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2026 OTAGO POLYTECHNIC STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP

LOCATION: New Zealand

This entrance scholarship recognises Study Abroad students who show academic promise and commitment to study.

This entrance scholarship supports Study Abroad students beginning full-time study in 2026.

This scholarship recognizes academic promise, a commitment to study, and a desire to gain practical, real-world skills.

There is no application for this scholarship. You are automatically considered if you enroll in one of the eligible programmes (listed below) as a Study Abroad student from one of Otago Polytechnic’s international partner institutions.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants for the Scholarship must:

Be a new international student at Otago Polytechnic (i.e. not re-enrolling at Otago Polytechnic) applying for full-time study in 2026.

Be subject to the fees set by Otago Polytechnic for new international students commencing study in 2026.

Have applied and met the entry requirements for the applicant’s programme of study (as set out in the programme regulations).

Be accepted into the programme on a full-time basis for a minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 60 credits per semester.

Be enrolling in 2026, if a student defers to 2027 for any reason, the scholarship is withdrawn.

Be studying at a partner institution as part of an approved Study Abroad agreement with Otago Polytechnic. If you are unsure if there is an agreement, please ask your home institution.

No application is required for the scholarship other than successfully enrolling as a new international student in 2026 in the qualifications advised as eligible for a scholarship.

Otago Polytechnic reserves the right to request from any applicant any additional information that it may consider necessary for determining eligibility for the scholarship.

The Otago Polytechnic decision is final and binding, and no further correspondence will be entered into once a decision has been made.

BENEFIT:

ProgrammeCredit valueTuition fee for 2026 per semester Scholarship Tuition fee after scholarship 
Bachelor of Applied Management 60 $11,550 $3,465 $8,085 
Bachelor of Applied Science 60 $11,550 $3,465 $8,085 
Bachelor of Architecture 60 $11,550 $3,465 $8,085 
Bachelor of Design 60 $11,550 $3,465 $8,085 
Bachelor of Engineering 60 $12,550 $3,765 $8,785 
Bachelor of Information Technology 60 $13,286 $3,985 $9,301 
Bachelor of Visual Arts 60 $11,550 $3,465 $8,085 
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TAMPERE UNIVERSITY TUITION FEE AND EARLY BIRD OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline:

Bachelor’s Degree:  21 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC+2)

Master’s Degree: 5 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC +2).

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Tampere University tuition fee scholarship is an exclusive opportunity awarded to a limited number of the best-performing applicants. 

The Early Bird Offer is available at admission to all fee-paying students who have not been awarded a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship. 

ELIGIBILITY:

For Bachelor’s Degree:

To be considered for a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship, you must apply for the scholarship as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. The application period begins on 7 January 2026 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends on 21 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC+2).

To apply for the scholarship, in your application at Studyinfo.fi you will be asked to

Indicate that you wish to apply for a scholarship by selecting the appropriate option

Write a scholarship application letter on the application form (max 3000 characters). and

place the Tampere University study options you are applying for admission to in your order of preference.

For Master’s Degree:

To be considered for a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship, you must apply for the scholarship as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. The application period begins on 15 December 2025 at 8.00 (UTC+2) and ends on 5 January 2026 at 15.00 (UTC +2).

To apply for the scholarship, you will be asked to indicate in your application at Studyinfo.fi that you wish to apply for a scholarship by selecting the appropriate option. In addition, you will be asked to include in your motivation letter a brief summary (~150 words) of the academic merits which support your merit-based scholarship application.

To be considered for Tampere University Scholarships, you must apply for the scholarship  as part of your application for admission during the application period for admission. You will apply for Tampere University Scholarships with the same online application you use to apply for admission at Studyinfo.fi.

All application information you submit in your application for admission at Studyinfo.fi, including your educational documents, is available for the admissions committee evaluating your scholarship application. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic overall assessment in which all application information and educational documents as well as the scholarship application letter (if applicable) are taken into consideration and can be decisive. The decision on the scholarship will be communicated to you together with information on admission.

The early bird offer is available without a separate application to all fee-paying students who have not been awarded a Tampere University tuition fee scholarship.

BENEFIT:

Tampere University tuition fee scholarships awarded at admission cover 50% of the tuition fees for the programme duration.

The Early Bird Offer gives a €2,000 reduction on the programme tuition fee during the first year of studies.

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