Dunedin-based Scholarships, Health Sciences, University of Otago

The Health Sciences Division offers a range of Summer Research Scholarships in Dunedin each year.

2020 Deadlines

• Applications close – 21 August 2020, 5.00pm
• Notification of outcome – October 2020

To be eligible for a tax-free summer scholarship a student must be intending to enrol at a New Zealand or Australian University in the following year. This is to ensure that the University meets its tax and legal requirements. If the student does not return to study in 2021, the University has the right to recover that tax from the student.

The Summer Research Scholarship Programme encourages participation from students and staff of the School of Biomedical Sciences (BMS), Otago Medical School – Dunedin Campus (OMS - Dunedin Campus) and the Schools of Dentistry, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy.

The main objective of the programme is to give undergraduate science and health professional students their first introduction to research. Many eventually go on to take up a career in research. Some of our most successful researchers gained their first taste of research as summer students. Those that do not make research a part of their future, will find nonetheless that exposure to a research environment enriches their degree, and hones their critical thinking ability – a skill that is of prime importance in today's workplace.

Forms, dates and guidelines for students and supervisors