Fund Details
UC International First Year Scholarship (NZ School-Leaver Incoming First-Year Scholarship)
Award Amount
$15,000

Brief Description:

The information below is for international students who are currently studying at a secondary school in Aotearoa New Zealand. If you are studying offshore or at UCIC, please refer to the listing for the October application round.

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognise and support top-achieving international students who have completed, or are currently completing, a university-entrance qualification at a New Zealand secondary school, and will be commencing an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury.

Value/Benefits: Financial assistance with tuition fees, at a value of $15,000

Level of Study: Incoming First-Year Undergraduate

Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 15 August (applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date)

Tenure: One year

Number Available Annually: Up to 10

Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: The scholarship is tenable during full-time enrolment in a first year of a programme for an undergraduate degree at the University of Canterbury

Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Must be a full-fee paying international student. May not be a citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand or Australia, hold an Aotearoa New Zealand residence class visa, or be a Permanent Resident of Australia

Special Requirements: Applicants must have completed, or be completing, a University Entrance qualification, and have studied at secondary level in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year of application (or in the previous year if they are on a gap year)

For more information, please read the regulations for this award: click here.

Application Information:

Applicants for this scholarship are allowed a gap year between completion of their university entrance qualification and the scholarship application. Please refer to the regulations for further details.

This scholarship must be taken up in the year following the year of application.

Selection will be based on:
  1. quality of academic achievement; and
  2. character, and evidence of leadership potential, and of involvement in cultural, sport, and/or community activities; and
  3. financial circumstances; and
  4. strategic objectives of the University.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must have completed, or be completing, a University Entrance qualification (or equivalent), and have studied at secondary level in Aotearoa New Zealand in the year of application (or in the previous year if they are on a gap year). Please refer to the regulations for further details.

Applicants, by the closing date for the round in which they are applying, must have applied for admission to the University.

The scholarship is not tenable by students who have already undertaken partial study in an undergraduate degree programme at a New Zealand tertiary institution.

Additional Information:

If, during the tenure of a scholarship, a recipient’s immigration status changes so that they are no longer a full-fee-paying international student and thereby obtain a partial refund of academic fees from the University, the scholarship is withdrawn, and any scholarship money paid since the status change was recorded at the University is refunded to the University.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Scholarships Office at scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz

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              Application Closing Month
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