Postgraduate and Doctoral scholarships
Alongside the University of Auckland scholarships, we also offer major scholarships to postgraduate Creative Arts and Industries students.
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University of Auckland postgraduate scholarships
University of Auckland guaranteed scholarships for high-achieving research postgraduate students
The University of Auckland is committed to ensuring the very best students are able to study with us. We offer guaranteed scholarships to high-achieving postgraduate research students.
Our postgraduate scholarships are some of the most generous in New Zealand. We continue to grow the number of postgraduate scholarships available, offering 200 new University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships each year.
Find out more about our guaranteed postgraduate scholarships.
Creative Arts and Industries scholarships
Dulcie Bowman Memorial Scholarship
- Up to $4,500
- Applicable study: Women students with a hearing disability, who are enrolled in their second or subsequent year of any Programme.
- Closing dates and further information
FAME Emerging Practitioner Award
- Up to $10,000
- Applicable study: Undergraduate or postgraduate study in Performing Arts
- Closing dates and further information
Freemasons University and Postgraduate Scholarships
- Up to $10,000 for assistance with study.
- Applicable study: Postgraduate study
- Closing dates and further information
George McWhirter Memorial Scholarship
- Up to $10,000
- Applicable study: Dissertation or thesis relating to housing issues.
- Closing dates and further information
Professor Michael Walker Scholarship for Māori and Pacific Students
- $3,000
- Applicable study: Māori and Pacific students enrolling in a postgraduate programme at the University of Auckland.
- Closing dates and further information
Taitea Masters Award in Creative Research
- Up to $10,000 for assistance with study.
- Applicable study: Students from University of Auckland equity groups enrolled in a research Masters programme with substantial creative component.
- Closing dates and further information
Architecture scholarships
Architecture Centenary Award
- $2,000
- Applicable study: Master of Architecture (Professional)
- Further information
Frederick Ost Scholarship in Architecture
- $5,000
- Applicable study: Postgraduate architecture
- Closing dates and further information
Jeremy Howard Scholarship
- $5,000
- Applicable study: BAS or MArch(Prof) student undertaking a 360 International exchange in the United Kingdom.
- Closing dates and further information
Murray Wren Masters Scholarship in Architecture
- Up to $15,000 each year for up to two years for assistance.
- Applicable study: First year of a Master of Architecture (Professional).
- Closing dates and further information
Murray Wren Doctoral Scholarship in Architecture
- $27,000 each year for up to three years for assistance, plus domestic PhD fees and international student health insurance.
- Applicable study: PhD in Architecture.
- Closing dates and further information
Warren and Mahoney Masters Scholarship for Māori and Pasifika Students
- $5,000 each year for up to two years for assistance.
- Applicable study: Master of Architecture (Professional).
- Closing dates and further information
William Chick Doctoral Scholarship in Architecture
- $27,000 each year for up to three years for stipend, assistance.
- Applicable study: PhD candidate enrolled full-time in Architecture.
- Closing dates and further information
Dance scholarships
Gavin and Susan Walker Postgraduate Scholarship in Dance Studies
- Up to $7,000 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: Postgraduate programmes in Dance Studies.
- Closing dates and further information
Kotahitanga Korikori Dance Movement Therapy for Empowerment Scholarship
- Up to $20,000
- Applicable study: For New Zealand citizens and permanent residents enrolling in a Master of Dance Movement Therapy.
- Closing dates and further information
Design scholarships
Design Bring Your Own Device Award
- Up to $2,500 each
- Applicable study: Master of Design to assist with the purchase of a course related device.
- Further information
Master of Design Diversity Award
- $5,000 each
- Applicable study: students from diverse backgrounds enrolling in a Master of Design
- Further information
Fine Arts scholarships
Carol Ada Cliff Doctoral Scholarship
- Up to $5,500 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: First Year of DocFA or PhD in Fine Arts.
- Further information
Denise Gerard Scholarships
- Up to $5,000 each year for one year (or more) for assistance.
- Applicable study: Parts II, III or IV of the BFA, or the BFA(Hons).
- Closing dates and further information
Henrietta and Lola Anne Tunbridge Scholarship
- Up to $10,000 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: BFA, BFA(Hons), PGDipFA or MFA.
- Closing dates and further information
Anne Reid Memorial Trust Scholarship
- Up to $30,000
- Applicable study: PhD or other approved Doctorate or Masters Level study in Art History, English Literature, Music, or Fine Arts at a recognised overseas institution.
- See the Anne Reid Memorial Trust website.
- Closing dates and further information
Jean Hamlin Memorial Scholarship
- $7,000
- Applicable study: Students enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons).
- Closing dates and further information
Joe Raynes Scholarship
- Up to $1,500 for one year for financial assistance for the promotion of the study of drawing, painting and design.
- Applicable study: Full-time or part-time MFA.
