PReSS (Postgraduate Research Student Support) Account

All PhD students at the University of Auckland receive an annual research stipend, paid into a PReSS account. PhD students in the FTVMS Department receive $1200 on an annual basis for up to four years full-time study.

For general information about PReSS accounts, go to

http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/for/current-students/cs-fees-and-money-matters/cs-postgraduate-research-student-support-accounts

PReSS funding for 2010 was allocated early in the New Year and is intended to help cover direct research costs. Talk to your supervisor about accessing these funds.

You can roll over or accumulate your funding from year to year, eg, to save for an overseas conference.

'NOTE: the Department’s and Faculty of Art’s procedures for PReSS Accounts are different from the main University guidelines. Rather than contacting the Department’s Administrator, you should direct all PReSS Account queries to the Faculty of Arts Financial Operations Manager (Research), Helen Peterson (see Key Contacts).'

Making a claim against your account

General expenses
 * Write a covering memo requesting reimbursement and detailing expenditure incurred; include your bank account details, PReSS account number, student ID and netID.


 * Attach receipts of all expenditure (note the university does not accept EFTPOS slips as supporting documentation for a claim).


 * Sign this memo and also have your supervisor sign the memo authorising reimbursement of PReSS expenses. (If your supervisor is unavailable, please request that they email through their approval to Helen Peterson.)


 * Send your memo and receipts to: Helen Peterson, Finance Operations Manager (Research), Faculty of Arts, Room 507, 5th floor, Human Sciences Building, 10 Symonds Street. Note: Helen works part-time (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9am-3pm).

Travel expenses

Students need to arrange their supervisor’s approval of ALL travel funded from PReSS accounts IN ADVANCE of any booking being made. Please arrange for supervisors to email their approval of PReSS funded travel to Helen Peterson (h.peterson@auckland.ac.nz).