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UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND MASTER OF HEALTH LEADERSHIP – INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

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LOCATION: New Zealand

A Scholarship to support new international students enrolling full-time in a Master of Health Leadership with a contribution towards tuition fees. The main purpose of the Scholarship is to support international students to develop leadership capabilities for the health sector and further their careers in health management, health care quality improvement, international health management and health leadership in their communities by enrolling in the Master of Health Leadership at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Scholarships will be awarded to new international students applying for admission to a Master of Health Leadership at the University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Students who have commenced study in a Master of Health Leadership are not eligible for consideration for these scholarships.

To take up and be paid the Scholarships the candidate must be enrolled and have paid the fees, or arranged to pay the fees, for full-time enrollment in a Master of Health Leadership in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

The Scholarships are tenable by international students. The basis of selection will be academic merit; successful applicants will have a GPA or GPE of at least 5.00 in their most recent qualifying programme. The country of origin of the candidate may be considered by the selection committee to align with the University’s strategic aims.

The Scholarships will be awarded by the University of Auckland Council on the recommendation of a selection committee comprising the Associate Dean of Education of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (or nominee) and the International Manager of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (or nominee).

The Scholarship will be paid as a compulsory fee credit of up to $5,000 per Semester.

The Scholarship may be held concurrently with any other award or grant as long as a) the terms of that award or grant permit and b) the University of Auckland Council is informed and approves.

The University of Auckland Council, in consultation with the Donor, has the power to terminate or suspend a Scholarship if it receives an unsatisfactory report on the progress of a Scholar from the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

BENEFIT:

Up to ten scholarships will be awarded, each for the duration of the programme and will be of the value of up to
$15,000 each.

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (IMAE)

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LOCATION: Canada

The International Master’s Award of Excellence, valued at $2,500 per term for a maximum of five full-time terms within the allowable program time limits (6 terms), will be awarded to eligible international master’s students normally entering a research-based graduate program at the University of Waterloo. Faculties will nominate eligible students based on the Faculty’s award allocation. Students will be selected based on academic excellence as demonstrated through their application for admission to the graduate program.

ELIGIBILITY:

Level: Masters

Program: Open to any program

Citizenship: International/study permit student

Selection process: Student selected automatically by Faculty/Department

Term: Winter, Spring, Fall

International students who are registered full-time and assessed international tuition fees. 

Normally given to students in research-based programs (thesis or major research paper). 

Will normally only be given to students entering the first term of their program (term 1.0).

Students must demonstrate academic excellence through criteria established by the Faculty.

Students must meet the academic progress requirements of their program and not have outstanding probationary admission requirements. 

This award could be in addition to other internal or external scholarships (e.g., UW Graduate Scholarship, OGS, etc.). Note: scholarships are different than sponsorships—see next bullet.

Normally, students should not be concurrently receiving foreign government or agency sponsorship (e.g., China Scholarship Council, Libyan sponsorship, etc.) or be fully or partially self-funded in excess of the Faculty minimum levels of support.

Students grandparented under the existing IMSA program cannot be nominated for an IMAE; however, a student previously awarded an IMSA for a previously completed master’s degree can be nominated for an IMAE.

Students will be automatically considered for this award based on their application for admission. Departments and/or Faculty will define their own internal process by which they select recipients based on the eligibility criteria and allocation.

Faculties may impose stricter eligibility criteria as appropriate.

For information regarding international funding programs, please visit the Graduate Studies International Funding webpage.

Contact person: For further information about this award, please contact the applicable:

Department Graduate Co-ordinator

BENEFIT:

Award valued at $2,500 per term for a maximum of five terms.

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