhD) or
- who have commenced their doctoral study at Victoria University of Wellington.
- Please note: It is very important to refer to the website for regulations and further process requirements regarding an application for this scholarship.
Benefits:
All offers of Wellington Scholarship Program consist of a $29,500 per annum stipend plus domestic tuition fees for up to three years.
The scholarships are offered to the top ranked candidates in any Doctoral admission and scholarship application round throughout the year. To be considered for a Wellington Doctoral Scholarship the applicant must have a strong academic record and excellent academic references, or:
- demonstrated potential for high quality research; or
- a record of publication in high quality journals commensurate with experience and education.
Selection process
Final selection is made by the Victoria Research Scholarships Committee on those applicants who have been put forward by the relevant School and Faculty.
Offers of Wellington Doctoral Scholarships will be made approximately six weeks after each closing date in March, July and November of the year of application.
As some applicants may decline an offer further offers may be made, it is possible that some applicants will not be finally notified of the success or otherwise of their applications three months after application.
How to apply?
You can start your application to do a PhD or Doctor of Musical Arts at any time under the Wellington Scholarship Program , but we only consider applications three times a year—the deadlines are 1 March, 1 July, and 1 November.
Applications for the Doctor of Education, Doctor of Health, Doctor of Nursing, and Doctor of Midwifery are considered once a year—the deadline is 1 November.
We strongly advise that you start your application as early as possible. If you haven’t completed your application by 4.30 pm (NZ time) on the day of the deadline, you will need to reapply in the following round.
