MA scholarship in English
Study area(s): Humanities and Social Sciences
Scholarship level: Master’s Research
Closing date(s): 31 December
Tenure: One year
Award for: International; Domestic
Number offered: One
Value: $22,000 stipend plus $10,374 towards fees
History and Purpose
This scholarship is funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand as part of Professor Nikki Hessell’s Marsden project on settler treaty-making and English poetry. . Its purpose is to fund Masters theses that will complement the main project.
This scholarship is for a MA student to work on a thesis in English Literature, focused on at least one of the following sub-fields:
- British eighteenth-century and/or Romantic poetry
- Settler colonialism and Indigenous sovereignty
Who is eligible?
Applicants must have a completed Honours qualification or equivalent.
Selection criteria
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, the quality of the proposed thesis research, and its relevance to the Marsden project to which it will contribute.
Application process
Interested students should contact Professor Nikki Hessell to discuss their proposed thesis project:
Scholarship specific documentation
Applications should include the following information:
- One academic reference
- CV
- A one-page description of the proposed thesis project, with a bibliography of up to three pages
- A personal statement about why the applicant wishes to research this topic
Selection process
The successful applicant will be selected by Professor Nikki Hessell.
Additional information
- The stipend will be paid to the student as monthly payments.
- The tuition fees + levies will be paid to the university directly.
Conditions
The successful applicant will need to be admitted to the MA in English.