New Zealand International Scholarships
NZAID
Bachelors/Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: 28 Feb/27 March 2020 (annual)
Study in: New Zealand
Next course starts 2020
Brief description:
The New Zealand Government offers full tertiary scholarships for eligible international students to review full-time at a replacement Zealand education institution or a Pacific university.
Host Institution(s):
Eligible New Zealand universities and institutes of technology.
Levels/Fields of study:
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degrees in preferred fields of study that are most relevant to the event needs of your country (i.e. renewable energy, agriculture development, disaster risk management, private sector development, public sector development). determine the well-liked subjects for your country.
Target group:
The scholarships are hospitable citizens of selected countries within the Pacific, Africa, Asia, Latin America , Caribbean also as Commonwealth countries. Please see the entire list of eligible countries.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
The scholarships include full tuition fees, a living allowance (NZ$491 per week), an institution allowance (NZ$3000), medical insurance once you are in New Zealand, visit and from your own country and New Zealand at the beginning and end of your scholarship, travel insurance, travel home during your scholarship (one or two trips home are allowed, counting on the length of your scholarship), and help with research and thesis costs for several postgraduate students.
Eligibility*:
Age Requirements
To apply for a full New Zealand Scholarship, you want to be 18 years old or older once you start your scholarship. this suggests if you’re 17 years aged once you apply, you want to have your 18th birthday before you begin your scholarship in semester one. Exception for Samoa: Scholars from Samoa are often 17 years aged once they commence their scholarship.
There is no upper regulation for applicants. this suggests if you’re 18 and over, you’ll apply. However, applicants who are under 40 years of aged are preferred for brand spanking new Zealand Scholarships for university or tertiary students.
Student Visa Requirements
Student visa requirements and form for brand spanking new Zealand (external link)
Academic Requirements
As a part of the New Zealand Scholarships application process, you would like to settle on your preferred education institution and preferred courses. Scholarship applicants don’t get to apply for admission to their preferred education institution and courses but they have to see that they’re likely to satisfy the minimum academic requirements and therefore the minimum level of English required for his or her courses.
Course entry requirements are set by your chosen education institution so you want to check minimum entry requirements on their website before you apply for a replacement Zealand Scholarship.
English Requirements
Each university or education institution sets the minimum level of English you would like for your preferred courses, so check their website.
Generally, to review for a postgraduate qualification, you want to have at least:
- an overall IELTS score of 6.5 and no band but 6.0
- a TOEFL score of 90 on the internet-based test with an article score of 21
- an overall PTE Academic score of 58 with no communicative skills score but 50
- a Cambridge Academic English (advanced) overall score of 176 with no bands but 169.
Generally, to review for an undergraduate qualification, you want to have at least:
- an overall IELTS score of 6.0 and no band but 5.5
- a TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based test with an article score of 21
- an overall PTE Academic score of fifty, with no communication skills, score but 42
- a Cambridge Academic English (advanced) overall score of 169 with no bands but 162.
Contribution to their Country’s Development
Scholars are expected to contribute to their country’s social or economic development for 2 years after completing their scholarship study. the aim of a replacement Zealand Scholarship is to fund the training of citizens from developing countries, in order that they can positively impact their country’s development by sharing new skills and knowledge gained from their study. that’s why scholars are expected to return home after their scholarship for a minimum of two years to contribute to the social and economic development of their own country.
Work Experience Requirements
When assessing scholarship applications, applicants who want to review courses that align strongly with their current work experience and applicants who will continue working in their current job sector after they finish their scholarship are preferred.
Refer to the entire eligibility criteria at this link.
How to apply
Scholarship Council Canada has electronic application center, fill in the form and upload your documents. Upon successful application submission, you will receive an acknowledgment and electronic payment receipt. Keep it safe as a reference and wait for the outcome. Scholarship Council Canada team will take care of your further process upon qualifying.
Official Scholarship Council Canada Website: https://apply.
