Summer Research Scholarships
If you’re a third-year or above, interested and skilled in research, you could spend the summer supporting a research project and earn a valuable scholarship.
Summer Research Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for external organisations, academics, and students to work together in research. Working with globally recognised researchers in a local setting, students gain valuable real-world experience as well as an insight into what research is all about.
Depending on the project, students can gain experience and skills in data collection, data analysis, literature reviews, or interviewing techniques. They may learn to use specialised software or acquire specialist skills in the laboratory.
What’s involved
Students will be expected to work on a research project for up to 10 weeks (400 hours) over the summer trimester, under the supervision of well-established researchers or a research team at the University.
What it’s worth
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington awards up to 200 internally and externally funded Summer Research Scholarships over the summer trimester.
Each Summer Research Scholarship includes a minimum tax-free stipend of $8,000.
Eligibility and conditions
The scholarships are open to students who have completed at least two years of their undergraduate degree and who are currently enrolled at any Australian or New Zealand university in an undergraduate or Honours degree or in the first year of a Master’s degree.
If you're enrolled in a PhD or Master's by thesis, you are not eligible.
Download the Summer Research Scholarship conditions (PDF) for a full list of the award regulations.
Projects
Details on each Summer Research project are listed on the relevant faculty website below. Student applications for the 2022/2023 round have now closed.
- Faculty of Law
- Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
- Wellington Faculty of Education
- Wellington Faculty of Engineering
- Wellington Faculty of Health
- Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Wellington Faculty of Science
- Wellington School of Business and Government
Opportunities for Māori students are also available through the Ahunuku Māori Summer Research Scholarship.
Contact
For more information on Summer Research Scholarships, contact:
Scholarships Finance and Awards Coordinator
Scholarships and Doctoral Admissions Office
Senior Scholarships Adviser
Scholarships and Doctoral Admissions Office