Whakamāramatanga | Key information

There are a number of doctoral scholarships options available for students intending to enrol in a PhD at UC:

• The 'UC Doctoral Scholarships' - this is a term referring to a collection of scholarships which are funded centrally by the university. Applications for students commencing their doctoral studies between 1 February and 1 July 2025 are now open and are due to close 25 October 2024 with offers sent to successful candidates in early December 2024. Students currently enrolled in a PhD at UC are eligible to apply.  Apply now.

• Other Doctoral Scholarships - there are a number of other scholarships available that students can apply for within our Scholarships Database and summarised in the 'Other Doctoral Scholarship Options' section below. Check each scholarship's Regulations which outlines the eligibility and selection criteria. 

• Departmental Doctoral Scholarships - sometimes a Department has funding that they are able to offer a student a scholarship with - check with your supervisor to see if this is a possibility for you. 

• Apply for an existing project that offers scholarship funding - check out our Current Open Doctoral Scholarships page to see if there is an existing project topic that interests you which has attached scholarship funding.

• External Scholarships - try searching for a scholarship from an organisation external to UC.