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University of Waikato Research Masters Scholarship, 2027 Round 1

University of Waikato

Research-master's scholarship of up to NZD 15,000 for students undertaking a 90- or 120-point 500-level thesis as part of their first master's degree.

New ZealandOct 31, 2026Last source check Aug 8, 2026
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  • Your field of study
  • Your relevant experience
  • Your language-test status

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Funding package

What the opportunity covers

Up to NZD 15,000. Under the current regulations, a 120-point thesis award can total NZD 15,000 and a 90-point thesis award can total NZD 12,000, with a tuition credit component and the balance paid during the thesis period.
Current regulations provide a tuition credit component, including NZD 5,500 for the standard full-time award structure.
Balance of the award after the tuition credit is paid in instalments under the current scholarship regulations.

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  • Health insurance
  • Travel

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Eligibility

Who can apply

  • International applicants meeting the New Zealand study requirement
  • Contact a potential research supervisor as required for the thesis and scholarship process.
  • First master's degree.
  • Current scholarship regulations use competitive academic assessment and expect strong recent academic performance.
  • New applicants must complete an application to enrol before scholarship access becomes available.
  • Domestic applicants
  • International students must have completed at least 120 points of study at a New Zealand university.
  • Meet the admission and English-language requirements of the relevant University of Waikato master's programme.
  • No separate bachelor's classification is stated on the public scholarship summary page.
  • 500-level thesis of 90 or 120 points.
Application package

Documents and steps

Required documents

  1. Academic reference under current regulations
  2. Thesis/research and supervisor information requested by the application
  3. Online scholarship application through MyWaikato
  4. Two-page CV under current regulations

Application steps

  1. Read the scholarship regulations.

  2. If new to Waikato, submit an application to enrol first.

  3. Log in to MyWaikato.

  4. Open the Scholarships tab and select the Research Masters Scholarship.

  5. Submit the scholarship application by 31 October 2026.

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Application steps

  1. Read the scholarship regulations.
  2. If new to Waikato, submit an application to enrol first.
  3. Log in to MyWaikato.
  4. Open the Scholarships tab and select the Research Masters Scholarship.
  5. Submit the scholarship application by 31 October 2026.

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