Scholarships
There are several sources of support for students studying towards research degrees at Otago including:
The Department of Marketing also awards four prizes annually:
- The University Bookshop Prize in Marketing for top 200-level student
- The Cadbury Confectionery Ltd Marketing Prize for top 300-level student and best 400-level all-rounder
- The Mueller-Heumann Prize in Marketing for top 400-level student
The University of Otago also offers a number of Scholarships and Awards.
More information is available from the Research and International Office, University Registry or by visiting the scholarships web site.
NOTE: Any application for University-based funding requires a well-defined research topic. Students are advised to discuss this with a staff member before submitting an application. For further information on sources of research funding and scholarships, see the University of Otago Research Booklet and the University of Otago Postgraduate Prospectus.
L'Oreal Marketing Scholar Award
3rd year Honours students are also invited to apply for the L'Oréal Scholarship.
Applications close 1 May 2010.
L'Oréal (NZ), a world leader in the health and beauty industry, is a regular recruiter of our graduates. Each year L’Oréal (NZ) offers a very generous scholarship in order to support a high achieving, well-rounded 3rd year Marketing Honours student, with a view to integrating them into their graduate trainee programme after graduation.
The successful applicant is offered direct payment of 4th year Honours tuition fees plus negotiated course related costs to a maximum value of NZ$5,000, employment for the summer holiday period between 3rd and 4th year (and one other 4th year holiday period) and, upon graduation, the possibility of a 2 year full-time contract as an Assistant Product Manager within a selected division of L’Oréal (NZ) - Auckland, the exact division depending on the business requirements of L’Oréal.
To be eligible for this award, applicants must be a 3rd year Honours student (Marketing Management major) and a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
For further information, application processes and deadlines, visit the University of Otago scholarships website.
If you would like to discuss your application before submitting, please contact Dr Mathew Parackal.
2007 L'Oréal Scholar
Kate Kemp
BCom (Hons) - Marketing
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| The 2007 L’Oréal Marketing Scholar: Kate Kemp |
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I thoroughly enjoyed my summer at L’Oreal, and am very grateful for the amazing opportunity that it has given me. I spent my time with the Luxury Division, working on Lancôme, Ralph Lauren and Viktor & Rolf, just to name a few brands.
L’Oreal really helped me to understand what it is like to work in marketing. I think it is invaluable to gain some work experience and then go back to study, as it really helps you to understand and value what you are taught at university, and makes it easier to apply theory to real situations.
As a company, L’Oreal provides individuals with amazing opportunities to learn and grow, both professionally and personally. Working in a large international company is fast paced, interesting, challenging and exciting, and I would highly recommend the scholarship to all Honours students.
2006 L'Oréal Scholars
Katie Douglas
BCom(Hons): Marketing
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| The 2006 L’Oréal Marketing Scholar: Katie Douglas. |
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The chance to work at L’Oréal over summer was an opportunity I was very excited about. And I have to say, it definitely lived up to my expectations. For the 10 weeks I was there, I got the chance to work with two well known brands, Maybelline New York and Garnier, and was involved in a whole range of projects.
From my very own project with Crème magazine, to helping manage a Sexy and Single Valentines Party, to completing a market research project, L’Oréal ensured that there was never a dull moment. The thing that surprised me the most would have to be the pace at which everything moves; it is not just the glitz and glamour that most would expect, but also a lot of hard work. Seeing how things work in the real world is definitely an eye opener!
However, the company culture at L’Oréal is fantastic, and with a fast but fun work environment and a great bunch of people, I thoroughly enjoyed my internship and it was an experience I am very grateful for. I look forward to rejoining the team as a graduate in January of 2008.
Chelsyee Metcalfe
BCom(Hons): Marketing
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| The 2006 L’Oréal Marketing Scholar: Chelsyee Metcalfe. |
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The L’Oréal scholarship offers not only amazing real life experience, and the chance to establish your career in an exciting industry, but also the chance to really focus your studies in your Marketing Honours year. The summer internship exposed me to many aspects of marketing. Working with L’Oréal Paris cosmetics I was able to help with product launches, communication design, forecasting and market research. We were recently flown up to Auckland to work at the Girls Day Out, helping to manage the Garnier and Maybelline stands – an experience that has taught me a lot about the organization needed to run such large events smoothly.
Your summer internship offers you the chance to get to know leading people in the beauty industry, not only providing you with excellent references, but also the chance to be mentored by the best in the business. After seeing how the industry works I am now far more inspired to continue with my Honours year. I am not only more focused in what I want to do for my dissertation, but am also able to relate every class to how I might use the knowledge for my career at L’Oréal. L’Oréal is extremely supportive of my studies, helping out both financially and emotionally.
2005 L'Oréal Scholar
Anita Jelley
BCom(Hons): Marketing
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| The 2005 Inaugural L’Oréal Marketing Scholar: Anita Jelley. |
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The winner of the 2005 inaugural L'Oréal Scholarship couldn’t be more suited to the award.
Anita Jelley’s passion lies in fashion marketing - an area L'Oréal is closely aligned with.
"I am just delighted to have the opportunity to work with L'Oréal. I’ve always been very focused on fashion and L’Oréal is right behind almost every fashion promotion in New Zealand," says Anita.
Anita travelled to Auckland to work in L'Oréal’s Penrose headquarters.
"It's always hard to get corporate backing for research like this so to have won the scholarship and have networks already established with L'Oréal is fantastic."
International Student Scholarships
There are a number of scholarships available for international students. Full details are available from the Research and International Office, University Registry or by visiting the scholarships website.
Nestlé Marketing Scholarship
Nestlé University of Otago Marketing Scholarship 2009
Who Can Apply?
