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Summer Scholarships available in New Zealand

The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Science is offering summer scholarships to students in nominated Northern Hemisphere universities. We invite 3rd or 4th year undergraduate science students from your university to apply to spend eight weeks in New Zealand during the Northern Hemisphere summer vacation, undertaking research on projects directed by academic staff in the Faculty.

Each scholarship is worth NZ$5,000, $3500 of which will be paid on arrival with the remainder to be paid upon completion of a satisfactory report on the work. Successful applicants will be required to fund all other expenses. Assistance with Visa applications and finding accommodation in Auckland will be available. Shared workspace in The University of Auckland will be provided. Enquiries and applications should be made by Friday 13 April 2012.

Please find attached a poster advertising these scholarships. We would be grateful if you would display these posters around your university and encourage students to apply for this opportunity. We would of course be happy to reciprocate if you have a similar offer that you would like advertised around our university.

About The University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and is the only one ranked among the world’s top 200 universities by the Times Higher Education World Rankings of Universities. It is also the highest ranked New Zealand university in the QS World University Rankings and the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s pre-eminent research-led institution. Of the 600 researchers in the entire New Zealand tertiary system ranked as being of top international quality in the Government’s latest Performance-Based Review Fund (PBRF) report, one-third are at The University of Auckland. This offers students unparalleled opportunities to be taught and supervised by many of the very best academics in the country.

About Auckland, New Zealand
The University of Auckland’s main City Campus is located in the heart of Auckland, which is ranked fourth out of 215 world cities for quality of living in the 2009 Mercer Quality of Living Survey (see www.mercer.com/qualityoflivinghttp://www.mercer.com/qualityofliving).

Auckland’s harbour setting, magnificent beaches and verdant bush make it a great place to study and work, while the University’s close proximity to New Zealand’s major business city enables staff and students to rub shoulders with leading practitioners in their field.

If you have any questions about this scholarship opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,


Professor Bill Barton
Associate Dean (International)
b.barton@auckland.ac.nzmailto:b.barton@auckland.ac.nz