Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Māori PhD Scholarship

$35,000 a year tax-free stipend for up to two Māori PhD students a year in data science or AI.

Closes

Closes 1 November each year

Who can apply

Māori students who have normally completed a BSc (Hons), MSc Part 1 or PGDipSc in AIML, COMP, DATA, SWEN or STAT with at least a B+ average (GPA 6.0), enrolling full-time for a PhD by thesis. Up to two scholarships a cycle.

Whakapapa

Māori descent is required

Residency

Enrolling full-time for a PhD by thesis at Te Herenga Waka

Study level

Doctoral

Subjects

Data science, Artificial intelligence, Computer science, Statistics

Amount

$35,000 per annum tax-free stipend for three years, plus domestic tuition fees for the thesis component and support to present at international conferences

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Tauira & researchers

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Checked 17 September 2026

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