THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS - 2016 CODE NO 43
REGULATIONS:
All Faculties
1.
The Scholarships shall be known as the University of Auckland Doctoral
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PhD, DClinPsy or the
Scholarships.
STUDY:
research component of
2.
The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship provides a tax-free
an approved doctorate
stipend of up to $27,000 per annum in 2016, with an annual cost of living
AWARDING
By nomination
adjustment to the stipend value, for up to 36 months (see Regulations 8
and 9 and Note ii) for students enrolled in a PhD, DClinPsy or the research
component of another approved doctorate. In addition, compulsory tuition
PG
fees will be covered for up to 36 months for all domestic students and for
VALUE OF
Up to $27,000 pa*
international students who are eligible to study under the domestic fees
AWARD:
plus compulsory fees
policy (see Note iii). International students will also receive compulsory
and international health
international student health cover. Part-time students will be paid pro-rata
insurance (* see Reg. 2)
for up to 72 months (see Note iv).
TENURE:
Up to 36 months
3.
The Scholarships will be available to students enrolled full-time at the
(see Reg. 7 & 8)
University of Auckland who have paid the fees or have arranged to pay
NOTE:
Available to domestic
the fees, for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Clinical
Psychology or the research component of another approved doctorate. The
students
scholarships may also be available to domestic students for whom socially
and domestic fee-paying
compelling reasons make part-time enrolment preferable (see Note iv).
international students
4.
The Scholarships are tenable by domestic students and international
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students who are paying domestic fees.
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5.
The Scholarships will be awarded by the University of Auckland Council on
the recommendation of the Board of Graduate Studies.
These Scholarships were established in
6.
Awarding will be based on academic merit, measured by the grade point
1996 and revised in 2016.
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average or grade point equivalent obtained in the applicant’s most recent
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qualifying programme for doctoral study (see Note v); strategic factors may
The intention of the scholarships is to
also be taken in to consideration.
encourage and support academically
excellent domestic students and
7.
Domestic and international students will be required to enrol within 3
international students who are
and within 6 months respectively, of the date of their unconditional offer,
paying domestic fees, to undertake
otherwise the scholarship offer will lapse (see Notes vi and vii). Awardees
doctoral study at the University of
must also meet all requirements of their admission and scholarship offer
Auckland. Students will be assessed
before any payments will be made.
for scholarship eligibility at the time of
8.
The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships will provide support
application to the doctoral programme.
for up to 36 months of study and payments will commence from the
doctoral enrolment date. A further six months scholarship funding, subject
to Scholarship Sub-Committee approval, may be available. These durations
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shall be pro-rated for part-time scholarship awardees (see Note viii).
SELECTION PROCESS:
9.
To comply with the full-time study requirement in Regulation 3, the amount
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the basis of selection will be
of additional and paid work a Scholar may undertake either inside or
academic merit and strategic
factors
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outside the University shall not exceed a total of 500 hours per scholarship
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year.
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the Scholarships are awarded by
10. A University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship may not be held
the University of Auckland Council
concurrently with any other doctoral scholarship funded by the University
on the recommendation of the
of Auckland (including scholarships funded by faculties), or with any
Board of Graduate Studies
postgraduate scholarship awarded by the Universities New Zealand
Committee, Tertiary Education Commission, New Zealand Ministry of
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Foreign Affairs and Trade, Asian Development Bank, Education New Zealand
or any other New Zealand government or foreign government-funded
scholarships. However, it may be held with any other study award or grant
where the regulations for that award or grant permit, and where the
University of Auckland Council so approves, up to an additional maximum
of 75% of the stipend value of the University of Auckland Doctoral
Scholarship. If the value of the co-tenured scholarship exceeds 75%, the
emolument for the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship will be
reduced to limit the additional co-tenured stipend value to 75%.
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11. A Scholarship may be terminated by the University of Auckland Council
should it receive a report from the Board of Graduate Studies that a
candidate’s academic progress is unsatisfactory.
Recommendation is made by the School
of Graduate Studies:
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DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS - 2016 CODE NO 43
REGULATIONS CONTINUED:
All Faculties
Notes:
(i) Students who have been offered a scholarship must meet all requirements
for admission into their intended programme in order to take up the
scholarship offer.
(ii) Compulsory fees are those only related to the relevant Doctoral study,
plus Student Services Fee. In addition, for international students, the
single student Health Insurance compulsory charge (as detailed on the
PG
tuition fees invoice) is covered by the Scholarship for the duration of the
scholarship.
(iii) To be eligible to pay domestic PhD fees, recipients who are permanent
residents of New Zealand or Australia, Australian citizens or international
students may only be resident outside of New Zealand for a maximum
total of twelve months over the period of their enrolment in their doctoral
degree.
(iv) Recipients of University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships are normally
required to be enrolled on a full-time basis. However, domestic students
for whom socially compelling reasons make part-time enrolment preferable
may apply to hold a scholarship on a part-time basis pro-rated. Socially
compelling reasons include a) carer responsibilities for: pre-school and/
or school-aged children; an invalid or disabled family / whanau member; or
b) medical condition(s), impairment(s) or disabilities. Applicants will not be
granted permission to hold a University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship
on a part-time basis if they wish to undertake full-time paid employment
or substantial part-time employment. Students who hold a scholarship on a
part-time basis are subject to the same employment restrictions as full-time
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scholarship holders (i.e. 500 hours per scholarship year; refer Regulation 9
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and Note xv) and are required to change to full-time enrolment if a change
in their circumstances means they no longer qualify to hold the scholarship
on a part-time basis.
