Doctoral scholarships
There are many scholarships available for doctoral study in the Faculty of Science.
University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships
The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship is awarded for up to 42 months of doctoral study and comprises of a tax-free stipend of $35,468 per annum plus compulsory tuition fees, including the single student health insurance compulsory charge for international students.
The Faculty of Science will award up to 50 University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships in 2026.
The Faculty's selection criteria for 2026 are detailed in the following PDF:
You can apply for admission to the doctoral programme and for a University of Auckland doctoral scholarship by following the steps for a Doctoral application.
Note that as part of an application for a doctoral programme in Science, you will need to complete the Science-specific Statement of Research Intent form (see below), and ask your supervisor to complete the Science-specific Supervisor Statement (see below).
All applicants who are to be offered a place in a doctoral programme will be eligible for scholarship consideration prior to receiving their offer of place.
Explore the scholarship database to find more doctoral scholarships.
Other scholarship opportunities
Country-specific scholarships and funding
The International Office works with external scholarship agencies and government bodies to provide opportunities for international students who meet admission entry criteria.
Doctoral advisers by school and department
doctoral adviser who you can contact for advice on finding a supervisor or
applying to the doctoral programme in their subject area:
- School of Biological Sciences: Paul Harris and Jane Allison
- School of Chemical Sciences: Cameron Weber, Danae Larsen and Tristan De Rond
- School of Computer Science: Katerina Taskova and Yun Suen Pai
- School of Environment: Martin Brook and Karin Bryan
- School of Exercise, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences: Yanxin Zhang
- Institute of Marine Science: Alwyn Rees
- Department of Mathematics: Pedram Hekmati
- Department of Physics: Neil Broderick and Stuart Murdoch
- School of Psychology: Jeffrey Hamm, Annette Henderson and Gwenda Willis
- Department of Statistics: Russel Millar and Brendon Brewer
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the information we have supplied is correct and up to date. However, the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship regulations take precedence over all other material.
You are strongly advised to read the scholarship regulations for complete information, to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria for scholarship consideration, and that you understand the implications of any regulations, awarding value and selection criteria.