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Sir Graham (Mont) Liggins Scholarship

Scholarship details

Sir Graham (Mont) Liggins Scholarship
Study levels Honours, Masters
Value Compulsory domestic tuition fees (see Reg. 2)
Close date Friday, 20 March 2026
Domestic/international Both domestic and international

About the scholarship

A Scholarship to support domestic and international students enrolled full-time in honours or research masters study in the Liggins Institute. The Scholarship was established in 2016 and is funded by the Mont Liggins Memorial Fund. The Liggins Institute is named after Sir Graham (Mont) Liggins, a distinguished clinician and researcher whose life-saving treatment for premature babies is now standard clinical practice worldwide. The main purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage and support academically excellent students to undertake an honours or research masters degree that falls within one or more of the strategic research themes of the Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland Liggins Institute.

Entry requirements

Please read the regulations carefully to be sure you are eligible to apply. Then click on the “Apply now” button and complete the online application form. We recommend you check the form early in case a reference or endorsement is required to support your application, and to familiarise yourself with the form. All sections (including request sections) must be completed by the closing date, which is midnight on the specified date (unless stated otherwise). We recommend you do not have two different scholarship applications open within the same browser. Outcomes are determined by a selection committee and are usually notified around eight weeks after the closing date. For more details, refer to the Regulations for the Sir Graham (Mont) Liggins Scholarship.