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Scholarships for Postgraduate Students

QSO invites applications from motivated, talented individuals with an outstanding academic record to join our dedicated scientific team as postgraduate students.

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PhD and Master Scholarships are available for full-time studies. The applicants are advised to carefully read about specific requirements and the application procedure.

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What is required for a PhD application:

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1. PhD Admission Application form

2. Doctoral Scholarship Application form for International Applicants

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For the application forms, follow this link.

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You should attach the following with the application forms:

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1. CV

2. Academic Record and your home institution grading explanation

3. Two Reference Letters

4. English language certification i.e. IELTS or TOEFL*

5. Letter of application

6. Research Proposal (1 page)

See also further details here.

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Send all documents to international.admissions@otago.ac.nz.

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See also this link that will give you an overview of PhD study at Otago.

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Please contact a QSO lead investigator to discuss particular projects.

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*Please NOTE the score of English language tests (IELTS or TOEFL) should be as mentioned below or higher, otherwise an Otago PhD scholarship cannot be provided:

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- IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 6.5 in the academic module (with no indivudual band below 6.0)

- Paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 587 with TWE (Test of Written English) score of 4.5

- Internet-based TOEFL score of 95 with a minimum writing score of 22

- CPE Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English with a grade of B or higher

- University of Otago Foundation Studies Ltd: Completion of “English for Postgraduate Academic Purposes” with a grade of C or higher

ABOUT QSO

The Centre for Quantum Science is  a University of Otago Research Centre hosted by the Department of Physics.

ADDRESS

Department of Physics

University of Otago

730 Cumberland Street

Dunedin 9010

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CONTACT

Ashton Bradley                       

ashton.bradley [at] otago.ac.nz    

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Niels Kjærgaard            

niels.kjaergaard [at] otago.ac.nz