Summer Project Scholarships

The following undergraduate 2026/2027 summer projects are currently open for applications. For more information about each project, click the title link to download a PDF with further details.

Project #	Institution	Title
1	University of Auckland	Interaction of Distributed Energy Resources with Future Hybrid AC/DC Grids
2	University of Auckland	Plug-and-Play DC Infrastructure for Future Electrified Cities
3	University of Auckland	Community Microgrids for Climate-Resilient Energy Futures
4	University of Auckland	Fault Behaviour and Protection Challenges in Future DC Networks
5	University of Waikato	New configurations for solar power extraction with hybrid inverters and supercapacitor energy storage
6	University of Waikato	Setting up comprehensive test procedures for using high power solar simulators, combination solar simulator/ DC load and Arbin supercapacitor tester
7 & 8	University of Canterbury	Efficiency of AC-DC and DC-DC converters (2 students)
9	University of Canterbury	Multi frequency scanning methods for Dual Active Bridge (DAB) DC -DC converter
10	University of Canterbury	Fault data extraction for hybrid AC/DC grids simulated in PSCAD using Python
11	University of Canterbury	Replacing the computationally intensive components of EMT (Electromagnetic Transients) simulation with PINN (Physics Informed Neural Network)
12	University of Canterbury	Comparison of symbolic differentiation, automatic differentiation, and numerical differentiation to solve system of nonlinear equations
13	University of Canterbury	Robust Control of DC-DC Converters
14	Auckland University of Technology	PLL-Free and Adaptive Control of Grid-Connected Converters for Weak and Low-Inertia Networks

You must work for 10 weeks (400 hours) over the period November 2026 to February 2027. 

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter, letting us know which projects you are interested in, to [email protected] . Deadline for applications is Friday 11th September 2026.

Students will be informed if their application is successful.

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Opportunities for Industry

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International Internships and Short Projects

Check out our opportunities for international student internships in Christchurch - 3 or 6 months, post- or undergraduate.

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Postdoctoral Fellows

Position based in Auckland or Christchurch.

Current postdoctoral vacancies
There are no current positions, please check again later.

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PhD or Masters Students

Postgraduate positions based in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington or Christchurch.

Application process

• Check the available projects below and identify one (or more).
• Check the FAN Postgraduate generic position advert - common for all projects listed below.
• All New Zealand Universities have English requirements for postgraduate studies - please check their website:
  • University of Canterbury
  • University of Auckland
  • Auckland University of Technology
  • Victoria University of Wellington
  • University of Waikato

Current postgraduate vacancies
There are no current postgraduate positions. Positions will be advertised when available, please check back later.