Please Note: All applicants for the Massey University Doctoral Scholarships are considered for the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships. The Vice Chancellor's Scholarships are awarded on academic ranking to the top students.
1. Purpose
Doctoral Scholarships and Doctoral Scholarships for Maori are offered for the purpose of encouraging postgraduate research at Massey University and are awarded on academic ranking.
1.1 Up to 10 Vice-Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarships are offered each year. Priority will be given to domestic students.
1.2 A designated number of Doctoral Scholarships are offered each year to applicants with a high Honours degree.
1.3 One Doctoral Scholarship for Maori students will be awarded each year.
The awarding of any Doctoral Scholarship is discretionary and is dependent upon funding.
2. Eligibility
The Doctoral Scholarships are open to persons who are enrolled or eligible to enrol full-time for a research paper of 120 credits during a 12 month period towards a Doctoral degree at Massey University. A full-time candidate will be expected to work 40 - 50 hours per week on their Doctoral qualification. Part-time applicants are not eligible. Applicants already holding a PhD are not eligible to apply. Consideration will normally only be given to students with a GPA of 7.0 or better (on a 9 point scale), or an A- average or better in graduate level papers. Applicants who are completing Honours or Masters thesis or research report must be due to submit by the end of the year (for October applications).
3.International Applicants
Applicants holding academic qualifications from all countries other than New Zealand, Australia, Germany, or the United States of America must arrange a course by course evaluation by:
Education Credential Evaluators, Inc
P O Box 514-070
Milwaukee Telephone: +1 414 289 3400
Wisconsin 53203-3470 Facsimile: +1 414 289 3411
United States of America Email: Eval@ece.org
Web: www.ece.org
The applicant is required to pay for the course by course evaluation, with the applicant and Massey University each receiving a copy of the resulting evaluation report. For students with overseas qualifications who are awarded a Doctoral Scholarship, a one off payment of up to $NZ250.00 will be made towards reimbursement of the cost of the evaluation report. Successful applicants will need to provide proof of payment (i.e. a receipt), in order for reimbursement to be made with the first monthly stipend.
(Note: A qualifications assessment report from New Zealand Qualifications Authority is not a substitute for the course by course evaluation).
4. Term
Every Doctoral Scholarship shall be tenable at Massey University for up to a maximum period of 36 months devoted to full-time research. No tenure beyond 36 months will be permitted. No retrospective payments will be permitted unless approval into the Doctoral programme was delayed for reasons beyond the applicant's control.
5. Tenure
The tenure of the Doctoral Scholarships shall commence by either 1 June (October round) or by 1 December (July round). No deferrals beyond these dates are permitted, except, in exceptional circumstances, with the express written approval from the Dean of the Graduate Research School.
6.Programme of Research
Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, every applicant shall, during the tenure of the Doctoral Scholarship, be enrolled as a full-time student of Massey University and shall pursue an approved programme of research approved by the Doctoral Research Committee for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy or a Named Doctorate. Applicants undertaking a Named Doctoral degree are eligible to apply for the Doctoral Scholarship for tenure during the period of the research component of the degree.
7. Overseas Study
The Doctoral Research Committee, at its absolute discretion, may permit an applicant to pursue part of the approved programme of research at a university or other approved institution overseas. Applications for overseas research must be made by the applicant to the Doctoral Research Committee and be supported by the applicant's supervisory panel. Payments to applicants who proceed overseas will be made in New Zealand currency into a New Zealand bank account.
8. Value
8.1 Doctoral Scholarships
The value of the Doctoral Scholarship shall be $25,000 per annum to a maximum of 3 years. Recipients are responsible for the payment of their fees.
8.2Vice Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarship
The value of the Vice Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarship shall be $28,000 per annum to a maximum of 3 years. Recipients are responsible for the payment of their fees.
The Scholarships Committee may reduce the value or amend the terms and conditions of a Doctoral Scholarship to meet the circumstances of individual applicants.
