Overview
The University of Canterbury's October 2026 core doctoral scholarship round supports research doctoral students intending to start before 1 July 2027.
Complete scholarship details
The round includes the UC Doctoral Scholarship, UC Doctoral Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, UC Pacific Doctoral Scholarship and UC Matariki Doctoral Scholarship. Eligible applicants are also considered for specified prestige and recognition awards without a separate application.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be seeking a research doctoral degree at the University of Canterbury and must submit a separate doctoral admission application before the scholarship closing date. Individual scholarship eligibility rules apply, including specific criteria for disability, Māori and Pacific awards.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Reverified on the University of Canterbury's official doctoral-scholarships page and its 20 August 2026 opening announcement. The round closes 15 October 2026 and is for students intending to begin doctoral study before 1 July 2027. The official pages reviewed do not define a remote, hybrid or on-site work arrangement, so structured work-mode fields are intentionally left unknown.
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