Doctoral Scholarship Opportunity in the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation

A one-time doctoral scholarship for a high achieving international or domestic student enrolled in doctoral study and undertaking research related to the possibilities of the arts for social transformation.

Quick facts

Applicable study: PhD

Tenure: Up to 36 months

Number on offer: One

Offer rate: One-off

Value: Up to $28,800 p.a. plus compulsory fees and international health insurance. Available to domestic students and domestic fee-paying international students. 

Application closing date: 31 May 2022

Enrolment deadline: 31 October 2022 or earlier

The successful applicant will undertake a PhD thesis in the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation, Faculty of Education and Social Work that aims to make a positive contribution towards the strategic research goals of the Centre, supervised by the Centre Director – Professor Peter O’Connor.

To be competitive, the individual should have arts teaching and/or education research experience and be seeking an academic career or other professional leadership position.

Interested individuals must complete an Application for Admission (AfA) and meet all of the University’s entry requirements. Application for this scholarship is made at the same time as the Application for Admission. The Statement of Research Intent, Doctoral Referee Reports, CV or resume, and transcripts must be scholarship worthy. Please indicate your interest in the ‘Doctoral Scholarship in the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation’ on the AfA.

Note: Given the uncertain Covid-19 situation, international applicants will need to qualify under applicable requirements related to travel.

Please read the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships regulations for more information.

About the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation
Our vision is Just and Equitable Worlds through the Arts.

Central to critical citizenship and participatory democracy, the arts accept and disrupt the chaos of post-normal times, awakening our senses to the joy and wonder of becoming more fully human. In partnership with artists, educators, academics, policy makers and communities, the Centre carries out research on the possibilities of the arts for social transformation.

The Centre is known for:

  • Original, creative, and world-leading contributions to research that deeply explores the arts and is inspired by our place and our histories in Aotearoa and the Pacific
  • Community engaged practice-based research by artist academics that positively impacts lives
  • Ambitious, critical, and playful research that addresses wicked problems

For all queries and expressions of interest, please contact the Centre Director at cast@auckland.ac.nz.

For more details about the centre, visit auckland.ac.nz/CAST

To apply for PhD study, visit www.auckland.ac.nz/doctoral-applications