Scholarships
There are a number of scholarships, prizes and awards available to students studying at Victoria. For more information please visit the Scholarships web page.
The School of Psychology encourages students to apply for the:
- Victoria Graduate Awards
- Victoria PhD Scholarships
The School also offers graduate level prizes to recognise and encourage students' pursuit of academic success in psychology. Students cannot hold a School prize and a Victoria Graduate Award at the same time. Prizes are subject to budgetary constraints.
School of Psychology Graduate Prize
The School of Psychology Graduate Prize is a partial fee waiver awarded to students enrolled in a full time Honours degree in Psychology or Part 1 of the MSc Cross Cultural Psychology programme and or Part 1 of the MSc Cognitive Behavioural Neuroscience Programme.
Prize recipients will be selected based on the best three 300 level psychology courses completed in an undergraduate qualification. Where there is a tie, academic transcripts will be reviewed.
To remain eligible, prize recipients must be enrolled as a full time students in an Honours programme or Part 1 MSc, for the entire academic year. There is no application form to be completed. Up to five prizes will be conferred. Prize waivers cannot be deferred and will be reimbursed at the end of the academic year. The prize is subject to financial constraints.
Bicultural Development Prizes
The School of Psychology Bicultural Development Prize is a partial fee waiver for Māori and Pacific students enrolled in a full time programme of study in psychology at Honours level or Part 1 Masters.
Successful recipients will be able to:
- demonstrate links to Māori and Pacific ancestry
- demonstrate a commitment to Māori and/or Pacific communities, and
- have a desire to continue onto postgraduate study in Psychology
An application form must be completed and submitted to the Bicultural Development Committee Chair by 1 April. Successful applicants must remain enrolled in a full time graduate programme or Part 1 Masters programme. The prize will be awarded at the end of that academic year.