University of Otago Study Grants for Māori and Pacific Island Students

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What does the scholarship get me?

$3000

Closing dates for applications

Next: 1 November 2023

Applications close on 1 November each year.

Length of award

One year

Number of awards offered

One, more maybe offered in any one year.

Purpose of award

University of Otago Study Grants for Māori and Pacific Island Students are intended to encourage the progression of students of Māori or Pacific Island origin towards the completion of undergraduate study, and study at postgraduate level, at the University of Otago.

Selection criteria

Applications are open to students of Māori or Pacific Island descent who:
(a) are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand; and
(b) are currently enrolled as Māori or Pacific Island students at the University of Otago in a full-time course of study.
(c) in the following year enrol in a full time course of study for one of the following:
(i) the final year of an undergraduate degree programme (including that of an Honours degree)
(ii) the fourth or fifth year of the programme for any of the following degrees:
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Dental Surgery and the third or fourth year of the programme for any of the following degrees: Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science;
(iii) the first year of a postgraduate degree or diploma (including the Diploma for Graduates with all papers at 400 level).

What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?

Study Grants may be held only by students enrolled in a course specified in regulation 2 (c) above, or a course approved by the Scholarships Committee.

How do students apply?

Download an Application form here.
Application Form
Regulations

How and when do students learn of the decision?

Provided candidates of sufficient merit are available, three awards will be made annually within each of the University’s academic divisions (Commerce, Humanities, Health Sciences and Sciences), two for Māori and one for an indigenous Pacific Island student in each case.
 

Decision makers

Awards are made by the University Council on the recommendation of the Scholarships Committee of the Board of Graduate Studies, and will be determined on academic merit.

History or background of award

Study Grants may be held only by students enrolled in a course specified in the eligibility section above
, or a course approved by the Scholarships Committee.
Study Grants may be held concur
rently with any other awards except a University of
Otago Prestige Scholarship or a University of Otago Scholarship.
A Study Grant cannot be deferred and must be taken up in the year for which it is
awarded.
 

Additional information

Awards will be made by the University Council on the recommendation of the Scholarships Committee of the Board of Graduate Studies, and will be determined on academic merit.
 

For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact

Melanie Adams
Scholarships Administrator
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054
(03) 479 5291
http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/
mel.adams@otago.ac.nz

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure the above information is current and correct. However, applicants should contact the appropriate administering body before making an application, as details do change frequently. The administrator of this record last updated this information in January 2022.