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SCHOLARSHIPS

I-cubed offers a range of scholarships for Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral research. These are focused in the following RD&D™ (Research, Development and Deployment) areas:

 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT AREA APPLICATION AND/OR SPONSORSHIP FROM NZ INDUSTRY SECTOR

Technology / Innovation Management

  • New Governance Models for Emerging Industries
  • New Business Models for Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Research, Development and Deployment methodologies in SME and MNE companies.

 

Automotive
Biotechnology
Construction / Building
Corporations
Government
ICT
Marine

Product Design

  • Product design systems and methodologies
  • Topology, Shape, Parameter, Process Optimization Interfaces
  • Product and Process Development Interfaces

 

 

Automotive
Construction
Plastics

Materials Processing

  • Manufacturability of new Magnesium alloys
  • Titanium alloy processing
  • Aluminium alloy process optimization
  • Melt handling and Melt systems

 

 

Automotive
Medical / Health
Plastics

Advanced Manufacturing Processes

  • Friction Stir Welding / Friction Welding
  • Electron Beam Welding
  • Gravity sand casting optimisation
  • Centrafugal casting for functionally graded materials
  • Diecasting Aluminium and Magnesium alloys
  • Semi solid casting for Magnesium alloys
  • Rapid casting using Rapid Prototyping Techniques
  • Plastic injection molding
  • Machining

 

 

Automotive
Consumer
Marine
Medical / Health
Plastics

Industrial Process Control

  • Optimisation techniques and algorithms
  • Auto-tuners & relay feedback
  • Model-based controllers and novel applications
  • Real-time process optimization for utility plants
  • Model Predictive Control for embedded systems
  • Control Performance Analysi

 

Oil & Gas
Pulp & Paper
Manufacturing
Energy
Telecommunications
Forestry

Reconfigurable systems

  • Embedded systems
  • Signal Imaging and Processing
  • High Performance Computing
  • Silicon Technologies

 

Automotive
Agriculture
Chemical Engineering
Communication
Marine
Medical

 

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE:

 

Source Masters (1 year) PhD (3 years) Postdoc

AUT I-cubed institute funding

Up to $14,000 Up to $14,000 per year

Up to $60,000 per year

(specific to key research themes – contact director)

AUT School of Engineering  

Possible tuition waiver (contact Director or HOS)

 

 

AUT Vice-Chancellors Doctoral Scholarship

  $25,000 per year +
full tuition waiver
 

AUT Master of Computer and Information

Sciences Scholarship

 

Tuition Fees (Domestic only)    

FRST Technology for Industry Fellowship

 

$20,000 stipend +
$5,000 project costs
$25,000 per year stipend +
$5,000 project costs
 
New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) and Commonwealth Scholarships

Approx $20,000 (single)

Approx $45,000 (partner + 2 or more children)

Approx $20,000
(single)

Approx $45,000
(partner + 2 or more
children)

 

New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships (NZIDRS)

  $20,500 per year +
full tuition waiver +
Up to $4,000 for one off living allowance
 

 

STUDENTS!!!!

Before contacting the institute please prepare:

  1. Full CV including a certified e-copy of your academic transcripts.
  2. English requirements: a) Masters - IELTS overall band score 6.5 total with minimum 6.0 in any category, b) PhD - IELTS overall band score 7.0 with 7.0 in writing band.
  3. Download a PG1 application form (for Masters thesis only candidates) or D1 application form (for PhD candidates). This is your research project proposal and once started, an academic from the institute will contact you to develop this to a fully scoped project for submission to the university. Alternatively click here for more information.
  4. Visit Study at AUT for relevant information about enrolling and studying at AUT (for domestic and international students).

 

 

Contact:
Professor Darius Singh
Institute Director

 

 

Centre for Technology And Innovation Management Centre for Sensor Networks and Smart Environments Centre for Reconfigurable Systems Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies