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30 PhD Education scholarships are listed for New Zealand. 2 cover tuition and living costs; the other 28 pay part of the cost. 12 publish a figure: the middle award is worth NZD 15,000, and half fall between NZD 10,000 and NZD 27,000. The next closing date is 1 October 2026, for Massey University PhD Scholarships.
30 scholarships · fully funded first
closing soonOpen Polytechnic — Hiranga scholarships provide fees-free study (up to 120 credits) to support learners with a solid record of academic achievement, effort, and community contribution.
Open Polytechnic — Contributes towards some or all of the fees for course enrolment for learners in financial hardship.
Open Polytechnic — A scholarship for disability support providers and their staff wishing to complete the Graduate Diploma in Disability Sector Leadership.
Lincoln University
Lincoln University
Lincoln University
Lincoln University — Range of scholarships specifically for Māori students.
Lincoln University — Range of scholarships specifically for Pasifika students.
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology — Up to $5,000 (including GST if payable) towards course fees in the first year of study.
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology — $1,000 School Leaver Award for outstanding students.
Open Polytechnic — Fees-free study for up to 120 credits for a degree over 3 consecutive years or 60 credits over a 2 year period.
Lincoln University — These scholarships have an equivalent value of at least $5000.
Lincoln University — We offer many scholarships to international students, to help grow their opportunities and potential.
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Victoria University of Wellington
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Massey University
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Education at other levels
Most of these awards come from Lincoln University (9) and Victoria University of Wellington (5).
Education is taught in 18 courses at 6 universities here, so an award tied to the subject has somewhere to be spent. Educads tracks 122 PhD awards in all, and 30 of them lead to a place here. Every listing shows what the award pays, the degree level it is for, who may apply and the closing date. Read those before you start: awards that cover living costs usually ask for more paperwork, and a missed deadline cannot be appealed.
Yes — 2 of them, including Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for Excellence and Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Craig Buck Andrews PhD Scholarship.
Massey University PhD Scholarships closes on 1 October 2026.
We list 30. Each card shows the award type, level, eligibility and deadline.
12 publish a figure: the middle award is worth NZD 15,000, and half fall between NZD 10,000 and NZD 27,000.
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