9. Payments
Payments will be made at the end of each calendar month and will commence the next month following provisional registration by the Doctoral Research Committee. No payment will be made to an applicant whose enrolment and attendance has not been confirmed by Massey University.
10.Conditions of Study
10.1All applicants are required to engage in full time study in their approved programme of research.
10.2Applicants must advise both the Doctoral Research Committee and Scholarships Committee of the applicant's intention to cease active involvement in full time study, or convert to part time study, in his/her approved programme of research.
10.3No Doctoral Scholarship payments will be made to applicants if, for whatever reason, the applicant is not actively involved full time in his/her approved programme of research.
10.4The applicant shall repay Massey University for any Doctoral Scholarship money paid to the applicant by Massey University subsequent to the date the applicant, for whatever reason, ceases to be actively involved in full time study in his/her approved programme of research.
10.5Should the applicant withdraw, for whatever reason, from his/her approved programme of research, Massey University may, by written notice to the applicant at the applicant's last known address, require the applicant to repay Massey University the full amount of the Doctoral Scholarship money paid to the applicant by Massey University during the tenure of the Doctoral Scholarship, in which case the applicant shall repay Massey University such amount.
10.6Doctoral Scholarships may be terminated or suspended at any time at the discretion of Massey University for the following reasons:
10.6.1lack of satisfactory academic progress in the applicant's approved programme of research; or
10.6.2breach by the applicant of any of Massey University's rules or regulations.
In such circumstances Massey University may, by written notice to the applicant at the applicants last known address, require the applicant to repay Massey University the full amount of the Doctoral Scholarship money paid to the applicant and in which case the applicant shall repay Massey University such amount.
11. Co-tenure
Vice-Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarships and Doctoral Scholarships are tenable with any other scholarship, bursary, or other income provided for that purpose up to the value of $15,000. The Doctoral Scholarship will reduce commensurably with any other such support above $15,000.
Applications will not normally be entertained from applicants on full salary for the purposes of study. Where such applicants wish to make a case for doctoral scholarship support, their applications will require full disclosure of income with corroborating statements from the employing institution.
12. Concessions
The Scholarships Committee may, at its sole discretion, relax or modify the application of any of these regulations in any special circumstances or in order to avoid hardship to any applicant for a Doctoral Scholarship or any person in receipt of a Doctoral Scholarship.
13. Applications
Applicants apply for the Doctoral Scholarship on the application form available from Massey Contact, at each campus, or e-mail: Contact@massey.ac.nz, or can be downloaded from the click box at the bottom of this page. Applications must be received by the Scholarships Office, Graduate Research School by:
13.11 July: to commence programme of research before 1 December of the current year.
13.21 October: to commence programme of research before 1 June in the year following that of application.
14.Admission
An offer of a Doctoral Scholarship is not an offer of admission to Massey University, nor does it imply Massey University approval of provisional enrolment in an approved programme of research for a doctoral programme.
15.International Applicants
International applicants must apply for admission to Massey University on a separate application form available from International Office, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Email: International@massey.ac.nz.
PLEASE NOTE: Scholarship applications cannot be accepted until such time as the international applicant has applied for admission to the University and has been given a Massey University student ID.
All successful applicants must also apply for provisional registration through the Doctoral Research Committee before Doctoral Scholarship payments commence, email: Doctoral.Office@massey.ac.nz
All successful international students will be required to return a signed acceptance of the Offer of Place and pay the total fees due before the International Office can confirm supervision with the College and issue a confirmed offer of place.
Applications will NOT be accepted more than 3 months in advance of the closing date.
Applications MUST be made on the 2010 application form, applications made on the old form will NOT be accepted.
Applications may be downloaded and completed, or completed on-line.
Application cannot be accepted before 01/04/2011.
Download an application form
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- Belgium:Master Scholarships 2011/12 For The International Applicants
