Subdoctoral postgraduate research and travel awards

Child Cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand: Exploring the utility of administrative data in child cancer research

The Child Cancer Foundation are keen to support a Masters student to undertake research on childhood cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand using Statistics New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure. This opportunity would suit a student undertaking a Masters of Public Health (or similar degree), who is ready to begin Semester 1, 2026.

The primary aim of this project is to develop a method for identifying a cohort of individuals that were diagnosed with a paediatric cancer in childhood and compare this with the New Zealand Child Cancer Registry population, to establish the the quality, strengths, and weaknesses of each dataset. The secondary aim of the project is to explore the relationship between childhood cancer diagnoses and select social or health outcomes.

The successful applicant will be supervised by Dr Andy Wood and Annie Chiang, who are both jointly appointed at the University of Auckland and the National Child Cancer Network. The scholarship funded by the Child Cancer Foundation will cover domestic tuition fees and a stipend of $14, 653 (tax-free).

Expressions of interest must be emailed to Annie by late January 2026.

Fisheries New Zealand Scholarships

Fisheries New Zealand offer scholarships for MSc students in the field of quantitative marine science, particularly stock assessment modelling or ecosystem modelling.

We encourage you to apply if you have a major or minor in mathematics, statistics, computing, or biology. Applicants with a strong quantitative (particularly applied statistics) or computer programming background, combined with marine biology, will be favoured. You must be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident and enrolling full-time to apply.

Applications for 2026 will be accepted between 15 September and 31 October 2025.

The Capstone Editing Conference Travel Grant for Postgraduate Research Students

The Capstone Editing Conference Travel Grant for Postgraduate Research Students provides up to A$3,000 for one student per year to assist in covering the costs of attending a conference in relation to their degree.

The grant can be used for flights, accommodation and conference registration up to a total of A$3,000. It is expected that a student attending a conference internationally may use all the available funds, whereas a student attending a conference domestically will use only part. Students will need to include an itinerary, budget and letter of support from their supervisor in their application.

The Freemasons University Scholarships

All faculties

The Freemasons Scholarships are to assist able students who are actively involved in their community, to complete their university education in their chosen field. The scholarships are
provided annually, funded and administered by The Freemasons Charity.

For 2024 there will be eight Postgraduate Scholarships of up to $10,000 each, and twenty University Scholarships of up to $6,000 each.

Applications close 1 October. For more information and to apply visit The Freemasons University Scholarships.

The Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology

Te Pōkai Tara - Universities New Zealand administers this scholarship which provides funds for individuals to undertake masters or doctoral research in innovation and product development and/or bioprocess technology.

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, and have completed a BTech, BEng, BE degree or equivalent from a New Zealand university, with honours, in a field appropriate to their intended postgraduate study.

Up to $17,000 per annum at Masters level and $25,000 per annum at PhD level.

For more information and to apply visit The Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology.

Coastal Restoration Trust Post-graduate Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds to assist with an individual’s post-graduate level research to improve knowledge in the field of coastal restoration. The scholarship is usually $2,000 plus expenses to travel and present at the annual Coastal Restoration Trust Conference.

The Patrick Shannon Scholarship

The Livestock Improvement Patrick Shannon Scholarship Programme is named after one of the most remarkable and innovative bovine geneticists and reproductive biologists in the world. Dr Shannon joined Livestock Improvement in the mid-1950s, and made a variety of world-breaking discoveries, which continue to provide vitality and profitability to the New Zealand dairy industry.

Scholarships are available for New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents enrolled in honours or masters level study in mathematics, statistics, machine learning, or science that will establish eligibility for PhD study.

Applications close on 28 November each year. For more information and to apply visit The Patrick Shannon Scholarship.

RMLA Masters Scholarship

RMLA scholarships are designed to encourage graduate students from a range of disciplines (law, planning, engineering, geography, science, landscape architecture, urban planning and resource management), to focus their research theses or dissertations on topics related to the application of resource management in New Zealand.

The scholarship is open to any graduate student in a University (New Zealand or Overseas) registered for a Masters (including an undergraduate Honours degree involving advanced levels of research and study at Masters degree level). Doctoral studies are not eligible.

One or more Masters scholarships per annum may be awarded out of an annual fund of $15,000. There will generally be three $5,000 scholarships awarded a year.

Applications close 1 September. For more information and to apply visit RMLA Masters Scholarship.

TENZ Postgraduate Scholarship

The TENZ Postgraduate Scholarship is funded by Technology Education New Zealand (TENZ). Scholarships are awarded each year to TENZ members who are undertaking postgraduate study that will make a positive contribution to technology education.

For more information and to apply, visit TENZ.

Society for Underwater Technology - Perth Scholarships

The Society for Underwater Technology awards four scholarships for undergraduate and sub-doctoral postgradaute study every year, to recognise exceptional students and provide targeted financial support to see them complete their studies and start their career in the industry. Applicants are welcome from all manner of backgrounds that have a connection with offshore (or ocean) technology, ranging from underwater technology, marine and ocean science, underwater robotics, renewable energy, offshore and subsea infrastructure, metocean and many more.