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Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Māori Postgraduate Scholarship

Scholarship details

Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Māori Postgraduate Scholarship
Study levels Honours, Masters
Value NZ$7,500 tuition fee rebate in the first instance
Close date Saturday, 15 February 2025
Ethnicities Maori
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

The aim of this scholarship is to support the development of Māori biomedical researchers and help Māori students to reach their full potential. The Faculty of Biomedical Sciences offers one Māori Postgraduate Scholarship each year to support full-time study for a BSc Hons, BBiomedSc Hons, PGDipSci or 1st year of an MSc degree.

Entry requirements

Applications are open to students who:

  • are Māori, having met the University's Māori ancestry verification requirements
  • intend to enrol full-time in a 400-level postgraduate programme offered by the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, with the primary supervisor a member of staff in one of the Faculty's Departments (Anatomy, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology) or teaching programmes (Genetics, Neuroscience)