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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