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MA scholarship in English
Scholarship details
| Study levels | Masters |
|---|---|
| Value | $22,000 stipend plus $10,374 towards fees |
| Close date | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 |
| Domestic/international | Both domestic and international |
About the scholarship
This scholarship is funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand as part of Professor Nikki Hessell's Marsden project on settler treaty-making and English poetry. Its purpose is to fund Masters theses that will complement the main project. This scholarship is for a MA student to work on a thesis in English Literature, focused on at least one of the following sub-fields: British eighteenth-century and/or Romantic poetry, Settler colonialism and Indigenous sovereignty.
Entry requirements
Applicants must have a completed Honours qualification or equivalent. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, the quality of the proposed thesis research, and its relevance to the Marsden project to which it will contribute. Interested students should contact Professor Nikki Hessell to discuss their proposed thesis project: [email protected]. Applications should include the following information: One academic reference, CV, a one-page description of the proposed thesis project, with a bibliography of up to three pages, and a personal statement about why the applicant wishes to research this topic.