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School of Business Pilot Digital Repository

The School of Business hosts one of the country's only digital repositories. The Repository is an open access collection of publications by School of Business academic staff and students across all departments in the School, both before and after peer-reviewed publication. Most publications are fully searchable. Note that the full text of some material may be not be available due to copyright issues. http://eprints.otago.ac.nz/

Doctoral Scholarships

The School of Business Dean's PhD Scholarships
The Dean of the School of Business offers Doctoral Scholarships to School of Business students studying towards their PhD and for students not provided for by the University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarships or Awards or by any Scholarship in this schedule. The Award is governed by the same regulations as the University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship. Note: the current value of this scholarship is: for PhD study - $7,500 per year for 3 years, plus fees and thesis binding costs (up to $550)

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While there are no specific formal topics of study for the School of Business Dean's Doctoral Scholarships, we welcome enquiries from potential students interested in the following:

• Economics:
  • Growth and development
  • Health economics
  • International economics
  • Macroeconomics and monetary economics
  • Sports economics
• Management:
  • Employment relations
  • Human resource management
• Marketing:
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Disruptive technologies
  • Macromarketing
  • Political and social marketing
  • Service dominant logic
• Tourism:
  • Event tourism (e.g. Rugby World Cup)
  • Tourist Behaviour

University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarships
The University of Otago offers a range of prestigious scholarships for postgraduate study. Students of outstanding ability are invited to apply for these scholarships. See more

Macandrew Stout Postgraduate Scholarship in Economics
Anyone who is accepted to do a full-time PhD in the Department of Economics at the University of Otago is eligible to apply for the postgraduate award. See more

Maori Doctoral Completion Scholarships
Te Mata o te Tau, with assistance from the Innovation and Development Fund (Tertiary Education Commission), is able to offer assistance to doctoral students who are nearing the end of their research. A limited number of scholarships are available and priority will be given to candidates who, in their own opinion and in the opinion of their supervisors, expect to complete the thesis within the next twelve months. The Scholarships will be tenable only during the academic year in which they were awarded.

Application forms and further information about the Scholarships may be obtained from: Casey Te Rangi, Executive Secretary, Office of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Maori), Massey University , Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, email C.TeRangi@massey.ac.nz

Research Grants

School of Business Research Grant

The Dean of the School of Business has provided a research grants scheme to foster the development of emerging research projects. This scheme is limited in its ability to support projects and must therefore be seen as a seed fund. SoBRGs will be awarded annually and will assist academic staff with projects which may subsequently lead to larger grant requests for University of Otago Research Grants (UORGs), or to external funding bodies. Only in very exceptional circumstances would the Committee award a single grant in this category exceeding $5,000.

Grant applications are also being sought from those researchers who have applied for and missed receiving a University of Otago Research Grant. These grants could be awarded in amounts in excess of $5,000.

Information and application forms for School of Business Research Grants will be posted at each funding round.

School of Business Research Grant Application - Round 2, 2007

 

Distinguished Researcher Award

Nominations are invited for the above Award. The Award recognises distinction in research and a significant contribution to advancing knowledge through research.

Eligibility
Nominees must be a full time staff member in any department in the School of Business. Previous winners of the research award are eligible for the award again after three years, provided the chief paper cited is different. Nominees for the Researcher Award who were nominated in previous years, but who did not win an award, are also eligible to be nominated, and are encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria
The selection criteria will take into account broader contributions the research has made, in addition to the significance and contribution demonstrated by stream of publication. This will be assessed along with criteria related to the CRE and PE component in PBRF and include criteria for evaluating additional evidence

Nomination Procedures
Nominations are to be submitted to the School of Business Research Committee, through the Research Committee Secretary, Office of the Dean, School of Business, by 31 October 2006. They may be submitted electronically to dean@business.otago.ac.nz

Award
The grant awarded can be used at the discretion of the recipient for the purposes of research and scholarly development within the University regulations and guidelines.

Full details of the eligibility criteria, nomination process and required documents.

 

Emerging Researcher Award

Nominations are invited for the above Award. The Award is to recognise and encourage research excellence among early career staff and will be made to the person whose research demonstrates outstanding potential to contribute to future knowledge in their discipline.

Eligibility
Nominees must be a full time member of the staff of the School of Business,
and
Either they were first appointed to a PBRF-eligible or equivalent position (whether in New Zealand or overseas and whether in a TEO or non-TEO) on or after 1 January 2000
Or
Their conditions of employment changed on or after 1 January 2000 to include a requirement to undertake research or degree-level teaching for the first time in their career.

(Please see full document for details)

The award will be based on research achievements in the two years prior to the application.

Nomination for the Award
Nominations are to be submitted to the School of Business Research Committee through the Research Committee Secretary, Office of the Dean, School of Business by 31 October 2006. They may be submitted electronically to dean@business.otago.ac.nz

Award
The grant awarded can be used at the discretion of the recipient for the purposes of research and scholarly development within the University regulations and guidelines.

Closing Date:
The closing date is 31 October 2006.

Full details of the eligibility criteria, nomination process and required documents.