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UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Opens: 11 September 2025 (Semester One 2026/Quarter 1 2026/Quarter 2 2026 intake); Deadline: 23 October 2025 (Semester One 2026/Quarter 1 2026/Quarter 2 2026 intake)

LOCATION: New Zealand

The University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship was established in 2016. The main purpose of the scholarship is to attract new international students of high caliber to enroll in an undergraduate or postgraduate study for one year or more at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for Scholarship consideration, an applicant must:

Be an international student

Be either a new student who has received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission, or an English Language Academy (ELA) student who has received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission, or a student enrolled, or enrolling, in the Summer Start International programme who has received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission and

Be enrolled, or enrolling, full-time in either a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) or master’s degree, or an undergraduate degree (applying with overseas secondary or post-secondary qualifications), or a UoA: Your Way Master of Engineering Project Management programme, or a UoA: Your Way Master of Civil Engineering programme at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

Students who have already commenced study at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, excluding study in the Summer Start International programme, students who have undertaken any tertiary level study in New Zealand, or students enrolling in a Business master programme in the Graduate School of Management (GSM), excluding the Master of Applied Finance, the Master of Business Analytics and the Master of Supply Chain Management, are not eligible to apply for this Scholarship.

A grade point equivalent (GPE) of at least 6.00 is required for Scholarship consideration

The University of Auckland Council is not obliged to make an award if it is determined there is no candidate that meets the criteria and/or no candidate of sufficient merit.

The University of Auckland Council can amend or vary these Regulations, provided that there is no departure from the main purpose of the Scholarship.

Applications close with the Scholarships Office on 23 October in the year preceding the award for study commencing in Semester One, Quarter One, and Quarter Two, and 1 April in the year of the award for study commencing in Semester Two, Quarter Three, and Quarter Four.

For more information, read the Terms and Conditions

BENEFIT:

Up to 50 Scholarships will be awarded annually and will comprise a contribution towards compulsory tuition fees of up to $10,000 each

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CALL FOR APPLICATION—JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS (MEXT) 2026

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Application Deadline: May 30, 2026

LOCATION: Japan

The Embassy of Japan in Nigeria is now accepting applications for the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) scholarship program in Japan.
Please send your application through a post office/courier service or submit it in person to us at the Embassy of Japan, No. 9 Bobo Street, off Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja, on or before Friday, 30th.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must have the nationality of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan

Applicants, in principle, must be born on or after April 2, 2001

Academic Background

Applicants must be willing to learn Japanese.

Applicants must submit a health certificate in the prescribed format signed by a physician attesting that the applicant has no physical or mental conditions hindering the applicant’s study in Japan

In principle, applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between April 1, 2026, and April 7, 2026. Departure from the home residence should be on or after April 1, 2026.

Applicants shall, in principle, newly obtain a “Student” visa at the Japanese diplomatic mission located in the applicant’s country/region of nationality and enter Japan with the status of residence as “Student.”

For requirements and guidelines on application, please visit the following link:
 
Research Student:
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-research.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJtsx1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHt8dukFRCIWm6xEOdqnhwGQp0-cliZRkGZtiHL5RO93jgXhiS03pyfs8clVO_aem_h5afmvJphSSU1_LY5gdNZg
 
Undergraduate students:
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-undergraduate.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJts2pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHtQs4z_8lgDQx1TKYdToufhYI0rK8IiYXSCMk4nrZ-iJCt2w87ik6CbzbIic_aem_OPy3nQds0GkyJxVbfq5juQ
 
College of Technology Students:
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-technology.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJts55leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHt8dukFRCIWm6xEOdqnhwGQp0-cliZRkGZtiHL5RO93jgXhiS03pyfs8clVO_aem_h5afmvJphSSU1_LY5gdNZg
 
Specialized Training College Students: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-specialized.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJts8NleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHi7xtSHDphnQSBQy42SJYbt3X096Byhn11gASWlTp14eZ4FCLHJZyjTYlxIH_aem_wjCQkDrYsg-_NleujYINRw
 

BENEFIT:

Allowance of 117,000 yen per month. A supplemental regional allowance of 2,000 yen or 3,000 yen per month will be added to the monthly scholarship amount for the grantees studying or conducting research in specially designated regions.

Fees for the entrance examination, matriculation, and tuition at specialized training colleges and preparatory educational institutions will be waived.

Traveling Expenses

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