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Geddes Postgraduate Awards in Social Anthropology
Scholarship details
| Study levels | Masters, Honours, Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma |
|---|---|
| Value | $20,000 |
| Close date | Thursday, 20 November 2025 |
| Ethnicities | Maori, PasifikaPacific |
| Domestic/international | Domestic Only |
About the scholarship
Established in 2025 by the University of Otago through a generous bequest from the estate of Ngaere Adele Geddes, given in honour of her late husband, Professor W R Geddes. These awards seek to support postgraduate students of merit to pursue courses in Social Anthropology at the University of Otago. The awards will be available via two pathways: one for meritorious postgraduate Social Anthropology students of Māori, Pacific or other Indigenous ancestry, and one for meritorious postgraduate Social Anthropology students of non-Indigenous ancestry.
Entry requirements
Applicants must be:
- enrolled or planning to enrol in 400-level study towards a postgraduate programme (i.e. Honours, Postgraduate Diploma, or Master's degree with a coursework/paper component) taught within the Social Anthropology Programme
- able to provide ancestry verification from the University if of Māori or indigenous Pacific descent.
The following factors shall be considered in selecting the scholarship recipient:
- the applicant's academic performance throughout their undergraduate study
- evidence of the applicant's engagement with and/or leadership within their community
- where the applicant will be undertaking a dissertation, the viability of the research proposal for their dissertation as a social anthropological project.