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The scholarship is in memory of Emeritus Professor Frank Evison who graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a BSc in Physics and an MA with Honours in Mathematics. He gained a PhD from the University of London. He joined the Geophysics Division of the Department of Scientific and Indus
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 01 Nov 2026
The HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing is a non-Government – funded Charitable Trust established in 1996, to prepare New Zealand for an ageing future. The mission of the Foundation is to: Lead and resource the funding of people conducting research on ageing. Disseminate research-ba
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
The scholarship is in memory of Jack Pearce (1911-1994) who wanted to go to university but was unable to do so as a young man. University education was rare in those days, there were no grants and his father probably reasoned that as he and his five brothers had all achieved success in life with onl
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
The family of Alison Morton, a Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) graduate who completed a BSc (Hons) in Ecology, has established this scholarship in her memory. The scholarship incorporates a contribution from the estate of Alison's grandparents, Grace and Reg Riddick. The purpose of th
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Masters Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 30 Sep 2026
This scholarship helps international students who are intending to study for a Bachelor’s degree to join Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s international student community. This is a partial fee-based scholarship that will go towards tuition fees for one year of
Published: 08 Jul 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: Not Specified
This scholarship helps international students who are intending to study for a Master’s degree or Postgraduate Diploma to join Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s international student community. This is a partial fee-based scholarship that will go towards tuitio
Published: 08 Jul 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: Not Specified
This scholarship has been established by the Faculty of Health— Te Pukenga Wai to support first-year Bachelor of Midwifery students to meet the initial financial costs associated with enrolment into the programme. The purpose of the scholarship is to support new students enrolling in the fo
Published: 07 Jul 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 16 Jan 2027
The objective of the International School-Leaver Excellence Scholarship is to attract and support high-achieving international school-leavers who are wanting to study in New Zealand at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). These scholarship
Published: 07 Jul 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 01 Sep 2026
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.
Published: 25 May 2026 Type: PhD Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 01 Nov 2026
Two PhD scholarships are available to study potential mechanisms of symbiont loss in the coral bleaching process, and the adaptive capacity of reef corals to climate change. The student’s projects will contribute to a larger three-year project, funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsde
Published: 24 Apr 2026 Type: PhD Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 01 May 2026
The scholarship was established through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation as a result of a bequest in his will made by Mr Archie Dunningham, former City Librarian at Dunedin Public Library, for a scholarship to be named in honour of Miss Nora Bateson. Nora Bateson was Director of the
Published: 24 Apr 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Value: $10,000 Deadline: 31 May 2026
The scholarship is open to international students who plan to experience New Zealand culture through the Study Abroad and Exchange programme at Victoria University of Wellington. Successful applicants must be willing to participate in marketing activities to promote Study Abroad and Exchange opportu
Published: 31 Mar 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Value: NZ$1,000 Deadline: 01 May 2026
This award was established by alumnus of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington David Day and supports postgraduate students in the pursuit of active research that benefits conservation biology and/or understanding of ecology and biodiversity. The purpose of the award is to support
Published: 31 Mar 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Value: $6,000 Deadline: 30 Apr 2026
This scholarship was generously funded by alumni, staff and the history community to encourage and support students to pursue postgraduate study in History at Victoria University of Wellington.
Published: 16 Feb 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Value: $25,000 Deadline: 01 Mar 2026
In honour of Jonathan Nicholls (ACC's Head of Actuarial Services who passed away in early 2015), ACC wishes to promote the actuarial profession in much the same way that Jonathan did. ACC is dedicated to supporting Actuarial Science students and others looking to pursue a career in the actuarial
Published: 16 Feb 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: New Zealand Value: $6,000 Deadline: 15 Mar 2026
2026 will be the first year offering the Masters of Space Science and Practice degree. To mark the start of this new post-graduate qualification, the School of Chemical & Physical Sciences offer a group of scholarships for the inaugural cohort.
Published: 16 Feb 2026 Type: Masters Study in: New Zealand Value: $2,500 Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
This Scholarship was established through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation in 2017 with a bequest left by the late Dr Sheena Hudson. Dr Hilda Sheena Hudson, known as Sheena died on 29 March 2017 of cancer. She was a devoted wife, a teacher, a researcher and traveller – a love
Published: 16 Feb 2026 Type: PhD Study in: New Zealand Value: $15,000 Deadline: 01 Mar 2026
The Therle Drake Postgraduate Scholarship was established in 2013, via the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation, through a bequest made by John Drake, in memory of his wife, Therle.
Published: 10 Feb 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Value: $15,000 Deadline: 31 Mar 2026
These scholarships support students of any gender, ethnicity or descent, who have both academic and rugby ability, to study at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington and play for its affiliated rugby club, Old Boys' University Rugby Football Club (OBURFC). OBURFC is an amalgamat
Published: 10 Feb 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: New Zealand Value: Up to $5,000 Deadline: 28 Feb 2026
Through the generosity of Dr Wesley Phoa and Margaret Morgan, two New Foundations PhD Scholarships have been established at the School of Mathematics and Statistics. These scholarships will enable two students, co-supervised by Dr Thomas Forster and Professor Noam Greenberg, to make new discoveries,
Published: 09 Feb 2026 Type: PhD Study in: New Zealand Value: Fully Funded Deadline: 01 Mar 2026
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