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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
NZD $10,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This scholarship celebrates and welcomes international students to the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, as valued members of our University community, and is awarded to students coming to study through one of our articulation partner agreements.
Benefits
The value of the scholarship is $10,000 with a one-year tenure.
Payment of the scholarship will be made as a credit towards tuition fees only.
For those commencing study in semester 2 (July), half the scholarship funds ($5,000) will be released as a credit towards tuition fees, with the other half being released in semester 1 (February) of the following year.
Eligibility
- Application for all International Entrance Scholarships are normally open to students who have completed secondary (high) school, or at another approved institution that grants University Entrance overseas (outside of New Zealand).
- Are intending to enrol or have enrolled in full-time degree-level, undergraduate study at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.
In addition to the above eligibility criteria, applicants must be:
- Intending to undertake a minimum of four semesters at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka;
- Studying on campus throughout the duration of their studies;
- Applying to study at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka through one of our approved articulation partner agreements.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
New Zealand
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Apr 2026
Every eligible applicant must indicate in their application for study, through the student management system (eVision), that they would like to be considered for international scholarships at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.
Closing dates:
10 December for semester 1 (February) start
30 April for semester 2 (July) start