Scholarships and Prizes
The Department offers a range of scholarships and prizes to students studying mathematics or statistics each year.
Scholarships and Prizes Awarded
For a full list of scholarships available to students, please visit the UC Scholarships Office website.
Undergraduate Scholarships and Prizes
College of Engineering High Achievers Awards: First year students commencing in 2012 and intending to major in a BSc majoring in Mathematics or Statistics are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
John McMillan Scholarship in Economics and Mathematics: Up to two scholarships are awarded annually to eligible students enrolling in a BSc degree, majoring in Mathematics and Economics and studying subjects consistent with the course of study for the combined BSc(Hons) degree in Economics and Mathematics. Each scholarship is tenable for one year and covers the full first-year tuition fee. Contact the Scholarships Office for application details.
Department Undergraduate Scholarships:
Each year, the Department awards scholarships to outstanding students in the undergraduate programme. At each stage (200, 300, or 400), there will be a maximum of 3 full-fee scholarships and a maximum of 10 partial-fee scholarships. There are also scholarships for outstanding students entering the University after taking the Department's STAR course (MATH 199).
You do not need to apply for the department undergraduate scholarships; they are offered on the basis of performance in MATH and STAT courses in the preceding year, and are subject to enrolment for
- at least 75 points in MATH or STAT, or other approved courses, at 200-level; or
- at least 90 points in MATH or STAT, or other approved courses, at 300-level; or
- at least 90 points in MATH or STAT, or other approved courses, at 400-level.
Fee scholarships will pay for MATH and STAT courses only, and at the domestic fee-rate.
Holders of 300-level or 400-level department scholarships will normally be required to do some tutoring or marking for the Department, for which they will receive additional remuneration.
Department Summer Scholarships:
Competitive scholarships of up to $2000 are available for summer projects supervised by academic staff in the Department. These are available to students who have completed the 200-level or 300-level programme. Applications are made in August for projects beginning the following November/December.
Students who undertake summer projects may choose to enrol in MATH 395/STAT 395 or MATH 491/STAT 491, in order to gain a grade for the project; but such enrolment is not compulsory.
Note: Students interested in summer projects are strongly encouraged to apply for University Summer Scholarships in the first instance.
Mathematics and Statistics Prizes: The following prizes are awarded annually for excellence in Mathematics or Statistics:
- Cook Memorial Prize:
For final Honours students. - Page Memorial Prizes:
Two prizes at level 300. - Peter Bryant Memorial Prizes:
Two prizes at 100-level and 200-level. - Brent Wilson Prize:
For Applied Mathematics at 300-level. - Gordon Petersen Prize:
For Pure Mathematics at 200-level. - Statistics New Zealand Prize:
For Statistics at 300-level ($1000). - Helen Wily Prize:
For Mathematical Sciences at 300-level or 400-level ($1000).
Postgraduate scholarships
These postgraduate scholarships will be offered on the basis of the student’s potential, as demonstrated by their performance at the Honours level and above. At any given time, a staff member would normally be the senior supervisor of at most one student supported by a departmental postgraduate scholarship.
These scholarships will pay full fees at the domestic rate plus a stipend determined by the Department, for one year in the case of a master’s scholarship, and for up to three years in the case of a Doctoral scholarship. This amount may be reduced if the student accepts another scholarship. Holders of departmental postgraduate scholarships will normally be expected to do some tutorials or marking for the department, for which they will receive additional remuneration.
Other awards
- Statistics New Zealand Maori and Pacific Islands Scholarships: To assist a Maori and a Pacific Islander attend university and obtain a Statistics or Mathematics undergraduate qualification ($3,500 per year for up to 3 years).
- J. Connal Scholarships: For BA students at 200-level who excel in Latin, English, French, History or Mathematics. ($400 per year for 2 years). No application required.
- Lord Rutherford Memorial Research Fellowship: For outstanding merit and promise in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics at the postgraduate level ($20,000 per year for 2 years).
- Sims Empire Scholarship: For outstanding merit and promise in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Medicine at the postgraduate level, for study in Great Britain ($15,000 per year for 2 years).
- Professor C. C. Farr Memorial Scholarship: For students who are enrolled in an honours or postgraduate degree in Physics and/or Astronomy and/or Mathematical Physics ($500 per annum). No application required.
- International Biometric Society Scholarship: For third-year students who are about to embark on a full-time fourth-year or honours course in Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, Biostatistics or Biometrics. Current value A$1000.
For details on applications for these awards go to the Scholarships Office. If you have any questions please contact the Scholarships Office by email: scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz
The Scholarships Office also has a file on Maori and Pacific Island Scholarships. An increasing number of these are available in Science and Commerce in particular.