Fund your study with a scholarship, so that you can focus on what matters
Gain the financial support you need to achieve academic success
There are in excess of NZ$18 million worth of scholarships available for students wanting to study at the University of Otago – and for Otago students wishing to study at other institutions around the world.
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Doctoral (including PhD) Scholarships
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Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
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Elman Poole Travelling Scholarship
Elman Poole Travelling Scholarship
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Elizabeth Jean Trotter Postgraduate Research Travelling Scholarship in Biomedical Sciences
Elizabeth Jean Trotter Postgraduate Research Travelling Scholarship in Biomedical Sciences
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Douglass D Crombie Award in Physics
Douglass D Crombie Award in Physics
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Dr Sulaiman Daud 125th Jubilee Postgraduate Scholarship
Dr Sulaiman Daud 125th Jubilee Postgraduate Scholarship
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University of Otago China Scholarship Council Doctoral Scholarship
University of Otago China Scholarship Council Doctoral Scholarships
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Patricia Pratt Scholarships in Musical Performance
Patricia Pratt Scholarships in Musical Performance
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University of Otago Doctorate in Medical Education Scholarship
University of Otago Doctorate in Medical Education Scholarship
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Waddell Smith Postgraduate Scholarship
Waddell Smith Postgraduate Scholarship
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The Robinson Dorsey Postgraduate Scholarship
The Robinson Dorsey Postgraduate Scholarship
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Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes scholarship
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Macandrew-Stout Postgraduate Scholarship in Economics
Macandrew-Stout Postgraduate Scholarship in Economics
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Postgraduate Tassell Scholarship in Cancer Research
Cancer, Research, Scholarship, Tution, Fee, Waiver, Stipend, Funds, PhD, Medicine, Lindsay, Hesketh, Tassell
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Angus Ross Travel Scholarship in History
Angus Ross Travel Scholarship in History
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University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship
University, Otago, Scholarship, PhD, Doctoral, Study, Stipend, Tuition, Fee, Waiver,
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Helen Rosa Thacker Scholarship in Neurological Research
Helen Rosa Thacker Scholarship in Neurological Research
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University of Otago City of Literature PhD Scholarship
University of Otago City of Literature PhD Scholarship
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Nga Pae O Te Maramatanga Doctoral Scholarships
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Freemasons Scholarships
Scholarship funding to support students who contribute to their community.
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Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships at the University of Otago
Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships at the University of Otago.
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The Marks’ Ecology Award
The Marks’ Ecology Award was created to support promising University of Otago students undertaking Ecology research.
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Gilbert M Tothill Scholarship in Psychological Medicine
Gilbert M Tothill Scholarship in Psychological Medicine
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Brenda Shore Award for Women
Brenda Shore Award for Women
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The Eamon Cleary Trust Postgraduate Study Scholarship
Eamon Cleary Trust Postgraduate Study Scholarship
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Bamforth Postgraduate Scholarship
Bamforth Postgraduate Scholarship
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University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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James Park Scholarship in Geology
James Park Scholarship in Geology
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Noni Wright Postgraduate Scholarship in Theatre Studies
Noni Wright Postgraduate Scholarship in Theatre Studies
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The Joan, Arthur & Helen Thacker Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Scholarship
The Joan, Arthur & Helen Thacker Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Scholarship
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Brooker Travel Doctoral Travel Scholarships
Brooker Travel and helloworld Doctoral Travel Scholarships
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University of Otago Māori Doctoral Scholarship
PhD, Doctoral, Maori, Scholarship, Postgradaute, Funding, Stipend, Tution, Fee, Waiver
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Fulbright Scholarships
Fulbright Scholarships
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The U3A Dunedin 150th Postgraduate Award
Established in 2019 by the University of Otago from a generous donation by the U3A Dunedin Charitable Trust, the U3A Dunedin 150th Postgraduate Award was created to support mature postgraduate research students at University of Otago with research or travel-related costs.
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University of Otago Special Health Research Scholarship
University of Otago Special Health Research Scholarship
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Alliance Group Postgraduate Scholarship
alliance postgraduate scholarship
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Senior Smeaton Scholarship in Experimental Science
Senior Smeaton Scholarship in Experimental Science
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University of Otago Pacific Island Doctoral Scholarship
Pacific, Island, PhD, Doctoral, Scholarship, Stipend, Tuition, Fee, Waiver, Funds,
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HOPE Foundation Scholarship
$6,000 to support postgraduate students undertaking research into ageing and its effects on individuals and society.
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University of Otago Academic General Practitioner Registrar PhD Scholarship
University, Otago, Academic, General, Practitioner, Registrar, PhD, Scholarship
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Fanny Evans Postgraduate Scholarship for Women
Fanny Evans Postgraduate Scholarship for Women
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The Dr Stella Cullington Postgraduate Scholarship in Ophthalmology
Scholarship for Postgraduate students in Ophthalmology
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Diane Campbell-Hunt Memorial Award
$1,000 to support research on any topic that helps foster the conservation of New Zealand’s plants and animals and the communities they form, and to have the research communicated to a general audience.
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Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
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The Stanley Paris OMT Scholarships - Postgraduate and PhD
Established in 2019 by the University Otago, from a generous donation by Drs Stanley and Catherine Paris, these scholarships are named after Stanley G Paris and Stanley V Paris, father and son graduates of the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago.
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The Professor John Steele Doctoral Scholarship in Musicology
$5,000 to support students of musicology and academic research of music in preparation for the writing of a PhD or DMA thesis.
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Maria Marsh Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship in Mental Health
$10,000 to support postgraduate study or research in the field of mental health, particularly bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
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Tassell Scholarship
$8,000 to assist a BMedSc(Hons) student or a postgraduate student undertaking cancer research for a postgraduate qualification.
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