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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
NZ$35,000/year, plus fees and $4,000 expenses
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Geospatial Research Institute (GRI) scholarship has been implemented with the aim toincrease the amount of novel geospatial research in all areas across the University ofCanterbury.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Funds awarded: Total NZ$35,000/year, plus fees and $4,000 expenses (over three years full-time, or pro-rata for part-time study).
Funding period: The scholarship is tenable for the period necessary to complete up to 360 points of enrolment
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to national and international applicants and is awarded on acompetitive selection process.
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.
- The candidate applies for one of the geospatial projects advertised
- The candidate demonstrates prior geospatial training (e.g. GIS, remote sensing, spatialdata analysis) and research experience; at least one publication in a peer-reviewed journal is expected, with publication of geospatial research highly regarded.
- The candidate demonstrates a clear interest in and aptitude for geospatial research.
- 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
New Zealand
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 May 2025
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 from https://support.scholaro.com/portal/kb/articles/canterbury(those with New Zealand or United States qualifications are not required to use Scholaro)