Postgraduate research funding

Postgraduate research grants
Postgraduate research grants of up to $2,500 are available to assist PhD, masters and honours students with the research component of their programmes. These grants typically fund research costs involved in data collection and travel associated with research.

Thesis and research essay publication awards
Thesis and research essay publication awards of up to $2,500 are available to enable masters and honours students to prepare a paper from their thesis or dissertation for publication in a refereed journal or other quality publication.

Postgraduate research assistantships
Paid research assistantships give motivated students the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience by working with a staff member on a research project. The exact nature of the work is agreed upon by the staff member and the student (enrolled students only).

Employment during study
Fulltime postgraduate students in some departments may work as paid tutors in undergraduate courses for up to six to ten hours per week. PhD students should work no more than 500 hours per year. This usually means working as a teaching assistant for groups of undergraduate students. Marking duties may also be involved.

PReSS accounts
All University of Auckland doctoral students receive an annual stipend which is paid to a PReSS (Postgraduate Research Student Support) account. For more information, see Postgraduate Research Student Support accounts (PReSS).

You can find more information about postgraduate research funding on the University website. See Research scholarships and funding.