University of Auckland Summer Research Scholarship - The University of Auckland

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.

$6,000

All students are required to apply for admission to the Summer Research Scholarships programme and enrol in theSummer Research course, SUMRESCH 301, and are expected to conduct a research project of approximately 10 weeks duration (400 hours) under the supervision of an academic staff member (See Notes I and II). Actual starting and finishing dates must be agreed by the supervisor. The Scholarship is tenable by domestic and international students. Students who will have completed at least two years of equivalent full-time study in an undergraduate degree at the time of take-up of award are eligible for consideration for a University of Auckland Summer Research Scholarship, provided that the student satisfies any additional study requirements or restrictions specified under Notes V-VII, and that the student either a) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree at a New Zealand University at the time of scholarship application, or b) is enrolled, at the time of scholarship application, in a postgraduate diploma or postgraduate Bachelor (Honours) degree at a New Zealand university as permitted under Notes III-IV, or c) was or is enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an international institution in the same calendar year as the scholarship application. A student must have a Scholarship grade point average (GPA) or grade point equivalent (GPE) of 6.00 or above over their two most recent years of full-time study (or equivalent) to be considered for a scholarship; Maori or Pacific students are required to have a SGPA/GPE of 5.50 or above over their two most recent years of full-time study (or equivalent) in order to be considered for a scholarship (see Note X). A student must have a clearly defined project and suitable supervisor willing to supervise the project. Faculties or large-scale research institutes (LSRIs) may offer a predetermined list of supervised projects or require the student to devise the project (see Note XII).