Description:

This scholarship recognises the single highest-ranked recipient, among those with whakapapa Māori, of a UC Core Doctoral Scholarship at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury. Top-ranked candidates who have been selected for a UC Core Doctoral Scholarship are automatically considered for the Ngata Centenary Scholarship; no application is required.

Value/Benefits:
a. $5,000 per 120 points of enrolment

Level of Study: Doctoral

Closing Date: Application not required

Tenure: The scholarship is tenable for the period necessary to complete up to 360 points of enrolment.

Number available annually: One

Applicable enrolment during tenure: Research doctoral degree

Special requirements: Candidates must have whakapapa Māori.

For more information, please read the regulations for this award: click here.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Candidates must have whakapapa Māori.

Additional Information:

The scholarship was established in 1994 following the centenary of the graduation of the first Aotearoa New Zealand Māori graduate, Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata of Ngāti Porou. Additional information on Sir Apirana Ngata is available in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Scholarships Office at scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz

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Level of Study

Postgraduate
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Subject of Study

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Equity Awards

Maori students

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Both domestic and international

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Award Type

Scholarship