Summer Research Scholarships

The Otago Medical Research Foundation funds around 20 summer research projects annually related to human health, including biomedical sciences and public health.

 

Applications for 2025/26 are now open!

Applications close on Thursday 14 August 2025, 5:00pm.

For details on how to apply, see the University of Otago OMRF Scholarships page.

For further details contact:

Dr Manon Knapen, Division of Health Sciences Administration
[email protected]

 

These scholarships are competitive, with many more students applying than it is possible to fund. The applications are assessed by the Foundation’s Scientific Committee so only the very best are chosen.

These student summer research projects are supervised by senior researchers and run for 10 weeks. These often lead to research and teaching careers for the students, and the projects contribute knowledge to the field.