Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
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
Total NZ$35,650/year, plus tuition fees and Grants for travel and other costs: $2,000 per annum (in special circumstances up to $4,000, subject to funds availability and approval) (over three years full-time, or pro-rata for part-time study).
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.