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The Nicolas Tarling PhD Memorial Scholarship - 2026

Scholarship details

The Nicolas Tarling PhD Memorial Scholarship - 2026
Study levels Ph D
Value 10000.00
Open date Thursday, 4 December 2025
Close date Monday, 30 November 2026
Domestic/international International Only

About the scholarship

The Nicholas Tarling Charitable Trust (“the Trust”) intends to provide funds to establish at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Nicholas Tarling Memorial PhD Scholarship in Southeast Asia Studies, in memory of Emeritus Professor Nicholas Tarling. A specialist in the history of Southeast Asia, he published extensively on the region’s history and culture.

Entry requirements

The Scholarship will support a student starting or undertaking their PhD at AUT on a topic focused on Southeast Asia and its people (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam) and especially but not exclusively its history, in order to advance knowledge and understanding and advance New Zealand’s interest in the subjec