Summer Research Scholarship Programme 2026/2027
Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington
Who can apply: Open to both domestic and international students, but only to those already enrolled at a New Zealand university: the conditions document describes the programme as being for current full-time enrolled international and domestic university students, so the restriction is where you study, not your nationality. You must… What is funded: A research project of up to ten weeks, about 400 hours, over the summer trimester, supervised by a Victoria University of Wellington academic or research team and sometimes in partnership with an outside organisation. Each scholarship carries a minimum tax-free stipend of 8,000 New Zealand dollars, paid in four… Deadline: A completed online application must be submitted, Tuesday 15 September 2026. Round: 2026/2027.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, official page.
Who can apply
- Open to both domestic and international students, but only to those already enrolled at a New Zealand university: the conditions document describes the programme as being for current full-time enrolled international and domestic university students, so the restriction is where you study, not your nationality. You must be enrolled full-time at any New Zealand university in an undergraduate, honours, or Part 1 of a master's degree before undertaking any research, and you must have completed at least two years of your undergraduate degree. Students currently enrolled in a PhD or a master's by thesis at the time of application are not eligible, and you cannot be studying at any university during the Trimester 3 period in which the scholarship runs. If you are enrolled at another New Zealand university you must additionally apply for admission to Victoria University of Wellington through the Puaha portal before requesting project access. Selection is on academic merit, project-specific competencies and fit with the supervisor or team.
Stage dates
READ THIS BEFORE THE DEADLINE ABOVE. You cannot see the project list, and therefore cannot apply, until you email [email protected] with your full legal name and student ID. The university says access cannot be guaranteed after 28 August and that it will not accept requests for project access after 1 September. Students enrolled at another New Zealand university must also submit an admission application through the Puaha portal by then. The university prints NO year against either of those clauses, on the page or in the conditions PDF, so no date is stored against this stage, but it is the step that actually decides whether the September deadline is reachable for you.See the official page
Online applications open 2 September through InPlace; the page prints no year.See the official page
4:30pm Tuesday 15 September 2026, per the conditions document updated 20 July 2026. No timezone is printed beside the time.15 September 2026
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