Fisheries New Zealand Scholarships for Masters and Undergraduate Students, 2020

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Countries: New Zealand
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The sponsorship will be awarded to both Masters and an undergraduate degree in the fields of fisheries science and marine biology.
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following:
• Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
• Undertake full-time study in New Zealand (with the possibility of some coursework through an Australian university)
• Let Fisheries New Zealand know if you hold other programmes (you’re encouraged to apply for additional positions that cover fees).

masters programmes in Quantitative Fisheries Science

• Awards are available for Masters Students in the field of quantitative marine science, particularly stock assessment modelling or ecosystem modelling.
• They encourage you to apply if you have a major or minor in mathematics, statistics, computing or biology.
• Applicants with a strong quantitative (particularly applied statistics) or computer programming background, combined with marine biology will be favoured.
• To apply you must: 1) be eligible to do a Master of Science (MSc) at any New Zealand university, 2) have a suitable university supervisor and NIWA or Fisheries New Zealand technical advisor before stage 2 (a potential university supervisor is desirable but not necessary for stage 1), and 3) start study within 6 months of getting this application .

undergraduate financial aid in Quantitative Marine Biology

• Awards are available for undergraduate students interested in an Honours year or doing a double-major in- biology or marine biology, with mathematics, computing or statistics.
• Applications with a strong quantitative background (such as statistics) will be favoured.
• To apply you must: 1) plan to take or have completed 2 statistics, computer programming, or mathematics courses, with a marine biology course in your third year, 2) have enrolled in a minimum of one statistics, computer programming or mathematics course in your second year.

Offered Benefits

Fisheries New Zealand will provide awards as the following:

• masters programme – $20,000 per year for up to 2 years for
• undergraduate financial aid – up to six $5,000 for your final year of undergraduate study

Application Process

Application processes are different for both master and undergraduate:

• Master Award Application: There are 2 stages for Masters Applications. In stage 1 you submit an expression of interest. Stage 2 requires a full project proposal.

1. Fill out part 1 of the application form and send to  [email protected]
2. If you are successful in stage 1, we’ll invite you to complete part 2 of the application form. You’ll need to include a full project proposal.

• Undergraduate Award Application: Applicants must prepare a cover letter including a short description of courses taken, proposed courses for the next year, your future goals, and send your cover letter, two referees’ reports and CV to [email protected]