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Scholarship details

MPI UnderGraduate Scholarship in Quantitative Marine Biology
Study levels Undergraduate
Value $5,000 each
Length One year.
Occurrence 1 year
Close date Friday, 30 November 2018

About the scholarship

The Ministry for Primary Industries wishes to encourage the pursuit of joint mathematics/statistics and marine biology degrees at the undergraduate level. The Ministry of Primary Industries wishes to support the study of mathematics/statistics and marine biology at the undergraduate level.

How To Apply

o apply, an application form, covering letter and transcript should be sent to [email protected] by November 30. The covering letter should include short descriptions of courses taken and proposed for the next year as well as statements about the candidates' future aspirations.

Entry requirements

Up to Six scholarships ($5,000 each) will be available to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, to support the final year of an undergraduate degree. Students will be eligible to apply if their degree will include: • a minimum of 1 statistics or mathematics course in 2nd year, and • 2 statistics or mathematics courses, as well as a marine biology course in 3rd year.

Applicants with an applied quantitative background will be favoured.