Featured byVictoria University of Wellington
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $10,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Applicants can be either entering their first year of an undergraduate degree or entering a postgraduate degree programme at Victoria University of Wellington. Scholarships are awarded competitively on the basis of academic excellence.
Benefits
The amount will be awarded as either $2,500; $5,000; $7,500 or $10,000.
The scholarship amount will be credited to students’ accounts approximately two weeks after the programme begins, once the withdrawal period has ended. It cannot be paid out before this date.
Students must pay their tuition fees in full upfront and cannot deduct the scholarship from these fees.
Once the scholarship is awarded, the decision is final and cannot be appealed.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- International students who are paying full international fees
- A holder of an unconditional or conditional Offer of Place for an eligible programme at Victoria University of Wellington
- New students to Victoria University of Wellington
- selected by the scholarship award panel (upon scholarship application)
Applicants are not eligible for this scholarship if they:
- completed their secondary education at a New Zealand school;
- completed the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) or the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation Studies programme;
- are a Study Abroad or Exchange student or a Twinning student from one of our overseas partner universities;
- are in their second trimester or year of study in the same degree programme (returning students) at Victoria University of Wellington.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
New Zealand
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Aug 2025
The following documentation must be provided as part of the online scholarship application:
a personal statement of up to 500 words outlining why the applicant wishes to study at Victoria University of Wellington, their academic goals and why they merit the scholarship. Applicants should also include any leadership positions and details of their involvement in their school or community
an Offer of Place or a Conditional Offer of Place for an eligible programme at Victoria University of Wellington (failing to upload the offer with the scholarship application will result in the dismissal of the application)
Closing date(s): Trimester 1: 1 November; Trimester 2: 1 May; Trimester 3: 1 August