Key information
- Duration: Full-time: 36 months (3–4 years); Part-time: 72 months (up to 6 years)
Overview
Many jobs require specific mathematical or statistical skills while others require the ability to think precisely and reason logically – skills your mathematical studies will hone.
Mathematics graduates at the University of Canterbury are widely employed in industry, commerce, government departments, and teaching, and job opportunities also exist in many less obvious fields.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Advanced Methods in Mathematical Modelling
- Topics in Algebra
- Optimization
- Computational Methods
- Numerical Analysis
- Real and Complex Analysis
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
Enrolment in a PhD requires completion of a research-focused honours or master’s degree, at First or Second Class (Division I) Honours or Distinction level (or equivalent qualifications).
Applicants with qualifications from outside Aotearoa New Zealand must have been granted admission to the University. Our admissions team, in consultation with the host department, look at your qualifications and transcripts to ensure that you have the background required to complete a PhD. It is possible that you may be required to complete preparatory courses prior to or after admission into a PhD programme.
In exceptional circumstances applicants without the typical academic background, but who can demonstrate the ability to pursue a PhD, may be admitted at the discretion of the Dean of Postgraduate Research.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 7,092 AUD / year (≈ 8,570 NZD / year)
Domestic: 7,092 AUD / year (≈ 8,570 NZD / year)
Additional Details: The ‘Tuition fee total’ is an estimate only. Your total study cost will depend on the courses you choose, and will include additional costs such as student levies, insurance, retakes, and other course-related costs.
International and national students: $8,570 - $10,321 (subject-dependent) per 120 points
Living costs
Christchurch, New Zealand: 1,076-1,655 AUD / month
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Mathematics.
- Brian Mason Doctoral Scholarship – Grant: 25000 NZD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: University of Canterbury
- UC Economics and Finance PhD Fees Scholarship – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Anytime – Provider: University of Canterbury
- Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau PhD Scholarship – Grant: 7000 EUR – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: University of Canterbury
- UC Doctoral Scholarship – Grant: 32000 AUD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: University of Canterbury
- Brownlie Scholarship – Grant: 5000 NZD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: University of Canterbury
- UC Master's Scholarship – Grant: 14000 NZD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: University of Canterbury
- UC Master's Scholarship for Students with Disabilities – Grant: 14000 NZD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: University of Canterbury
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 – Provider: U.S. government
- ServiceScape Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 – Provider: ServiceScape
- ACES Scholarships – Grant: 3500 USD – Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 – Provider: ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 – Provider: IvyPanda
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 – Provider: Voice Talent Online
- Women Scholarship for International Students – Grant: 5000 USD – Deadline: 28 Aug 2026 – Provider: educations.com
- The PhD Prep Fellowship – Grant: 10000 USD – Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 – Provider: Admit Lab
- Dream Chaser Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD – Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 – Provider: Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities – Grant: 3000 USD – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: Anonymous Hope Fund
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria – Grant: Various benefits – Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 – Provider: Leopold Figl Foundation
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship – Grant: 1500 USD – Deadline: Not specified – Provider: IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – Grant: 12000 USD – Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 – Provider: The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
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