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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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LUND UNIVERSITY AFRICAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES ALLIANCE (ARUA) SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: February, 2026

LOCATION: Sweden

Lund University now offers a scholarship programme for high-achieving African students from renowned research-oriented universities in a number of different African countries.

The ARUA Scholarship Programme aims to provide financial support to prospective students who have demonstrated academic excellence at one of the member universities of ARUA.

The scholarship is selective and merit-based and is intended for African students who are committed to Lund University.

ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarship applies to the countries and ARUA universities listed: ARUA Member Universities – arua.org

To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, you must:

Be or have been a student at an ARUA university in one of the countries listed on this page (see ‘Countries/ARUA universities’ above)

Be a citizen of a country from outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland) and be required to pay tuition fees for your studies at Lund University

Have submitted a correct, complete and timely application for an international degree programme at Lund University

Have selected Lund University as your first choice in your application at universityadmissions.se.

Please do not apply if you do not meet all of the above requirements.  Your application will not be considered. 

Please note that the scholarship does not cover living costs. Scholarship recipients must still have the means to cover their living costs according to the requirements of the Swedish Migration Agency.

To apply for this scholarship, you must first have applied for an international degree programme at Lund University that you wish to study and for which you are eligible. Remember to make the programme your first choice in your application account at universityadmissions.se. This will give you the best chance of admission and is a prerequisite for an ARUA Scholarship.

The application deadline for studies is 15 January and the deadline for the application fee and supporting documents is in early February.

BENEFIT:

The ARUA Scholarship covers a percentage of the tuition fees, up to a maximum of 90%. The exact percentage awarded depends on the available budget of the programme/faculty concerned.

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