Brian Mason Doctoral Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to support students for study towards a PhD degree in Geology at the University of Canterbury.Value/Benefits:a. Financial assistance with the costs associated with university study, at a value of $25,000 per annum for three years b. Tuition fees at the New Zealand domestic rateLevel of Study: Doctoral Closing Date: The closing date is advertised as funding and research opportunities become available for the scholarship Tenure: Three years Number Available Annually: The scholarship is not normally available annually. Please see “Application Information” section for further details (click “View more” below to access this section) Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: Full-time enrolment in a programme for a PhD degree in Geology at the University of Canterbury Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable For more information please read the regulations, click here.Applications must be made prior to, or within six months after, enrolment in a programme for a PhD degree in Geology at the University of CanterburyApplications are not accepted from candidates who already hold a research doctoral degree, or from those who have previously made two or more applications for the Brian Mason Doctoral Scholarship or the UC Doctoral Scholarship, or both.Selection will be based on:academic achievement;the quality of the institution and programme pertaining to the candidate's qualifying degree(s); andthe candidate's prior relevant research experience, research publications, and other outputs, particularly those relating to any topic or theme associated with the Brian Mason Doctoral Scholarship that is currently advertised.This scholarship is made possible from an endowment fund established in Brian Mason?s lifetime to support Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury. Dr Mason graduated from the University with a BSc in 1937 and an MSc(Hons) in Chemistry and Geology in 1939. In 2002 he received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from the University. He was a Senior Lecturer in the department of Geological Sciences at the University from 1945 to 1947 and went on to be the Curator of Meteorites at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the USA before he passed away in 2009.