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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Thesis Master's Scholarships
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Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
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Senior Smeaton Scholarship in Experimental Science
Senior Smeaton Scholarship in Experimental Science
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Patricia Pratt Scholarships in Musical Performance
Patricia Pratt Scholarships in Musical Performance
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Duffus Lubecki Postgraduate Scholarship in Applied Science
Duffus Lubecki Postgraduate Scholarship in Applied Science
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Waddell Smith Postgraduate Scholarship
Waddell Smith Postgraduate Scholarship
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Energy Education Trust NZ Masters Scholarship
Energy 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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David Renfrew White Postgraduate Scholarship in Education
David Renfrew White Postgraduate Scholarship in Education
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Freemasons Scholarships
Scholarship funding to support students who contribute to their community.
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The Isaac Conservation Scholarship
The Isaac Conservation Scholarship
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The Tā Mason Durie Pae Ora Masters Scholarship
$15,000 tuition fee rebate for Māori Master's student working in Māori Health sector.
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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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John Edmond Postgraduate Scholarship for Industrial Research in Chemistry
John Edmond Postgraduate Scholarship for Industrial R
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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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University of Otago Māori Master's Research Scholarship
University of Otago Māori Master's Research Scholarship
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Macandrew-Stout Postgraduate Scholarship in Economics
Macandrew-Stout Postgraduate Scholarship in Economics
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The Eamon Cleary Trust Postgraduate Study Scholarship
Eamon Cleary Trust Postgraduate Study Scholarship
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University of Otago Master's Research Scholarship
University of Otago Master's Research 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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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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Alan Musgrave Scholarship in Philosophy
The Alan Musgrave Master’s Scholarship in Philosophy provides support for high calibre international students to study towards a Master’s degree in Philosophy at the University of Otago.
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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 Pacific Islands Master's Research Scholarship
University of Otago Pacific Islands Master's Research Scholarship
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Bamforth Postgraduate Scholarship
Bamforth Postgraduate Scholarship
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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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Fanny Evans Postgraduate Scholarship for Women
Fanny Evans Postgraduate Scholarship for Women
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Daniel Taylor Senior Scholarship in Philosophy
Daniel Taylor Senior Scholarship in Philosophy
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Noni Wright Postgraduate Scholarship in Theatre Studies
Noni Wright Postgraduate Scholarship in Theatre Studies
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James Park Scholarship in Geology
James Park Scholarship in Geology
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Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
Bruggeman Postgraduate Scholarship in Classics
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University of Otago International Master's Research Scholarship
University of Otago International Master's Research Scholarship
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The Professor John Steele Master's Scholarship in Musicology
$5,000 to support students of musicology and academic research of music in preparation for completing either a Master of Arts or Master of Music.
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Graduate Women Otago Centenary Award (Māori)
$3,000 to support female Māori master's students whose financial or personal circumstances make it difficult to continue studying.
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Graduate Women Otago Centenary Award (Pacific)
$3,000 to support female Pacific master's students whose financial or personal circumstances make it difficult to continue studying.
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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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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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He Honoka Hauwai Master's Scholarship
He Honoka Hauwai Master's scholarship
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