School of Computer Science and Engineering -- Postgraduate Research Grant

The ECS Postgraduate Research Grant (ECS PGRG) aims to help with timely thesis degree completion by supporting the essential research needs and academic development of PhD and thesis-based Masters students.

The overall goal of the ECS GRG is to enhance research quality, quantity, and impact of the University. In alignment with Mai i te Iho ki te Pae, University’s Māori Strategic Outcomes Framework, the School is particularly committed to supporting research that engages constructively with Mātauranga Māori.

From mid-2025, the Postgraduate Research Grant funding has been split between supervisors based on the number of Postgraduate student they supervise. Each PhD student has been allocated a certain amount of funding that now sits with each supervisor in a grant which they are able to access to support their Postgraduate students.

Guidelines

Please read these guidelines carefully and discuss with your supervisor about your required Postgraduate support.

Supported Activities:
  • Conference attending
  • Field trips or data collection
  • Equipment/Materials purchase
  • Other essential research costs that enable students to successfully complete their degree

Excluded Activities:
  • Scholarship stipend, including Submission Scholarship
  • Fees
  • Student Levies
  • Captial expenditure cost, such as laptop
  • Research Assistant costs
  • Retrospective reimbursement of costs that have been incurred

Assessment Criteria

Supervisors will assess funding requests based on the following criteria:

  • Importance of the funding to completion of degree.
  • Alignment with University research priorities and Mātauranga Māori.
  • Expected outputs (e.g., quality and quantity of publications).
  • Amount of PGRG funding received so far.

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