- Closing dates and further information
Paul Beadle Scholarship
- Up to $4,000 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: Master of Fine Arts and Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts.
- Closing dates and further information
The Snickel Lane Urban Art Award
- Up to $10,000 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: DocFA, PhD, MFA, PGDipFA, BFA (Hons), or the final year of BFA.
- Closing dates and further information
Todd Trust Scholarship in Fine Arts
- Up to $8,000 for one year for assistance with study.
- Applicable study: Postgraduate study in Fine Arts.
- Closing dates and further information
Music scholarships
Ada Kathleen and Barbara Ellen Watson Scholarships
- Up to $7,500 for one year for assistance with study.
- Applicable study: Postgraduate study in Music.
- Closing dates and further information
Anne Bellam Scholarship
- Up to $30,000 for study overseas and up to $10,000 for study at the University of Auckland.
- Applicable study: Music performance students completing degrees or diplomas.
- Closing dates and further information
Beatrice Ratcliffe Postgraduate Scholarship in Music
- Up to $10,000 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: Postgraduate study in Music.
- Closing dates and further information
Anne Reid Memorial Trust Scholarship
- Up to $30,000
- Applicable study: PhD or other approved Doctorate or Masters Level study in Art History, English Literature, Music, or Fine Arts at a recognised overseas institution.
- See the Anne Reid Memorial Trust website.
- Closing dates and further information
Evelyn M Harrison Scholarships
- Up to $10,000 for one year for assistance and support.
- Applicable study: Student of singing enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme in the University of Auckland’s School of Music.
- Closing dates and further information
Fehl Charitable Trust Scholarships
- Up to $3,000
- Applicable study: Second or subsequent year of undergraduate study or any year of postgraduate study in Music.
- Closing dates and further information
Graeme Edwards Award in Music
- Up to $8,000
- Applicable study: Undergraduate and postgraduate study in organ or early keyboard
- Closing dates and further information
Greta Ostova Violoncello Scholarship
- Up to $4,500
- Applicable study: Undergraduate and postgraduate violoncello studies
- Closing dates and further information
Joy Crees Jazz Scholarship
- Up to $2,000 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: BMus(Hons) in Jazz Performance.
- Further information
Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust Vinka Marinovich Awards in Music
- Up to $8,000 for one year for assistance with study.
- Applicable study: Year three of a BMus, BMus(Hons), MMus, DMus, DMA or PhD in Music.
- Closing dates and further information
Kathleen Mary Reardon Travelling Scholarship in Music
- Up to $16,000
- Applicable study: Postgraduate study in Music Performance at a recognised overseas institution
- Closing dates and further information
KBB Music Postgraduate Jazz Award
- Up to $2,000 for one year for assistance.
- Applicable study: Master of Music, Bachelor of Music (Honours) or Postgraduate Diploma in Music.
- Further information
Michael Redshaw Historical Instrument Performance Scholarship
- Up to $5,000
- Applicable study: For international and domestic students undertaking postgraduate research in Music, focusing on the area of historical performance.
- Closing dates and further information
Opie & Bridge Vocal Scholarship
- Up to $25,000
- Applicable study: Master of Music or Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Vocal Studies
- Closing dates and further information
PenCello Support Award
- $5,000
- Applicable study: BMus, BMus conjoint degree, BMus(Hons), PGDipMus, MMus or GradDipMus in Cello at the School of Music
- Closing dates and further information
Reardon Postgraduate Scholarship in Music
- $7,000
- Applicable study: All postgraduate programmes in the School of Music for Performance students.
- Closing dates and further information
Rive Memorial Award
- $1,200
- Applicable study: Postgraduate study in the School of Music
- Further information
Taurus Charitable Trust Postgraduate Scholarships in Music
- Up to $5,000 for one year for assistance with study.
- Applicable study: Postgraduate study in Music.
- Closing dates and further information
Urban Design and Urban Planning scholarships
Aspinall Scholarship
- Up to $10,000
- Applicable study: Students enrolled in the final year of a Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours) or enrolled in a Master of Urban Design and undertaking a research project in the area of walking access in New Zealand.
- Closing dates and further information
Lucy Ullrich Memorial Scholarship in Urban Design
- Up to $5,000
- Applicable study: Woman student studying towards a Master of Urban Design
- Further information
Philip Deibert PhD Scholarship in Planning
- Up to $27,600 pa plus $7,250 towards compulsory domestic fees.
- Applicable study: For full-time or part-time enrolment in a PhD in Planning
- Further information
Town Planning Silver Jubilee Award
- $1,000 for one year for assistance with postgraduate study
in Planning. - Applicable study: Masters degree in Urban Planning
- Further information
Summer Research Scholarships
These offer you the chance to work with academic staff over the summer on a research topic of interest to you.
Find out more about Summer Research Scholarships.
More scholarships
You might be pleasantly surprised at the amount of scholarships available.
Find out more about scholarships and awards.