Sweat Equity: Student Scholarships in Aotearoa New Zealand's Universities

Autor/inn/en	Soar, Max; Stewart, Lucy; Nissen, Sylvia; Naepi, Sereana; McAllister, Tara
Titel	Sweat Equity: Student Scholarships in Aotearoa New Zealand's Universities
Quelle	In: New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 57 (2022) 2, S.505-523 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Soar, Max) ORCID (Stewart, Lucy) ORCID (Nissen, Sylvia) ORCID (Naepi, Sereana) ORCID (McAllister, Tara)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0028-8276
DOI	10.1007/s40841-022-00244-5
Schlagwörter	Scholarships; Student Financial Aid; Foreign Countries; Equal Education; Graduate Study; Doctoral Programs; Graduate Students; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scholarship; Stipendium; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Ausland; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Doktorandenprogramm; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Studentin; Neuseeland
Abstract	This paper responds to calls from past and present students to increase the value of postgraduate scholarships in Aotearoa New Zealand. Here we provide context for understanding the scholarship landscape in Aotearoa, including how scholarships are understood in relation to dominant neoliberal framings of higher education and persistent inequities within the sector. We present data which provides insight into the current inequities in Summer, Masters and PhD scholarship values. The average value of PhD scholarships has remained stagnant between 2011 and 2019 resulting in the average being $11,238 less than the Living Wage in 2019. We show that the average length of time full-time PhD students take to complete their doctorates exceeds the three-year tenure of scholarships. We argue the status-quo of low scholarships, supplemented by postgraduate 'sweat', excludes people from participating in postgraduate education, preventing them and their communities from realising the public benefits that such an education can produce. We suggest that these inadequacies could be addressed through (1) raising Summer, Masters and PhD scholarships to the living wage; (2) extending tenure of PhD scholarships; and (3) reinstating the postgraduate student allowance. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01