(v) All domestic applicants who obtained a grade point average of 8.00 or above
(in their most recent qualifying programme) at a New Zealand university
will be awarded a scholarship. All Māori or domestic Pacific applicants
who obtained a grade point average of 7.50 or above (in their most recent
qualifying programme) at a New Zealand university will be awarded a
scholarship. International applicants with a high grade point equivalent
will be considered for a scholarship on a case-by-case basis. Applicants
with a grade point average or equivalent of 7.00 to 7.99 will be assessed
in light of a range of strategic factors. Where the most recent qualifying
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programme is an undergraduate honours degree, the grade point average
or equivalent will be calculated over the final two years of full-time study
in the programme (or part-time equivalent). In all other cases, the grade
point average or equivalent will be calculated over the entirety of the
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most recent qualifying programme. Applicants with a grade point average
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or equivalent of less than 7.00 are not eligible for consideration for a
scholarship.
(vi) Domestic students who receive an unconditional offer of a University of
Auckland Doctoral Scholarship between 1 October and 31 December
2015 must be enrolled in a doctoral programme by 1 April 2016, otherwise
the offer of the scholarship will lapse.
(vii) Unless Note vi applies, domestic and international students are required
to either a) enrol and begin their studies within 3 and within 6 months
respectively of the date of unconditional offer or b) in exceptional
circumstances, have obtained approval from the Board of Graduate Studies
for a delayed take up time. PhD enrolments and scholarship payments must
commence on the first of the month.
(viii) A further six months scholarship funding, provided by the University of
Auckland and subject to Scholarship Sub-Committee approval, may be
available to those PhD students who have held a University of Auckland
Doctoral Scholarship. Extensions are not normally available for students
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undertaking a 360 point doctoral programme unless there are significant
extenuating circumstances.
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(ix) The Scholarship will not cover any bridging programmes.
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(x) Students who have been offered a University of Auckland Doctoral
Scholarship, and decline an offer of place, are eligible to be considered for
both admission and a scholarship again at a later date provided they have
not enrolled and held some other doctoral scholarship in the interim.
Students who have commenced payment for a University of Auckland
Doctoral Scholarship are not eligible to hold this Scholarship again.
(xi) A student who has previously terminated a University of Auckland Doctoral
PG
Scholarship for health reasons may apply in writing to the Scholarships
Sub-Committee for consideration to receive the remaining balance of the
scholarship, up to the maximum allowable tenure to support completion of
their doctoral programme.
(xii) Students who have already commenced payment may defer their University
of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship funding for up to one year in total during
their tenure of the scholarship provided they do not hold some other
doctoral scholarship in the interim.
(xiii) Students who transfer from a masters to a doctoral degree will be assessed
for this Scholarship, provided they commenced their masters on or after
1 January 2016. This decision will be made at the same time as their
application to transfer to the PhD is considered. Students whose start date
for their masters degree was prior to 1 January 2016 will not be eligible for
consideration for this Scholarship. Students who transfer and are awarded
the Scholarship and a) who were enrolled on a part-time basis during
their masters degree, will have the tenure of their doctoral scholarship
adjusted to account for the masters degree enrolment period on a full-time
equivalent basis, and b) who were previously in payment of a University
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of Auckland Masters/Honours/PG Dip Scholarship, Masters Research
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Scholarship or Māori and Pacific Graduate Scholarship, will commence
payment for their University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship from the
date specified by the Board of Graduate Studies.
(xiv) The maximum combined period of scholarship tenure for students who
a) transfer from one university-funded doctoral scholarship to another,
or b) terminate one doctoral degree and commence another, or c) have
completed one doctoral degree and return to commence a second, shall
be a total of up to 36 months with a possible extension of up to six further
months, provided Regulations 8 and 9 are met. Where a Masters student
is approved to upgrade their partially completed degree to doctoral study
and is subsequently awarded a University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship,
the tenure of the Scholarship will be up to 36 months from the start date
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of the research component of their Masters degree.
(xv) Recipients of University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships will be required
to give undertakings that they will comply with the regulations for the
Scholarship and will notify the Scholarships Office of any change in their
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enrolment, employment or funding status. The University of Auckland
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may, in the event it can be established that a recipient of a University of
Auckland Doctoral Scholarship is not complying with these regulations,
terminate the Scholarship and require repayment of the funds received
from the date of the breach.
(xvi) Paid work that is required as part of an approved doctoral programme (such
as an internship for some named doctorates) or that is undertaken as part
of an approved University of Auckland Internship, is not counted towards
the 500 hours of additional and paid work that a Scholar may undertake
while in receipt of a scholarship.
(xvii) University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship holders enrolled in the
DClinPsy internship year may apply to the Scholarships Office for a stipend.
If they provide evidence to the Scholarships Office that their net internship
salary is less than the value of the University of Auckland Doctoral
Scholarship stipend they will receive a stipend to bring their income up to
the value of the scholarship stipend.
(xviii) University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship holders enrolled in the
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University of Auckland PhD Internship Programme for three months or
less, and who are undertaking an unpaid internship, may continue to receive
all or part of their Scholarship, subject to Scholarships Sub-Committee
approval.
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