Fund Details
Kuching Malaysian Alumni Scholarship (International Application Round)
Award Amount
$10,000

Brief Description:

To apply for this scholarship, please use the UC International Prospective Students Scholarships 2025 application form. Applications open 5 September 2024 and close 31 October 2024.

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognise and support top students from the Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia who are studying in an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury.

Value/Benefits: Financial assistance at a value of $10,000

Level of Study: Incoming First-Year Undergraduate; Undergraduate

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

Tenure: One year

Number Available Annually: One

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

Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Must be a citizen of Malaysia. May not also be a citizen of New Zealand or Australia, hold a New Zealand residence class visa, or be an Australian Permanent Resident

Special Requirements: Must have been born in Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, and/or have attended a primary or secondary school in the Kuching Division for at least five years

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

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must:
  • have been born in the Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, and/or have attended a primary or secondary school in the Kuching Division for at least five years; and
  • be citizens of Malaysia*. They cannot also be citizens of New Zealand or Australia, holders of New Zealand residence class visas, or Australian Permanent Residents; and
  • have completed, or be completing, a university entrance qualification; and
  • apply for admission to the University of Canterbury by 31 October in the year of application, if they are not already continuing students at the University.
* Applicants with Permanent Resident status in Malaysia are not eligible.

Selection will be based on:
  1. academic achievement; and
  2. evidence of leadership potential, including, but not limited to, participation in cultural, sporting, and/or community activities.
In selecting between candidates of equal merit, financial need is also considered.

Additional Information:

The scholarship was established in 2016. It partially replaces the Malaysian Alumni City and Regional Scholarships, which had been established at the University in 2012. The scholarship is funded thanks to the generous support of the Kuching UC Alumni Chapter. The University’s Kuching Malaysian alumni recognise the contribution their University of Canterbury degrees have made to their own lives and to those of their families, and they fund this scholarship to help a new generation of students from Kuching to attend their alma mater.

Contact Information:

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

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