Study In New Zealand: 2022 University of Waikato International Excellence Scholarships

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be applying to enrol full-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme, as a new international student at the University of Waikato;
• have received a conditional or unconditional offer of place from the University of Waikato (including a pathway offered for the Certificate of Attainment in the English Language; International Diploma (Business); International Diploma (Computer Science) or Diploma of Postgraduate Preparation (Pre-Masters)) at the University of Waikato);
• have a minimum GPA-equivalency of B+ in the most recent qualification that was used to gain entrance to your qualification at the University of Waikato;
• not currently be enrolled at the University of Waikato (including the Certificate of Attainment in the English Language, the Certificate of Attainment in Foundation Studies, the International Diploma (Business) or International Diploma (Computer Science); Diploma of Postgraduate Preparation (PreMasters) or any other pre-degree pathway programme);
• not have paid fees at the time of application;
• not be coming to the University of Waikato via a sponsoring body
• not be coming to the University of Waikato on a Guaranteed Credit Arrangement or through a study abroad or student exchange agreement;

Students who study online with the University are not eligible to apply for the International Excellence Scholarship, with the exception of students who choose to study at the Waikato China Learning Centre (CLC) at Hainan University.

• To date, the NZ Government has announced that the New Zealand border will re-open for international students in October 2022.
• All new international students (excluding CLC students) who wish to commence their studies online in 2022 will instead be automatically awarded a 20% discount on their tuition fees and will receive a travel grant once the borders have reopened and they transfer to New Zealand for face-to-face studies.
• The Scholarships have a value of up to NZD$20,000 for undergraduate
  students and up to NZD$15,000 for postgraduate students and will be awarded to applicants who have demonstrated excellent academic achievement. Successful applicants may also be called upon to become global ambassadors for the University of Waikato.

Required Documents

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

• their conditional or unconditional offer of place from the University of Waikato
• a personal statement that sets out the following (on the template):

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates are to click on the apply button below to begin their application.

The Application Deadline is Not Specified

Study In New Zealand: 2022 University of Waikato International Excellence Scholarships

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