University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship 2025

The University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship provides funding to support coursework-based Master's students studying at the University of Otago other than those enrolled in the Master of Business Administration.

• Table of Content
• About University of Otago
• University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship
• University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Otago

The University of Otago, founded in 1869 by an ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council, is New Zealand’s oldest university. The new University was given 100,000 acres of pastoral land as an endowment and authorised to grant degrees in Arts, Medicine, Law and Music. The University opened in July 1871 with a staff of just three Professors, one to teach Classics and English Language and Literature, another having responsibility for Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and the third to cover Mental and Moral Philosophy and Political Economy. The following year a Professor of Natural Scie... continue reading

University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship

The scholarship consists of $10,000, to be paid towards a rebate of tuition fees in the first instance, with any remainder to be paid as a monthly stipend evenly distributed across the course of the scholarship. 

University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship Courses

• Public Administration

Requirements for University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship Qualification

Applications are open to both domestic and international students who are:

• Intending to enrol full-time in the first year of a coursework master’s degree which does not include a thesis option; or,
• Electing to choose the research report or dissertation option in a master’s degree which also allows a thesis option.

Applicants who have previously completed a coursework Master’s degree at the University of Otago will not normally be eligible for award of the scholarship. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship

Application and Selection Process

 Every applicant must submit an application on the prescribed form.  For applicants yet to enrol in their chosen degree, this must accompany their application for admission to the degree.  For applicants choosing a research report or dissertation option after initial study, application should be made directly to the University of Otago Doctoral and Scholarships Office, after result from initial Master’s papers are received, and no later than one month after starting the dissertation or research report component of their degree. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Download the regulations for the University of Otago Coursework Master's Scholarship. (PDF)

For more details, visit University of Otago scholarship webpage