Featured byUniversity of Canterbury
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
NZ$35,650/year, over 3 years full-time
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
Description
University of Canterbury can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.
University of Canterbury awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs.
Benefits
NZ$35,650/year, over 3 years full-time.
This scholarship consists of:
- One UC PhD scholarship ($32,650 per annum), plus
- A GRI top-up scholarship ($3,000 per annum).
Up to an additional $4,000 per year is available from the GRI for travel or other research related expenses (over three years full-time, or pro-rata for part-time study, subject to support from the senior PhD supervisor and approval of the GRI Director).
Funding period: The scholarship is tenable for the period necessary to complete up to 360 points of enrolment
Eligibility
The funding will be awarded to one PhD candidate under the following conditions:
- The candidate meets all UC criteria for enrolment in the PhD program (Doctor ofPhilosophy, Domestic/International Students).
- The candidate applies for one of the geospatial projects advertised (all projects can befound at the end of this file)
- The candidate demonstrates prior geospatial training (e.g. GIS, remote sensing, spatialdata analysis) and research experience, ideally demonstrated by at least one publicationin a peer-reviewed journal, with publication of geospatial research highly regarded.
- The candidate demonstrates a clear interest, knowledge and aptitude for geospatialresearch.
- The candidate is selected based on application and interview performance.
- The candidate is approved by the Senior (main) Supervisor of their selected project at UC(this happens as part of the shortlisting and interview process). Prospective PhDcandidates interested in one of the advertised projects are encouraged to contact theproject main supervisor to discuss the topic, and their suitability for it.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Worldwide
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
29 May 2026
Prospective PhD student applications must include the following five items:
- Cover letter explaining motivation for doing a PhD outlining interest and experience ingeospatial methods and analysis.
- Application form
- Curriculum Vitae, including a list of any prior publications.
- Contact details of at least two academic or professional referees.
- A GPA report obtained (those with New Zealand or United States qualifications are not required to use Scholaro).