The HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing Scholarship

For someone who wants to or is undertaking research in a topic related to ageing as part of a master's degree or doctorate.

Scholarship overview

Status: Closed

Key facts

Value: $6,000
Duration: One year's duration
Number available: One award
Type of study: Full-time, Part-time, Postgraduate, Masters, PhD or doctorate, Research

Application dates

Applications open: 30 July 2025
Closing date: 30 October 2025

Restrictions

Eligibility restrictions: New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, or international students studying at a New Zealand university. High achievement.

The HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing Scholarships seek to help prepare New Zealand for an ageing future by enabling research into ageing.

What you'll be studying

This is a postgraduate scholarship. You will be enrolled in a master's degree or doctorate. You will undertake research in a topic related to ageing and its effects on individuals and society.

Eligibility criteria

You must be:

  • undertaking research in a specific subject area
  • a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident. Note, while the HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing Scholarship are tenable by students who are New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand, there is however discretion to also consider applications from international students of merit, who are doing postgraduate research study at a New Zealand University.
  • willing to report on your progress
  • willing to acknowledge the Foundation on your research outputs.

Application checklist

Include the following with your application:

  • a brief two-page outline of the proposed research
  • evidence that ethical approval for the proposed research has been applied for or approved
  • an indication of budget and how the grant will be spent
  • a statement outlining the relevance of your research to the ageing population and to the HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing Scholarship objectives.

Selection considerations

When choosing our recipient, we will consider your academic achievements and the relevance and quality of your proposed research project.