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Wellington Pasifika Master's by Thesis Scholarship

Scholarship details

Wellington Pasifika Master's by Thesis Scholarship
Study levels Masters
Value $15,000 tax-free stipend for one year plus tuition fees
Close date Saturday, 1 November 2025
Ethnicities PasifikaPacific
Domestic/international Both domestic and international

About the scholarship

These Scholarships are intended to encourage and support Pasifika students to undertake a Master's by Thesis degree at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington. The scholarship comprises a $15,000 tax-free stipend for one year plus tuition fees.

Entry requirements

All domestic and international Pasifika candidates who are eligible at the time of application, or who will have become eligible by the start of Trimester 2 the following year, to enrol for a Master's by Thesis degree at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington. Applicants must be either enrolled in a one-year Master's programme in which the student will undertake a thesis worth 90 points or more, or Part 2 Master's degree in which the student will take a thesis course worth 90 points or more. For avoidance of doubt, eligibility includes students who are taking a portfolio course that is worth 90 points or more and is administered under the University's Master's by Thesis regulations. Students who are taking a 60-point dissertation course are not eligible. Applicants must be of Pasifika descent and intending to enrol for a Master's by Thesis degree at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington.