Students seeking a PhD scholarship need to meet the eligibility criteria, which can be found online.
All PhD students are able to apply for a PhD scholarship as part of the application form.
Students with a GPA of 8 — 'A' grade or higher — who have completed an honours or master's degree with an appropriate research component from a New Zealand university are likely to be guaranteed a University of Otago doctoral scholarship.
Most successful international scholarship applicants will have the most relevant grades and/or a grade average in the US-equivalent 'A' range.
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