4.2 Read 23 reviews
Featured byUniversity of Canterbury
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
NZD $25,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The purpose of this scholarship is to support students for study towards a PhD degree in Geology at the University of Canterbury.
This scholarship is made possible from an endowment fund established in Brian Mason’s lifetime to support Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury. Dr Mason graduated from the University with a BSc in 1937 and an MSc(Hons) in Chemistry and Geology in 1939.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Financial assistance with the costs associated with university study, at a value of $25,000 per annum for three years.
Tuition fees at the New Zealand domestic rate.
Eligibility
- Applications must be made prior to, or within six months after, enrolment in a programme for a PhD degree in Geology at the University of Canterbury.
- Apilications are not accepted from candidates who already hold a research doctoral degree, or from those who have previously made two or more applications for the Brian Mason Doctoral Scholarship or the UC Doctoral Scholarship, or both.
Selection will be based on:
- Academic achievement;
- The quality of the institution and programme pertaining to the candidate's qualifying degree(s); and
- The candidate's prior relevant research experience, research publications, and other outputs, particularly those relating to any topic or theme associated with the Brian Mason Doctoral Scholarship that is currently advertised.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
New Zealand
Nationality
227 nationalities
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
The availability of the scholarship is announced on the Scholarships website as funding and research opportunities become available.
An available scholarship is normally linked to a research topic or theme set by the Mason Trust Management Committee, and a recipient's thesis study must be associated with this topic or theme.