Doctoral Scholarships and Doctoral Scholarships for Maori are offered for the purpose of encouraging postgraduate research at Massey University and are awarded on academic ranking.
- Up to 10 Vice-Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarships are offered each year to domestic students.
- The number of Doctoral Scholarships to be offered each year is determined by the University.
- One Doctoral Scholarship for Maori students will be awarded each year.
- The awarding of any Doctoral Scholarship is discretionary and is dependent upon funding.
Eligibility
The Doctoral Scholarships are open to persons who are enrolled or eligible to enroll full-time for a research paper of 120 credits during a 12 month period towards a Doctoral degree at Massey University. A full-time candidate will be expected to work 40 – 50 hours per week on their Doctoral qualification. Part-time applicants are not eligible. Applicants already holding a PhD are not eligible to apply. Applicants who are completing Honors or Masters thesis or research report must be due to submit by the end of the year (for October applications).
Consideration will normally only be given to students with a GPA of 7.5 or better (on a 9 point scale). This is above an average grade of A-.
Scholarships Term
Every Doctoral Scholarship shall be tenable at Massey University for up to a maximum period of 36 months devoted to full-time research. No tenure beyond 36 months will be permitted. No retrospective payments will be permitted unless approval into the Doctoral program was delayed for reasons beyond the applicant’s control.
Scholarships Tenure
The tenure of the Doctoral Scholarships shall commence by either 1 June (October round) or by 1 December (July round). No deferrals beyond these dates are permitted, except, in exceptional circumstances, with written approval from the Chair of the Scholarships Committee.
Program of Research
Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, every applicant shall, during the tenure of the Doctoral Scholarship, be enrolled as a full-time student of Massey University and shall pursue an approved program of research approved by the Doctoral Research Committee for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy or a Named Doctorate. Applicants undertaking a Named Doctoral degree are eligible to apply for the Doctoral Scholarship for tenure during the period of the research component of the degree.
Overseas Study
The Doctoral Research Committee, at its absolute discretion, may permit an applicant to pursue part of the approved program of research at a university or other approved institution overseas. Applications for overseas research must be made by the applicant to the Doctoral Research Committee and be supported by the applicant’s supervisory panel. Payments to applicants who proceed overseas will be made in New Zealand currency into a New Zealand bank account.
Scholarships Value
- Doctoral Scholarships: The value of the Doctoral Scholarship shall be $25,000 per annum to a maximum of 3 years. Recipients are responsible for the payment of their fees.
- Vice Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship: The value of the Vice Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship shall be $28,000 per annum to a maximum of 3 years. Recipients are responsible for the payment of their fees.
The Scholarships Committee may reduce the value or amend the terms and conditions of a Doctoral Scholarship to meet the circumstances of individual applicants.
Scholarships Payments
Payments will be made at the end of each calendar month and will commence the next month following provisional registration by the Doctoral Research Committee. No payment will be made to an applicant whose enrollment and attendance has not been confirmed by Massey University.
Conditions of Study
- All applicants are required to engage in full time study in their approved program of research.
- Applicants must advise both the Doctoral Research Committee and Scholarships Committee of the applicant’s intention to cease active involvement in full time study, or convert to part time study, in his/her approved program of research.
- No Doctoral Scholarship payments will be made to applicants if, for whatever reason, the applicant is not actively involved full time in his/her approved program of research.
- The applicant shall repay Massey University for any Doctoral Scholarship money paid to the applicant by Massey University subsequent to the date the applicant, for whatever reason, ceases to be actively involved in full time study in his/her approved program of research.
- Should the applicant withdraw, for whatever reason, from his/her approved program of research, Massey University may, by written notice to the applicant at the applicant’s last known address, require the applicant to repay Massey University the full amount of the Doctoral Scholarship money paid to the applicant by Massey University during the tenure of the Doctoral Scholarship, in which case the applicant shall repay Massey University such amount.
- Doctoral Scholarships may be terminated or suspended at any time at the discretion of Massey University for the following reasons:
- lack of satisfactory academic progress in the applicant’s approved program of research; or
- breach by the applicant of any of Massey University’s rules or regulations.
In such circumstances Massey University may, by written notice to the applicant at the applicants last known address, require the applicant to repay Massey University the full amount of the Doctoral Scholarship money paid to the applicant and in which case the applicant shall repay Massey University such amount.
Co-tenure
Vice-Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarships and Doctoral Scholarships are tenable with any other scholarship, bursary, or other income provided for that purpose up to the value of $15,000. The Doctoral Scholarship will reduce commensurable with any other such support above $15,000.
Applications will not normally be entertained from applicants on full salary for the purposes of study. Where such applicants wish to make a case for doctoral scholarship support, their applications will require full disclosure of income with corroborating statements from the employing institution.
Concessions
The Scholarships Committee may, at its sole discretion, relax or modify the application of any of these regulations in any special circumstances or in order to avoid hardship to any applicant for a Doctoral Scholarship or any person in receipt of a Doctoral Scholarship.
Applications
Application forms are available from Massey Contact at each campus Contact@massey.ac.nz The application form can also be downloaded from http://awards.massey.ac.nz/
Applications must be received by the Scholarships Office, Research and Enterprise by:
- 15 July 2013: to commence a program of research before 1 December of the current year.
- 1 October: to commence a program of research before 1 June in the year following that of application.
Admission
An offer of a Doctoral Scholarship is not an offer of admission to Massey University, nor does it imply Massey University approval of provisional enrollment in an approved program of research for a doctoral program.
International Applicants
International applicants must apply for admission to Massey University on a separate application form available from the International Office, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand. International@massey.ac.nz
Please Note:
Scholarship applications cannot be accepted until such time as the international applicant has applied for admission to the University and has been given a Massey University student ID.
All successful applicants must also apply for provisional registration through the Doctoral Research Office Doctoral.Office@massey.ac.nz before Doctoral Scholarship payments commence.
All successful international students will be required to return a signed acceptance of the Offer of Place and pay the total fees due before the International Office can confirm supervision with a College and issue a confirmed offer of place.
Footnote: GPA calculations:
GPA scores are calculated in New Zealand using a nine point scale. This scale runs from 9 for an A+ grade, 8 for an A grade, 7 for an A- grade and so on down to 1 for a C- or R grade.
GPA scores are calculated for applicants for Massey University scholarships and bursaries using grades from the two most recent years of study. If a student did not take a full program of study (120 credits at Massey University) in one of these years, grades from earlier years (full semesters) are used to make up the minimum of two full years of study. The grade from the most recent year, or most recent 120 credits of papers, is given a weighting of 0.7 and grades for the other year are given a weighting of 0.3.
GPA scores for international students are calculated using grades from the two most recent years of study in the same way as scores are calculated for domestic students. The calculation of GPA scores takes into account the characteristics of the grading system for degrees from each country. The calculation converts grades from overseas into numbers that are used in the New Zealand nine point GPA scale. If the most recent year of study for an overseas student was completed in New Zealand, their GPA score is calculated using a combination of their New Zealand grades and their overseas grades.
Applications will NOT be accepted more than 3 months in advance of the closing date.
Applications may be downloaded and completed, or completed on-line. Applications MUST be on the official application form, applications submitted on modified forms will not be accepted.
All applications are acknowledged by email.
Application cannot be accepted before 01/07/2013.
Download application form: http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/fms/Awards/Documents/forms/Doctoral_Schol_Appln_May2013.pdf
For Further Information: Massey University Doctoral Scholarship
