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Dr Judith Johnston Scholarship for Women

Scholarship details

Dr Judith Johnston Scholarship for Women
Study levels Degree
Value $5,000
Gender female
Close date Sunday, 30 November 2025
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

Established in 2024 by the University of Otago and generously funded by Dr Judith Johnston BA(Hons) Otago, MA Toronto, PhD Auckland, this scholarship aims to support female undergraduate enrolment in disciplines in which female students at the University of Otago are under-represented. It also seeks to support women returning to undergraduate study after a break. The scholarship is intended to assist candidates in need who are not in receipt of an entrance scholarship.

Entry requirements

Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand Residence Class Visa Holder, enrolled as female at the University of Otago, disadvantaged in the pursuit of their studies by their financial or personal circumstances, and, in the year of proposed tenure, not be in receipt of an entrance scholarship; AND be enrolled (or planning to enrol) in an undergraduate programme in a discipline identified as one in which female student numbers are lower than male student numbers; or be returning to undergraduate-level study after a break.