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Geddes Postgraduate Awards in Social Anthropology

Scholarship details

Geddes Postgraduate Awards in Social Anthropology
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, 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 taught within the Social Anthropology Programme and able to provide ancestry verification from the University if of Māori or indigenous Pacific descent.