New Zealand
New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships
Closing date:
Value of Award:
For Postgraduate Studies In NZ
No. of awards:
To candidates from developing Commonwealth Countries
Tenure:
Scholarships are for postgraduate study at Masters or PhD level only.
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is an international programme under which member governments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries. The CSFP was established at the first Commonwealth education conference in 1959 and is reviewed by education ministers at their triennial meetings. The CSFP is the only scholarship scheme in the world to receive such high-level recognition. As part of the CSFP programme, New Zealand offers New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships to candidates from developing Commonwealth countries for postgraduate study (Masters and PhD) in New Zealand universities on a contestable basis. New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships are highly competitive and for top level graduates. New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships are funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme and managed and managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). The selection process in New Zealand is managed by Universities New Zealand.
Universities New Zealand is managing the application and selection process for the New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships: – applications in 2016 for tenure from 2017. Scholarships may be held at one of the eight universities in New Zealand: the University of Auckland Auckland University of Technology Waikato University Massey University Victoria University of Wellington Canterbury University Lincoln University Otago University
Selection criteria:
- An invitatilon to nominate candidates has been sent to the Nominating Agency in each country eligible to participate in this scholarship programme. The eligible countries are: AfricaAmericasAsiaPacific BotswanaBelizeBangladeshCook Islands CameroonDominicaIndiaKiribati GhanaGrenadaMalaysiaNauru KenyaGuyanaMaldivesNiue LesothoJamaicaPakistanPapua New Guinea MalawiSt LuciaSri LankaSamoa MauritiusSt Vincent and the Grenadines Solomon Islands Mozambique Tokelau Namibia Tonga Nigeria Tuvalu Rwanda Vanuatu Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Nominating Agencies A list of Nominating Agencies for each eligible country is in this document – Nominating Agencies
General Information:
How do students apply?
Applicants must send their completed applications to the Nominating Agency for their country, not to Universities NZ or to MFAT. Closing Dates for Applications Each Nominating Agency has been asked to set the closing date for applications for their country. To find out the closing date for their country applicants should contact their Nominating Agency.
Eligibility Criteria
Application Form
Application Guidance
Decision makers
The Decision Process Universities NZ Universities NZ will receive the nominated applications from the NominatingAgencies. These applications will be subject to a final check for eligibility andcompleteness. Any nominated applications that are found to be ineligible orincomplete will not be considered Complete and eligible applications will be assessed and reviewed by a selection committee in Wellington, New Zealand. Members of this committee will be representatives from the New Zealand Aid Programme at New Zealand’s Ministry of F oreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and representatives from the Scholarships Committee of Universities NZ. The selection committee will make scholarship recommendations to the New Zealand Aid Programme team at MFAT. The New Zealand Aid Programme team at MFAT will review therecommendations and decide which they will support for further assessment.
How and when do students learn of the decision?
The selection committee will meet in Wellington in September 2016. As soon as possible after the committee meeting nominated candidates and their Nominating Agency will be advised of the outcome of their application and of any subsequent processes that the selection committee or the NZ Aid Programme may require. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate strong academic ability, leadership qualities, and a commitment to the development of their home country. Preference is also given to candidates who are 39 years of age or younger at the time of commencing their scholarship. Preference will be given to candidates who apply to study in academic disciplines relating to priority sectors. For more information on priority sectors please see ‘Priority Sectors’ below.
What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
Scholarship recipients are required to return to their home country on completion of their scholarship to work for a minimum period of two years in order to apply their new skills and knowledge.
Additional information
Priority Sectors for Study Scholarships are offered to support priority development sectors. MFAT has identified the Priority Sectors for Study for scholarships from 2017. Thay are listed in this document – Priority Sectors for Study.
Who else has information about this award?
Enquiries from applicants should be directed to their Nominating Agency.
For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact:
Scholarships
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara
PO Box 11915
Wellington 6142
Phone: +64 4 381 8510
Email: [email protected]
New Zealand
Dullabh Education Award
About the scholarship
Application status: Not currently open for applications
Applicable study: Year 3 of a BEd(Tchg) Primary, GradDipTchg(Sec) or a Masters Degree in Education
Opening date: 23 February
Closing date: 6 April
Tenure: 1 year
For: Assistance
Number on offer: Up to 3 (see Reg.2)
Offer rate: Annually
Value: Up to $2,500 each
The Award was established in 2016 and is funded by Arvind Dullabh, a retired Auckland secondary school teacher, inspired by his father who was a strong advocate for education and throughout his life helped many children in India to gain an education.
The main purpose of the Award is to provide assistance to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary specialisation, the Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) or a masters degree in the field of Education in the Faculty of Education and Social Work who, because of financial hardship, may not otherwise be able to undertake university study.
Regulations
How to apply
Scholarship applications will usually open around six weeks before the closing date. Please read the regulations carefully to be sure you are eligible before you apply.
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Disclaimer
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Masters Scholarships
Māori Electoral Option MA Thesis Scholarship
Value:
The scholarship covers stipend of $15,000, plus tuition fees for the thesis component
Tenure of award:
One year
Closing dates for applications:
15 November 2018
Number of awards offered:
One
History or background of award
An MA Scholarship is available for a thesis in the 2019 academic year, associated with the ‘Big Data Approach to the Problem of Electoral Turnout’, a Marsden-funded research project, under the supervision of Professor Jack Vowles. Taking a ‘big data’ approach, using marked electoral rolls indicating whether or not the 30,000 people sampled cast a vote, this research maps and seeks to explain stability and change in voting and not voting over two general elections and two local elections. The proposed research will analyse movement between the general and Māori rolls during 2018, using both the matched sample and the entire rolls before and after the change.
