Each year, Market Economics Ltd offers two scholarships of $1,500 to post-graduate dissertation students and one scholarship of $3,000 to a post-graduate masters thesis student in Geography at the University of Auckland.

The purpose of the scholarships is to encourage post-graduate research in the field of human and economic geography, including GIS, by rewarding demonstrated ability and lowering financial barriers.

Students enrolling in the Geography Honours or Masters degree are eligible to apply.

The full 2010 Geography Research Scholarship Brief can be downloaded here:

 Scholarship Brief

The 2010 Scholarship Application Form can be downloaded here:

Scholarship Application Form

The closing date for Masters thesis applications is 15 Feb 2010 and the closing date for dissertation applications is 18 June 2010. 

Previous Scholarship Recipients

2010 - Thomas Worley 
Dissertation topic: Virtual Water Requirements of Auckland as an Account of Apple, Orange and Milk Consumption

2010 - Amanda Gaddes 
Thesis topic: Aging in the home: Exploring housing maintenance issues and wellbeing in Orewa

2009 - Paula Vincent (Joint Winner) 
Thesis topic: Commercial Fisher participation in Fisheries Plans development

2009 - Stephen Fitzherbert (Joint Winner) 
Thesis topic: Growing possibilities through alternative food networks? Maori farmers' and organic agriculture in the Far North, New Zealand

2008 - Frederike Schubert
Thesis topic: The use of participatory budgeting in the management of water resources in Porto Alegre, Brazil

2005 - Susan Fairgray
Thesis topic: Auckland’s Role in the Australasian Economy: Implications for Regional Development Strategies

2005 - Sally Greenbrook
Thesis topic: The Role of Retirement Villages in New Zealand's Ageing Society