Apply through the AUT online scholarships application portal – you need to register and select which AUT scholarship(s) to apply for
Upload a two-page statement outlining your proposed research in up to 1,000 words plus references (longer documents won't be accepted)
Upload a brief CV (up to three A4 pages)
Upload your academic transcript(s) for any tertiary study that was completed at a university other than AUT
Upload a copy of your conditional or unconditional Offer of Place
Provide details of your two academic referees and, via the scholarship application portal, ask them to submit a confidential report directly to the portal by the closing date
If your proposed AUT primary supervisor or head of school isn't one of your referees, provide a letter or evidence of AUT faculty support. If your supervisor is also a referee they need to provide only one statement covering both purposes. Your application will not be provided to the panel unless you can demonstrate that the AUT faculty support your application
Submit your completed application via the online scholarships application portal once you have completed all the required sections. This can be done before your referees have submitted their reports
Open to all applicants including those from countries other than New Zealand who meet the admission requirements for a doctoral programme
You must have received an Offer of Place for the doctoral programme at AUT
If you're applying for an AUT Doctoral Scholarship you will also be considered for one of the following faculty or school funded options:
A full fee scholarship
Full fees plus an annual stipend equivalent to at least NZ $20,000 or the minimum living cost criteria for Immigration NZ student visa, whichever is the highest
These faculty doctoral scholarships include:
AUT Doctoral Scholarships – Business Economics and Law
AUT Doctoral Scholarships – School of Future Environments (Māori and Pacific)
AUT Doctoral Scholarships – Faculty of Culture and Society (fees only)
AUT Doctoral Scholarships - Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences (fees only)
AUT Doctoral Scholarships – School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