Purpose of award
Applications are sought from those who are eligible at the time of application, or who will have become eligible at the start of Trimester 2 the following year, to enrol for a Master’s degree by thesis worth 90 points or more. This will either be Part 2 of a two-year, 180 point Master of Political Science (MPols) degree (course code POLS595, 90 points) or a 120 point Master of Arts (MA) thesis in Political Science (course code POLS591).
Selection criteria
* Applicants would normally be expected to have completed a Bachelor’s degree or Honours or Master’s degree Part 1 in political science or an appropriate social science subject demonstrating academic achievement equivalent to a First-Class Honours degree from a New Zealand University.
* Applicants undertaking a 180-point Master’s degree may be eligible for this scholarship provided that they conduct the research under POLS595 (as a 90-point thesis).
* Scholarships will be awarded solely on the basis of academic merit.
* The research will require a willingness to engage with and analyse data, using various methods of quantitative analysis and experience in using statistical methods will be an advantage. Assistance in learning such skills, if required, will be available from the project research assistant in the first half of the year, and throughout from the supervisor.
How do students apply?
Regulations
Apply online
Decision makers
Professor Jack Vowles, Dr. Matthew Gibbons, Professor Jon Fraenkel.
What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
Entry into MA or MPols programme
For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact:
Position: The Scholarships Office
Organisation: Victoria University of Wellington
Address: PO Box 600 Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 463 5557
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships
Masters Scholarships
Vision Matauranga – Deep South Challenge Masters Scholarship (by Thesis)
Value:
Up to $20,000 ($15,000 stipend and a fees contribution of up to $5,000)
Tenure of award:
One year
Closing dates for applications:
15 November 2018
Number of awards offered:
Two
History or background of award
In collaboration with Victoria University, the VISION MĀTAURANGA science programme as part of the Deep South National Science Challenge, is offering two Masters Scholarships. The scholarships have been established to build cross-disciplinary research capability and capacity in global change studies to help meet the emerging demands of increasingly complex social, economic, political and bio-physical system changes facing Māori and wider Aotearoa/New Zealand society. Projects are sought that will contribute to the following four research themes:
Theme 1: Understanding climate change – linkages, pressure points and potential responses
Theme 2: Exploring adaptation options for Māori communities
Theme 3: Assistance to Māori businesses to aid decision-making and long-term sustainability
Theme 4: Products, services and systems derived from mātauranga Māori*
* Includes: Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori
Purpose of award
The scholarships have been established to build cross-disciplinary research capability and capacity in global change studies to help meet the emerging demands of increasingly complex social, economic, political and bio-physical system changes brought on by a warming climate facing Māori and wider Aotearoa/New Zealand society.
Applications are sought from those who are eligible at the time of application, or who will have become eligible within six months of notification, to enrol in a Master’s degree by thesis worth 90 points or more. In most cases this will be Part 2 of a two-year Master’s degree.
Selection criteria
Applications are sought from those who are eligible at the time of application, or who will have become eligible within six months of notification, to enrol in a Master’s degree by thesis worth 90 points or more. In most cases this will be Part 2 of a two-year Master’s degree.
– Applications are invited from New Zealanders of Māori descent
– You must be eligible to undertake an MA or MSc at Victoria University of Wellington
– You must be enrolled in a full-time study
– Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit
– A suitable university supervisor must be agreed prior to acceptance
– Proposed research should be feasible and applicable
– Study must commence within 6 months of receiving this scholarship
Applicants across the physical and social sciences are encouraged to apply.
How do students apply?
Scholarship applicants must contact the School in which they wish to enrol directly so that their research proposal and the feasibility of supervision can be assessed. Enrolling as a Master’s student and applying for a Scholarship are two separate processes. The holding of Scholarship is conditional upon the scholarship recipient gaining enrolment as a Master’s student.
Applicants, other than those who have completed all of their study at Victoria, must include a certified copy of their academic record from other institutions with this application.
Regulations
Apply online
Decision makers
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit by the Deep South Challenge Kāhui Māori and the Science Leader for the Vision Mātauranga science programme.
How and when do students learn of the decision?
Once the Selection Committee has made a decision applicants will be notified by email of their results, and any feedback from the Committee. The scholarship will be paid in monthly instalments following completion of a 6-monthly progress report by the student.
What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
Scholarship recipients will be expected to sign a Postgraduate Scholarship Contract.
Once the period of tenure of a scholarship has commenced, the Scholarships Committee may, at its sole discretion, grant a scholarship recipient a deferment of their scholarship for a period of up-to six months. In most cases such a deferment will coincide with a formal suspension from their enrolment in the Master’s degree.
A scholarship shall be terminated and the corresponding proportion of the scholarship emolument forfeited, if a scholarship recipient ceases to resume the aforesaid programme of research or advanced study within one month of the last day of the period of deferment.
Scholarship recipients shall be required to devote themselves full-time to their programme of research during the tenure of the scholarship and may not hold a position of employment without the approval of the Scholarships Committee. Approval may be given for scholarship recipients to undertake paid employment (usually tutoring) for up to a maximum of 600 hours in one calendar year.
Each scholarship recipient and his/her principal supervisor shall provide a quarterly progress report to the Scholarships Office six months after the commencement of the scholarship. Where progress is not satisfactory, the matter will be referred to the Scholarships Committee.
The Scholarships Committee may at any time suspend or terminate a scholarship, if the scholarship recipient is not diligently pursuing their programme of research, has violated the University Statute on Conduct, or has failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions on which the scholarship was awarded.
Who else has information about this award?
For more information about this award and the Vision Mātauranga programme of science please contact:
Associate Professor Sandy Morrison
Deep South Challenge Vision Mātauranga Science Leader
Email: [email protected]
For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact:
Position: The Scholarships Office
Organisation: Victoria University of Wellington
Address: PO Box 600 Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 463 5557
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships