Master’s [by thesis] scholarships for international students at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Thirty scholarships are offered, consisting of a $15,000 stipend, plus domestic fees. Scholarships are available for international students to pursue research at masters level at Victoria university. Only those students enrolled solely for a 90 point thesis are eligible to apply. Application deadline is November 1, 2013.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are offered for the courses offered by the Victoria University of Wellington.
Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing research at Masters level at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Scholarship Provider: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand
Eligibility:
To encourage research at Masters level at Victoria university. Only those students enrolled solely for a 90 point thesis are eligible to apply. In some cases this will be Part 2 of a two-year Master’s degree and will usually have the course code 591. Students who are enrolled in Master’s degree programmes that have thesis or research components of less than 90 points, or who elect not to enrol for the solely by thesis option, but instead enrol in taught courses, internships, performance, portfolio, practicum, or other programme options, are eligible to apply for the Victoria Graduate Scholarships. Creative Writing candidates are eligible to apply for the Master’s [by thesis] Scholarship.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description:
For
the purpose of encouraging postgraduate research at Victoria, the
University offers scholarships to students about to commence a
full-time, research-focussed Master’s degree. Over thirty scholarships
shall be offered, consisting of a $15,000 stipend, plus domestic fees.
International students, other than those from Australia will be liable
to pay the difference between the full international student fee and the
domestic fee.Number of award(s): 30 Scholarships are offered by the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Duration of award(s): Scholarships are offered for one year.
What does it cover? $15,000 Plus domestic tuition fees.
Selection criteria: Scholarships shall be awarded solely on the basis of academic merit by the University Scholarships Committee, a sub-committee of the University Research Committee.
Notification: All offers for Victoria Master’s Scholarships will be made in late December of the year of application. Some applicants may be placed on a reserve list and will not be finally notified of the success or otherwise of their applications until as late as the end of February of the following year. If you are unsuccessful you may be notified by email only. Please provide a clearly written email address if available.
How to Apply: Applications for these scholarships must be made on the forms obtainable from the top of this page or from the Scholarships Office.
Referees statements: A template form for referees is available from this link http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/payments/scholarships/publications/postgraduate-scholarships-referee-form.pdf -please make this available to your referees. Reference stements should be submitted directly to the Scholarships Office by the referees. This may be by email only if they are sent from a verifiable institutional email address.
It is important that you submit ONLY the documentation requested on the application form available from the link above, additional information will not be circulated to selection panels. Application forms and supporting documents should be sent to:
Scholarships Office
Research Office
10 Kelburn Parade
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington, New Zealand
Scholarship Application Deadline: Application deadline is November 1, 2013.
