Fund Details
Guardian Trust Master’s Scholarship in Commerce
Award Amount
$16,500

Brief Description:

This scholarship supports students for study towards a master’s degree in Commerce at the University of Canterbury.

Value/Benefits: Financial assistance with at a value of $16,500

Level of Study: Master's

Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) on 31 October (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date)

Tenure: Up to 120 points of enrolment 

Number Available Annually: One

Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: Full-time or part-time enrolment in a programme for a master’s degree in the Faculty of Commerce at UC

Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable

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

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must have met the academic requirements for enrolment in their intended programme of study by 10 December in the year of application for the scholarship. Every recipient not already enrolled in a programme in the Faculty of Commerce for a master’s degree should normally be enrolled in that programme by 31 March in the year following the year of application.

Miscellaneous:

History of the award: A scholarship was established in 1995 by a gift from BZW (Barclays de Zoete Wedd) Investment Management New Zealand Limited, under the name The BZW Investment Management New Zealand Limited Masters Scholarship in Commerce. In 1997, The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited took over the responsibility for the scholarship, and the scholarship’s name was changed to The Guardian Trust Masters Scholarship in Commerce. In 2014, New Zealand Guardian Trust Funds Management Limited (which, in 2003, had replaced The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited) was disestablished, and the University was informed by the successor companies that a representative associated with the founders of the scholarship was no longer required on the scholarship’s selection committee.

Contact Information:

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

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  • Postgraduate
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    • Business
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        • Accounting
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            Award Type
            • Any
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              Application Closing Month
              • October
                Begin Accepting Applications Date:
                5 Sep 2024
                Deadline Date (NZT Time Zone):
                31 Oct 2024 11:59 PM