ELIGIBILITY:

Application for all Entrance Scholarships is normally open to students who meet the requirements of:

 Are a New Zealand citizen or a New Zealand Residence Class Visa Holder;

International students who have completed Year 12 and/or have completed or are in the process of completing Year 13 at a New Zealand school, or an equivalent foundation level course at a New Zealand tertiary institution.

Are intending to enrol or have enrolled for the first time for first-year (100-level papers), full-time degree-level, undergraduate study at the University of Otago.

In addition to the above eligibility criteria, applicants must:

Be intending to enrol in their first year of a programme of study for one of the following degrees at the University of Otago:

Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Arts and Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce and Science

Bachelor of Entrepreneurship

All applications for Entrance Scholarships are done through eVision, the University’s student management system. In order to apply for a scholarship, you will be required to go through the first stages of enrolment at the University of Otago to access the Entrance Scholarship online application.

In the Entrance Scholarship application, it is recommended that to be considered for this scholarship, you should have completed the Financial and/or Family Circumstances sections. For more information on the application process, as well as step-by-step instructions, please visit the ‘Apply for a scholarship’ webpage:

Apply for a scholarship

Before going through the application process, it is important to ensure that you are adequately prepared to begin the application. The things you will need to prepare for your application, including information you will be asked to provide and reference requirements, are listed on the scholarship application preparation webpage:

Scholarship application preparation

BENEFIT:

The following information applies to this scholarship, subject to the specific provisions of the offer letter for the recipient:

Standard value of NZ$14,000.

Standard tenure is one year.

For those accepting a place in a Residential College as listed at the link below, it will be paid as an accommodation fee waiver of $14,000, paid directly to your Residential College (the scholarship is not able to be used for payment or part-payment of Residential College placement, deposit, activity or equivalent fees due prior to studying).