The purpose of the AUT Doctoral Scholarships is to attract highly achieving doctoral research students to AUT University and to encourage and stimulate doctoral studies in areas of the University's research capability.
Applicants will be asked to provide evidence of support from their faculty, in the form of an Offer of Place (whether conditional or unconditional) for the doctoral programme.
About Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Auckland University of Technology is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college was granted university status. AUT is New Zealand's third largest university in terms of total student enrolment, with approximately 29,100 students enrolled across three campuses in Auckland
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AUT Doctoral Scholarships
Aim and Benefits of AUT Doctoral Scholarships
The scholarship covers the following:
- Annual payment of tuition fees (at the domestic rate) plus the compulsory student services fee
- An annual stipend of NZ$33,726.00 per year
Applicants for the AUT Doctoral Scholarship will also be considered for one of the following Faculty or School funded options if the funding is available (see Faculty listings for AUT Doctoral Scholarships):
- A Full Fee Scholarship
- Full fees plus an annual stipend equivalent to at least $20,000 or the minimum living cost criteria for Immigration NZ student visa, whichever is the highest.
Requirements for AUT Doctoral Scholarships Qualification
- Applicants must meet English language proficiency requirements as stated in the Academic Calendar (http://www.aut.ac.nz/calendar) at the time of application. • Applicants must meet the normal admission criteria for the doctoral programme and have received an Offer of Place (OOP) for the doctoral programme at AUT. http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/entry-requirements/postgraduate-and-graduateadmissionrequirements
- Recipients of this scholarship will have an excellent academic record, strong academic references and have demonstrated the potential for high quality research.
- Scholarships are awarded on academic merit and recipients of this scholarship will normally have the equivalent of first-class honours. Previous study should include research methodology paper(s) and an independent research project, including the writing of a report on that research.
- The applicant’s proposed field of study must be one where the University can offer supervision. Applicants should contact potential supervisors prior to application to confirm the availability of supervision for their proposed research.
- Preference will be given to new applicants to the doctoral programme at AUT, including those currently in provisional candidature.
- Applicants who have applied and been shortlisted but unsuccessful in a past round may apply again in one subsequent round only.
- Applicants who have applied unsuccessfully (not shortlisted) in past rounds may reapply only if there is a significant change to the information submitted.
Application Deadline
July 15, 2025How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) on to apply
For more details, visit AUT Scholarship webpage
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