Scholarship
detail
Victoria Doctoral Scholarships –
Application Information
Value:
$23,500 stipend annually +
tuit
ion fees. Conditions apply. See ‘Regulations’ for details.
Tenure of
award:
Scholarships will normally be
tenable for three years. For a student who has already been enrolled for a
Doctorate at Victoria
for more than three months at the time when the offer of a Scholarship is made,
the maximum length of tenure of the Scholarship will be reduced at the
discretion of the Research Scholarships Committee.
Closing dates
for applications:
01 November 2016
Currently, the closing dates are 1 March, 1 July and 1 November.
Number of
awards offered:
35 each round.
History or
background of award
To encourage postgraduate
research Victoria
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. These scholarships are awarded on
academic merit and are open to New
Zealand and international students in any
discipline.
Purpose of
award
These Scholarships are intended
to encourage and support doctoral study (PhD) at Victoria University of
Wellington.
Selection
criteria
The Scholarships are open to
graduates of any university within or outside of New Zealand who intend to
enrol full time for a Doctorate (PhD) at Victoria University or who have
commenced their doctoral study at Victoria University.
Please note:It is very important to refer to website for regulations and
further process requirements regarding application for this scholarship.
How do students
apply?
follow links from below.
ApplicationForm
Regulations
ScholarshipIn detail
Additional
information
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.
Decision makers
The University Research
Scholarships Committee, a sub-committee of the University Research Council.
How and when do
students learn of the decision?
Offers of Victoria PhD
Scholarships will be made approximately six weeks after each closing date in
March, July and November of the year of application. Because some applicants
may in the event decline the offer of a Scholarship with the result that
further offers have to 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. Please provide a clear and correct email address.
What conditions
are attached to acceptance of this award?
Scholarship recipients must sign
a Postgraduate Scholarships Contract agreeing to abide by the attached
regulations. 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 emolument without the approval of the University
Scholarships Committee. Approval may be given for scholarship recipients to
undertake paid employment (usually tutoring) for up to a further 400 hours in
addition to their contribution in any one calendar year. All requests to
undertake part-time employment must be supported in writing by the supervisor.
Once the period of tenure of a scholarship has commenced, the University
Scholarships Committee may, at its sole discretion, grant a scholarship
recipient a deferment of their scholarship for a period not exceeding one year.
In most cases such a deferment will coincide with a formal suspension from
their doctoral enrollment.
A scholarship shall be terminated if a scholarship recipient ceases to resume
the aforesaid programme of research within one month of the last day of the
period of the deferment.
Who else has information
about this award?
Information on applying to do a
Doctorate at Victoria University of Wellington and apply for funding to do so
is also available from:
www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr
General information about doctoral study is also available from this website.
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: scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships
Position: Application Forms for New Doctoral (PhD) students
Organisation: Victoria University of Wellington
Address: PO Box 600 Wellington 6140
