Peter Kraus Scholarship in Philosophy

Please read the regulations carefully to be sure you are eligible to apply. Then click on the “Apply now” button and complete the online application form. We recommend you check the form early in case a reference or endorsement is required to support your application, and to familiarise yourself with the form. All sections (including request sections) must be completed by the closing date, which is midnight on the specified date (unless stated otherwise). We recommend you do not have two different scholarship applications open within the same browser.

Outcomes are determined by a selection committee and are usually notified around six weeks after the closing date.

'- To take up and be paid the Scholarship, candidates must be enrolled full-time in a Masters of Arts specialising in Philosophy, in either a 120 point research masters degree or the second year of a 240 point research masters degree in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland. Preference may be given to students researching a topic in either Māori or Asian philosophy.

• The Scholarship is tenable by students who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand.
• The basis of selection will be academic merit as assessed by the grade point average (GPA) or grade point equivalent (GPE) calculated over the most recent qualifying programme, and the quality and nature of the proposed research. Successful candidates will have a minimum GPA/GPE of 5.00 (see Note I).