University of Waikato
The University of Waikato (Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato), informally Waikato University, is a comprehensive university in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a satellite campus located in Tauranga. Established in 1964, it was the first university in New Zealand to be designed from a blank canvas.
We are committed to providing our students with world-class, research-driven teaching, in a dynamic learning environment with excellent facilities. The quality of our staff, their teaching and their research are manifest across all disciplines. We have achieved major successes in New Zealand''s Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards. And in the first national evaluation of university research quality (PBRF), Waikato had 28 subjects assessed and was ranked first or first equal in seven of them (25%). These are:
* Accounting and Finance
* Chemistry
* Communications, Journalism and Media Studies
* Computer Science
* Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, International Business and other Business
* Molecular, Cellular and Whole Organism Biology
* Pure and Applied Mathematics
Contact Details
- 7 856 2889
- 7 838 4300
- Gate 1 Knighton Road Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
3240
New Zealand
Awards Offered:
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WMS International Exchange Scholarships
$2,500 for students participating in exchange programmes in Europe; $2,000 for students participating in exchange programmes in USA, Canada and Mexico; and $1,500 for students participating in exchange programmes in AsiaCloses: August 15th for A Semester exchanges and March 15th for B Semester exchanges -
Chamber of Commerce Tauranga Business Scholarship
The value of the scholarship is usually equivalent to 1 year's fees (a total of four papers)Closes: November 30th
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The University of Waikato Doctoral Scholarships
$22,000 plus tuition fees per yearCloses: October 31st and April 30th
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University of Waikato Masters Research Scholarships
$12,000, of which up to $3,500 is to be applied to tuition fees for the masters degree. The remainder ($8,500 in the case of a full Scholarship) will normally be paid out in two instalmentsCloses: October 31st and April 30th annually
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Alumini Master's Scholarship
$5,500 plus actual tuition fees up to a maximum of $4,000Closes: October 31st
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Evelyn Stokes Memorial Doctoral Scholarship
$5,000 per yearCloses: October 31st in the year prior to that in which the award will be taken up
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Hilary Jolly Memorial Scholarship
Master's-$6,000 plus tuition fees. Doctoral-$15,000 plus tuition feesCloses: November 15th
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Masters Thesis Awards
Up to $3,000Closes: March 25th for A Semester Awards and July 22nd for B Semester Awards
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The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honours / Postgraduate Diploma Awards
$1,500Closes: March 25th for A Semester Awards and July 22nd for B Semester Awards
