Victoria Doctoral Scholarship for postgraduate research

To encourage postgraduate research Victoria offers scholarships to those about to begin their doctoral studies. These scholarships are awarded on academic merit and are open to New Zealand and international students in any discipline. These scholarships are awarded on academic merit and are open to New Zealand and international students in any discipline.

Tenure of award:
Scholarships will normally be tenable for three years. For a student who has already been enrolled for a Doctorate at Victoria for more than three months at the time when the offer of a Scholarship is made, the maximum length of tenure of the Scholarship will be reduced at the discretion of the Research Scholarships Committee.

Purpose of award
These Scholarships are intended to encourage and support doctoral study (PhD) at Victoria University of Wellington.

Selection criteria
The Scholarships are open to graduates of any university within or outside of New Zealand who intend to enrol full time for a Doctorate (PhD) at Victoria University or who have commenced their doctoral study at Victoria University. Please note:It is very important to refer to website for regulations and further process requirements regarding application for this scholarship.

Additional information
Applicants, other than those who have completed all of their study at Victoria, must include a certified copy of their academic record from other institutions with this application

What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
Scholarship recipients must sign a Postgraduate Scholarships Contract agreeing to abide by the attached regulations. Recipients shall be required to devote themselves full-time to their programme of research during the tenure of the scholarship and may not hold a position of emolument without the approval of the University Scholarships Committee. Approval may be given for scholarship recipients to undertake paid employment (usually tutoring) for up to a further 400 hours in addition to their contribution in any one calendar year. All requests to undertake part-time employment must be supported in writing by the supervisor.
Once the period of tenure of a scholarship has commenced, the University Scholarships Committee may, at its sole discretion, grant a scholarship recipient a deferment of their scholarship for a period not exceeding one year. In most cases such a deferment will coincide with a formal suspension from their doctoral enrollment.
A scholarship shall be terminated if a scholarship recipient ceases to resume the aforesaid programme of research within one month of the last day of the period of the deferment.

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Terms and conditions
These terms and conditions apply to Victoria Doctoral Scholarships awarded from April 2015 onwards.
1.   Applications are accepted from those who are eligible at the time of application, or who reasonably expect to become eligible within three months of their application, to register as a candidate for a Doctoral degree at Victoria University.
2.   Applicants would normally be expected to have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with academic distinction equivalent to a First Class Honours degree at a New Zealand University.
3.   The scholarship offer shall lapse in the event that the scholarship recipient does not gain full enrolment as a Doctoral student within
15 months of first enrolment.
4.   Academic staff at Victoria University of Wellington or any other University may not hold a Victoria Doctoral Scholarship while currently employed.
5.   Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit by the University Research Scholarships Committee (the Committee), a sub- committee of the University Research Committee.
6.   Every scholarship shall be tenable at Victoria for a period of up to three years except as otherwise provided in this statute. If a recipient submits within the tenure of the Scholarship, stipend payments will cease no more than one month after submission.
7.   If an applicant has already been enrolled for a PhD at Victoria for more than three months at the time when the offer of a scholarship is made, the maximum length of tenure of the scholarship will be reduced at the discretion of the Committee.
8.   Scholarship recipients are required to sign a Victoria Doctoral Research Scholarship Contract. The administrative supervisor and the primary or VUW supervisor will also sign the contract to indicate that they are aware of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship and the contribution to the School required by this award.
9.   The tenure of every scholarship shall commence on a date to be determined in each case by the Faculty of Graduate Research after discussion with appropriate School and supervisor. The date of commencement shall normally be no later than six months after the scholarship has been accepted by the scholarship recipient for domestic students and nine months for international students.
10.   The Committee may grant a scholarship recipient a deferment of the commencement of the scholarship for longer periods if it considers that such a deferment would benefit the scholarship recipient’s programme of research and the University.
11.   The scholarship’s emolument shall be paid to each scholarship recipient by monthly instalments in advance during the tenure of the scholarship. The first such payment shall be made by the Scholarships Office as soon as practicable after confirmation of enrolment. Up to $200 may also be paid towards the cost of producing the thesis on proof of receipt. The thesis allowance entitlement will lapse if it is not taken up within four years of the original enrolment for PhD including periods of suspension.
12.   Tuition fees will be paid on upon registration. by the Scholarships Office.
13.   Scholarship recipients must inform the University Scholarships Manager of any other awards held.
14.   Approval for the co-tenure of awards of greater than a total one third of the value of this scholarship stipend may result in a reduction in the value of the Victoria PhD scholarship stipend. Faculty Research Grants are not considered under these regulations to constitute an award.
15.   Scholarship recipients shall be required to maintain full time enrolment and devote themselves full-time to their programme of research during the tenure of the scholarship and may not hold a position of emolument. Approval may be given for scholarship recipients to undertake paid employment for up to a maximum of 600 hours in any one calendar year. All requests to undertake part- time employment must be supported in writing by the supervisor(s) and Head of School.
16.   Once the period of tenure of a scholarship has commenced, the Scholarships Manager may, grant a scholarship recipient a suspension of their scholarship for a period not exceeding six months or a total of twelve months during the first three years of registration. As the monthly stipend is paid in advance the recipient must provide notification in advance of the suspension. In most cases the scholarship suspension will coincide with a formal suspension from their Doctoral enrolment. Scholarship recipients must ensure that any commitments related to their work experience are discussed with the Head of School before the suspension is agreed.
17.   A scholarship shall be terminated if a scholarship recipient ceases to resume the aforesaid programme of research within one month of the last day of the period of the suspension.
18.   The scholarship recipient must complete six monthly reports outlining their progress to date and ensure that copies of these reports are available to the Scholarships Office. 19.   The Committee may at any time suspend or terminate a scholarship, or require the forfeiture of such proportion of the scholarship emolument as it may determine, if the scholarship recipient is not diligently pursuing their programme of research and is not making satisfactory progress, has violated the University Statute on Conduct, or has failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions on which the scholarship was awarded and of their Victoria Doctoral Scholarship Contract.
20.   At the discretion of the Committee, the application of any of the terms and conditions of a Victoria Doctoral Scholarship may be modified or relaxed in special circumstances or in order to avoid hardship to any scholarship recipient or misuse of the scholarship   funding
21. The Committee shall review these Terms and Conditions from time to time.