AUT - Scholarships
Scholarships
Bachelor of Communication Studies
Undergraduate Leadership and Excellence Scholarship (Communication Studies)
The School of Communication Studies will offer up to three scholarships for full-time students accepted into the Bachelor of Communication Studies degree. Each scholarship is for one year's tuition.
- Closing date: 19 January 2010
- Terms of Reference and Application Form are available from the Scholarships Office website
- For more information contact the Scholarships Office
Postgraduate Studies
Communication Studies Postgraduate Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to promote the postgraduate programmes in Communication Studies nationally and to encourage and support New Zealand citizens or permanent residents to enrol in a postgraduate course of study.
- Closing date: 19 January 2010
- Terms of Reference and Application Form are available from the Scholarships Office website
- For more information contact the Scholarships Office
AUT/PIMA Pasifika Media scholarship
These awards are sponsored and organised by the School's Pacific Media Centre and Office of Pasifika Advancement in partnership with the Pacific Islands Media Association (PIMA) for New Zealand-resident Pacific Islanders seeking media qualifications. Full tuition fees, renewable each year based on satisfactory results.
The scholarship is offered to assist one undergraduate and one postgraduate full-time student in Communication Studies.
- Applications must be received by the Scholarships Office by 4pm:
28 November (undergraduate) or 19 January 2010 (postgraduate) - See: 2009 winners
- Terms of Reference and Application Form are available from the Scholarships Office website
- For more information contact Dr David Robie or Isabella Rasch
These internships are sponsored by the Asia NZ Foundation and organised by School's Pacific Media Centre. Three internships are available (preferably for graduates) at two destinations:
- Chinadaily.com, Beijing, China - three months ($2500 return airfares, on site accommodation and modest living allowance - approx. NZ$400 a month)
- The Jakarta Post, Indonesia - six weeks ($2500 return airfares, no living allowance)
- Download and read the Asia NZ Foundation selection criteria
- Download and read the Asia NZ Foundation 2008/9 application form
- Scholarships handbook
- Closing date: November 30, 2009 - see story on scholarships
- For more information contact: Dr David Robie
- Information about the practicum
- 2009 flyer
- ACICIS application form (sent by AUT)
- AUT application form
- Closing date (with Karen Donovan): August 22 (for September 1)
- For more information on both scholarships contact: Dr David Robie
Asian Journalism Fellowship (postgraduate)
A one-semester or one-year fellowship worth about $5000 for a promising young Asian journalist to be attached to the Pacific Media Centre as a resource person and to undertake postgraduate studies such as the BCS (Hons) programme.
- Download the criteria
- Application form 2008/9
- For more information contact: Dr David Robie
TVNZ Journalism Diversity scholarship
To encourage wider diversity among the journalism intake into the Bachelor of Communication Studies and into the media industry. Available to fulltime students of Maori, Pacific Island or Asian ethnicity.
- Terms of Reference and Application Form are available from the Scholarships Office website
- Closing date: November 28, 2009 - see: 2008 winner
- For more information contact: Dr David Robie
The Radio Network scholarship and internship
Awarded to outstanding Radio and Journalism graduates. It includes $3000 and a six month paid internship at New Zealand's top rating radio company.
- For more information contact: Matt Mollgaard
Churches Broadcasting Commission Broadcasting scholarship
The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage successful tertiary study in the field of secular broadcasting - The Electronic Mass Media - by young Christian men and women who intend pursuing a career in secular broadcasting.
- Closing date: TBC
- For more information contact the Scholarships Office
For more information on scholarships, visit the Scholarships Office website.