Are you thinking of Postgraduate study in 2025? We have a number of Postgraduate Scholarships closing mainly between 15 October and 2 December for study in 2025.

You can begin your search on our website, choosing criteria such as Level of Study and Faculty/School depending on what you are planning on studying. You’ll find regulations which give details on eligibility and the online applications under the individual scholarships which come up in your search. Scholarships will open for applications approximately eight weeks prior to their closing dates, if they are available.

For study at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury:

Dr Richard P Garland Scholarship
$30,000 per annum per 120 points of enrolment to support organic chemistry research in students undertaking full-time PhD studies in the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences.

Stan and Jessie Holland Memorial Scholarship in Ecology and Environmental Science
$21,000 for Māori and Pasifika Master’s students in Ecology or Environmental Science.

Sir Neil Isaac Scholarship in Environmental Science
$20,000 for Master’s or PhD research on the environment.

Contel Charitable Trust Masters Scholarship
$28,750 to support full-time enrolment in a Master of Engineering degree programme in Mechanical, Electrical or Sortware Engineering or a Master of Science degree programme in Computer Science.

Kevin Spring Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering    $40,000 to support research Master’s students in Civil Engineering at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire Engineering Scholarship $20,000 per annum for the Master of Engineering in Fire Engineering (MEFE) or Master of Engineering Studies in Fire Engineering (MEngSt(Fire)) degree programme.

Ngau Boon Keat Postgraduate Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering
$25,000 per annum for Part-time or full-time enrolment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University in a programme for a Master of Engineering degree, a Master of Engineering Studies degree, or a Doctoral degree.

Tait Communications Master’s and Doctoral Research Scholarships
$15,000 for Master’s research and $30,000 for Doctoral research related to Critical Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

Ethel Rose Overton Scholarship
Between $3,000 and $30,000 for BA(Hons), BFA(Hons), MA(Part I and Part II), MFA and PhD study in Art History, Art Theory or Fine Arts.

For graduates of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury to support study overseas:

Lord Rutherford Memorial Research Fellowship
Up to $100,000 per annum to support full-time postgraduate study, at an overseas institution.

Tytheridge Travelling Scholarship in Arts
$55,000 per annum to support full-time postgraduate study, at an overseas institution.

Sir William Hartley Scholarship
$20,000 per annum to support female Doctoral students at a European university. Preference is given to those who will be studying at the University of Cambridge, the University of London, or the University of Oxford.

Rutherford Visiting Studentship at Darwin College Cambridge Admission fees and academic fees for a Visiting Studentship at the University of Cambridge, plus specified privileges at Darwin College.

Robert Bell Travelling Scholarship in Journalism
$15,000 for travel overseas to pursue enquiries and conduct research into news media and other like means of public communication.

Ethel Susan Jones Fine Arts Travelling Scholarship
Up to $10,000 for graduates of the School of Fine Arts to further their study by visiting other countries.

For more information please contact: scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz