Are there automatic scholarships available at the University of Auckland or are they all application based?
The University of Auckland automatically considers domestic postgraduate honours, diploma and master's students for guaranteed scholarships based on GPA, and doctoral applicants are assessed automatically too, while most undergraduate and school leaver scholarships, such as the Top Achiever Scholarship, require you to submit a separate application.
If you are wondering whether you need to actively apply for a scholarship at the University of Auckland, the answer depends on your level of study. Some scholarships review you automatically, while most others expect you to submit your own dedicated application.
Automatic vs Application Based Scholarships
| Study Level | How You Are Considered |
|---|---|
| Domestic postgraduate honours, diploma or master's | Automatic, based on your qualifying programme GPA |
| Doctoral or PhD | Automatic, assessed upon applying for the doctoral programme |
| Top tier undergraduate scholarships | One application can trigger automatic review for related awards like the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship |
| Standard undergraduate or school leaver scholarships | Application required, e.g. Top Achiever, Maori Academic Excellence, Pacific Academic Excellence |
What You Should Not Assume
Even where scholarships are automatic, you still need to have applied for admission to the relevant programme first, since your scholarship consideration is tied to that application. For most undergraduate school leaver scholarships, you must apply for admission before your scholarship application can even be processed.
My Advice
If you are an undergraduate applicant, do not wait for an automatic review, actively search the University of Auckland's official scholarship database and submit your application by its closing date, while postgraduate and doctoral applicants should simply make sure their GPA and programme application are in order.
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