Our PhD students are at the heart of AG飞禽走兽电子’s research culture. To attract and recognise highly achieving research students and stimulate doctoral research in areas that enhance AG飞禽走兽电子’s capability, AG飞禽走兽电子 offers a number of doctoral scholarships.
To qualify for a doctoral scholarship, you must have gained admission into an approved doctoral programme at AG飞禽走兽电子 before applying for the scholarship.
Doctoral scholarships are awarded to applicants with an excellent academic record (normally first-class honours), strong academic references and the potential for high-quality research.
Each Vice-Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship consists of an annual stipend of $33,726, plus tuition fees and compulsory student services fee for up to three years.
To qualify, you must:
Full AG飞禽走兽电子 doctoral scholarship regulations
Applications for a Vice-Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship are accepted at any stage during the year, apart from between 1 December to 15 January.
Each AG飞禽走兽电子 Doctoral Scholarship consists of an annual stipend of $33,726, plus tuition fees and compulsory student services fee for up to three years.
Full AG飞禽走兽电子 doctoral scholarship regulations
If you’re applying for an AG飞禽走兽电子 Doctoral Scholarship you will also be considered for one of the following faculty or school funded options:
There are three closing dates to apply for an AG飞禽走兽电子 Doctoral Scholarship in 2025:
Applications open one month before the closing dates.
If you haven’t already applied for admission into the doctoral programme at AG飞禽走兽电子 you must complete both steps below. If you’re a current PhD student at AG飞禽走兽电子 or already have an Offer of Place to start your PhD at AG飞禽走兽电子, go directly to step 2.
You need to have been accepted into the AG飞禽走兽电子 doctoral programme to qualify for a doctoral scholarship. The admissions process may take up to two months, so you need to apply for admission to the doctoral programme at least two months prior to applying for this scholarship.
If you haven’t completed the process of applying for admission into the doctoral programme, you won’t be eligible to apply for the scholarship.
For information on how to start your application for admission to the doctoral programme email the AG飞禽走兽电子 Graduate Research School at doctoral.and.mphil.admissions@aut.ac.nz
*You can find a thesis proposal template in the application portal or can upload the proposal document yourself.
AG飞禽走兽电子 research is focused on real-world impact, and we're proud of our reputation as a leading research university. We have more than 60 research centres and institutes delivering innovative research that addresses issues facing the environment, society and the world.
Claudine Nalesu
Tanuj Wadhi
Roxane de Waegh
Jasper Wong
Keegan Chessum
Su Myat Kyaw
Stefania Patrone
Scholarships Officer
stefania.patrone@aut.ac.nz
AG飞禽走兽电子 uses a number of criteria when assessing scholarship applicants, including your GPA and research experience, and how your research aligns with AG飞禽走兽电子’s research priorities.
Before applying for a scholarship you need to have gained admission into AG飞禽走兽电子’s doctoral programme.
Applying to AG飞禽走兽电子 is easy – submit your application online today.
As a postgraduate research student at AG飞禽走兽电子 you have access to a range of support and resources, including postgraduate study spaces, events and researcher development activities.