BCom (Hons) Marketing students from the University of Otago
Scholarship:
NZ$5,000 to be administered by the University of Otago Marketing Department for the student’s fees and research costs in their final year of study.
Other Benefits of the Scholarship:
- Summer Vacation Employment: Nestlé will employ the successful candidate in their sales force over the 2009-2010 summer break. This is paid employment with 2 weeks paid holiday included.
- This is an opportunity for the student to experience the FMCG industry and learn about how products are brought to market. The location of the employment is to be agreed between Nestlé and the successful student (generally students work in their home city).
2009 Honours Dissertation:
The student’s dissertation must be in an area relevant to the FMCG industry. The student chooses the topic, in conjunction with their supervisor, and consults with Nestlé.
Further Employment Opportunities:
There is no obligation for the scholarship winner to work for Nestlé upon successful completion of their degree, just as there is no obligation for Nestlé to offer employment.
However, if the scholarship recipient would like to work for Nestlé and there are suitable vacancies, the student would be considered for any such position along with other candidates.
Application Instructions:
Applications closed for 2009.
Instructions:
Applicants should submit a 3 page curriculum vitae and a one page covering letter to:
Dr L. McNeill
Nestlé Scholarship Coordinator
Department of Marketing
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin.
Applications can be posted or dropped off at reception, Department of Marketing, University of Otago.
Notifications:
Interviews of short-listed candidates will take place on the afternoon of Thursday, 20 August 2009 (applicants will be notified if they have been selected for interview the week prior to this).
The Scholarship winner will be announced the week following interviews.
2010 Nestlé Scholar announced
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2009 Nestlé Scholar
Emma Wyeth
Student: BCom (Hons) - Marketing
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The Nestlé Scholarship was exactly what I was looking for over the summer break, a chance to see what I had been studying for three years put into action. The chance to work within the largest FMCG company in the world was an opportunity that I didn’t want to miss.
During the course of my internship I worked in Southland as a Merchandiser which meant that I was able to be directly involved in an FMCG environment. I was also fortunate enough to spend a week at the Nestlé Head Office. Here I was able to experience what was involved within the different facets of the Marketing Department. This included New Product Development, Category Management, Brand Management and Customer Acquisition.
All of the staff were tremendously hospitable. They continually endeavoured to impart their knowledge of the industry to me and subsequently I learnt a tremendous amount. Having seen marketers in action in the real world within such a fantastic company meant that at the completion of the internship I was really inspired to commence my fourth year of study.
2008 Nestlé Scholar
Kieran Williams
Student: BCom (Hons) - Marketing
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| The 2008 Nestlé Marketing Scholar Winner: Kieran Williams |
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When I first became aware of the Nestlé Scholarship I knew it was the perfect opportunity for me to plan beyond my University studies. Such an opportunity would give me a great foundation for my career, as I had very little knowledge of marketing in the real world.
Throughout the majority of my internship I worked as a Sales Representative within the Hamilton region, calling into supermarkets on a daily basis. This came as a shock to me at first. However, sales turned out being far more enjoyable and challenging than I could have ever imagined. I was given my own car, regular tutorials from sales management and eventually sent out by myself.
Nestlé also provided me with a taste of the marketing side of the business. This involved a week working with product managers, and meetings with marketing managers and Nestlé’s outsourced market research and advertising agencies.
For such a large company the culture within Nestlé was very friendly and welcoming. Nestlé went to great lengths to ensure my time with them ran smoothly and I was well looked after. It was an experience that I have learnt more from than I could have imagined, and a career that I could definitely see myself enjoying.
2007 Nestlé Scholar
Tee Wern Lim
Student: BCom (Hons) - Marketing / BA - PPE
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| The 2007 Nestlé Marketing Scholar Winner: Tee Wern Lim |
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When Tee was first approached to apply for the Nestlé Scholarship, he initially declined the opportunity thinking the scholarship didn't quite sound like him.
"I was struggling to think up a dissertation topic in the food and beverage and FMCG areas - I wouldn't say they are where my main interests lie," says Tee.
But when he looked into the scholarship in more detail, he found that his initial assumption of the scholarship being all about marketing canned foods and chocolate bars (and having to write a dissertation on such subjects) was not the case.
And so, Tee decided to apply - a move which he is the first to admit has paid off in dividends and has changed the course of his study.
Tee Wern Lim is the 2007 Nestlé Scholar.
Nestlé offers the scholarship annually to a University of Otago student studying towards a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) or Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing as part of its Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry training programme.
The scholarship includes $5000 towards fees and dissertation costs and a summer internship.
"I'm so honoured to have been selected. It was very competitive with several of the top students in marketing applying for the scholarship. It's has been a really worthwhile process and I'm really glad that I applied," says Tee.
This summer, while his fellow students will be hitting the beaches, Tee will be hitting the streets with Nestlé's Sales and Marketing team selling Nestlé products to retailers.
For Tee, the internship, based in his home-town of Palmerston North, will provide an excellent opportunity to see the marketing theory he is learning in class put into practice.
On his return to Otago next year he will begin his Honours dissertation on corporate social responsiveness focusing on Nestlé as a case study.
"Before the scholarship even came up, I had been considering the area of corporate social responsiveness, and its effect on consumer perceptions and behaviour, as a possible dissertation topic. I also recently completed an assignment on blogging, and its effects on companies. It sort of clicked that maybe I could use Nestlé as a case study, and investigate the relevance of corporate citizenship in the FMCG sector," says Tee.
"My dissertation topic proposal was the basis of my application for the scholarship, and was something I felt would differentiate me from the other applicants. Nestlé were obviously interested, and they are now looking forward to working through some of the details regarding my dissertation for next year. Hopefully, working with them over summer will give me an inside view of the company, which should be useful when writing my dissertation."
In addition to his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Tee is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.