Value
NZ$15,000 stipend per annum, domestic  tuition fees waiver (excludes student services fee and insurance)
Number offered Up to 60 annually
Closing date Applicants can apply anytime

Information
The University of Otago Master's Research Scholarship provides funding to support domestic Master's students completing a thesis at the University of Otago.
Applicants must be:

• obtaining their first Master's qualification
• domestic students or Australian students
• undertaking a thesis-based Master's

Selection is based predominantly on academic merit and the applicant’s potential for research.

Research Master’s scholarships - domestic applicants
How to apply
Applications are made online through the eVision portal. The application form will be available through an alert, see the "When to apply" section below.
When to apply
Applications for Research Master’s scholarships should occur either:

• when applying for admission (if the degree is by thesis only, or if the thesis will begin straight away) – you will receive an alert in your eVision portal after applying for admission to your programme, inviting you to apply for a scholarship; or,
• just before the thesis component is about to begin (usually at the start of the second year for a master’s degree by papers and thesis) – you will receive an alert in your eVision portal after enrolling in your thesis paper.

Research Master’s Scholarships - international applicants
There are eight University of Otago International Master’s Research Scholarships available per year – two per teaching Division. Due to the limited number of these scholarships, applicants require very good grades to be successful. We only recommend applying if your grades in the later years of your degree are at A or A+ level.

Please note this Scholarship will only provide support for the thesis component of a Master's Research degree for up to 1 year full-time enrolment. It also only partially covers the cost of your tuition fees. As an international student you will be charged a higher level of tuition fees than a New Zealand domestic student. The Scholarship covers tuition fees for your thesis only at the domestic fee rate, i.e. the cost a New Zealand student would pay for their fees. This will be significantly less than the overall cost of your tuition fees and you will need to pay the difference between the two rates yourself. Please check with our International Office for tuition fee rates.
International Master's Research Scholarships are currently available in each Division for candidates planning to start within the time frames specified below. Note that these dates can change based on submission or withdrawal of current candidates. Please check back often.
Commerce/School of BusinessFunding is available for 2020.
Health ScienceFunding is available for 2019.
HumanitiesFunding is available for 2020.
SciencesFunding is available for 2020.
(Please note the above dates apply only to University of Otago International Master's Research Scholarships).
How to apply
Applications are made online through the eVision portal after applying for admission to a programme. The application form will be available through an alert at one of the following times:

• when applying for admission (if the degree is by thesis only, or if the thesis will begin straight away) – you will receive an alert in your eVision portal after applying for admission to your programme, inviting you to apply for a scholarship; or,
• just before the thesis component is about to begin (usually at the start of the second year for a master’s degree by papers and thesis) – you will receive an alert in your eVision portal after enrolling in your thesis paper.