Other postgraduate funding options

Find out about other funding sources available to support you in your postgraduate or doctoral study.

In addition to University of Auckland centrally administered scholarships, students enrolled in or intending to enrol in postgraduate or doctoral study are encouraged to apply for other scholarships offered by the University as well as generous donors and organisations.

Fulbright Scholarships

Fulbright New Zealand offers a range of exchange awards for New Zealanders and Americans wanting to study, research, teach or present their work in each other’s country.

Fulbright New Zealand

University of Auckland Fulbright Adviser

Dr Penny Brothers (Faculty Adviser),
Phone: ext 88281
Email: p.brothers@auckland.ac.nz

Rhodes Scholarships

The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round students at the University of Oxford and providing transformative opportunities for exceptional individuals.

Rhodes Scholarship - Universities New Zealand

Woolf Fisher Scholarships

This scholarship enables New Zealand university graduates to study for three or four years for a doctorate at the University of Cambridge.

Woolf Fisher Trust

MFAT Field Research Awards

The goal of the Field Research Awards is to support research by New Zealand students on development issues of relevance to the New Zealand Aid Programme and to foster capacity of future New Zealand development professionals.

Field Research Awards

Commonwealth Scholarships to the UK

The UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will provide funding for Commonwealth Scholarships for citizens from developed Commonwealth countries for PhD and Split-Site PhD study.

Commonwealth Scholarships

The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Scholarships

Scholarships are offered for study towards research in either a Masters of PhD degree in a wide range of disciplines, provided the research is in the broad fields of Humanities (i.e. the study of human culture, especially literature, languages, history, art, music and philosophy) or Social Sciences (i.e. the scientific study of any aspect of social behaviour and/or the functioning of society). Applications close 1 October.

Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff)

Honours, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters Scholarships

Universities New Zealand scholarships

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara administers a range of scholarships on behalf of the universities in New Zealand.

For information about the scholarships available, visit Universities New Zealand.

The Yenching Academy Scholarships

The Yenching Academy is an elite residential college of Peking University, offering an “intensive Master’s in China Studies program of interdisciplinary courses that will allow students to understand Chinese history and culture, as well as contemporary issues in China’s development”.

“Yenching Scholars will be a diverse group of talented young leaders who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, innovative thought, and a commitment to the betterment of society.”

University of Auckland students are eligible to apply for a Yenching Academy Scholarship to study the Master in China Studies programme. Yenching Scholars receive a fellowship that covers tuition, fees, accommodation and living costs.

For more information, visit Yenching Academy Scholarships.

All faculties

Various faculties

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Faculty of Science

Doctoral scholarships

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Various faculties

Business School

Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries

Faculty of Education and Social Work

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Faculty of Science

Universities New Zealand

General external scholarship and funding providers