Study Abroad Resources

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Tongarewa Scholarship 2024

January 12, 2024

Tenure: One 12 months
Award for: International
Number offered: Varies
Value: $5,000 or $10,000

The Tongarewa Scholarships have a good time the University’s commitment to our international student community. We award a spread of these scholarships to international students every year. This is a partial fee-based scholarship that may go towards tuition fees for one 12 months of study. Applicants will be either entering their first 12 months of an undergraduate degree or entering a postgraduate degree programme at Victoria University of Wellington.

Scholarships are awarded competitively on the premise of academic excellence. They apply to check within the 12 months following application and might be credited to tuition fees. Shortlisted candidates could also be requested to supply additional information to support their application. Recipients of these scholarships are guaranteed a proposal of a spot in a single of our Halls of Residence, provided an accommodation application is received by University Accommodation Wellington by their deadline.

Eligibility

Applicants should be:

international students who’re paying full international fees
entering their first 12 months of an undergraduate degree or entering a postgraduate degree.

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you happen to:

accomplished your secondary education at a New Zealand school
accomplished the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) or Foundation Studies Programme
are a Study Abroad or Twinning student from one of our overseas partner universities
are in your second 12 months of study in the identical degree programme at Victoria University of Wellington.

Application process

A accomplished online application should be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications won’t be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must even be received by 4.30 pm on the closing date to ensure that the appliance to be considered.

Applications will normally open one month prior to the closing date. If no application link is provided below, check back again closer to the closing date. Contact us if you might have any queries.

Apply online for Trimester 2, 2024 by 1 June 2024.

Apply online for Trimester 3, 2024 by 1 September 2024.

Scholarship specific documentation

The following documentation should be provided as part of your online scholarship application:

a private statement of as much as 500 words outlining why you want to check at Victoria University of Wellington, your academic goals and why you merit the scholarship. You must also include any leadership positions and details of your involvement in your school or community
full transcripts and other documentation relevant to the qualification type
a proposal of place from Victoria University of Wellington (conditional or unconditional).

Selection process

Selection might be made by a panel made up of appropriate Wellington University International staff.

Additional information

These scholarships are for partial fees. These scholarships might be credited to tuition fees after the ultimate withdrawal date for the courses of the trimester the recipient(s) have been awarded for (roughly two weeks in to the trimester).

Regulations and conditions

A accomplished online application should be submitted by 4:30pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications won’t be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must even be received by 4:30pm on the closing date to ensure that the appliance to be considered.
All offers of the Scholarship might be conditional upon the recipient being fully enrolled in a full-year programme (full-time might be at the extent of points considered by Studylink as full-time) throughout the stipulated criteria and tenure of the scholarship. No payment of the Scholarship might be made until this condition is met.
The Scholarship can’t be deferred to a later 12 months.
The Scholarship could also be held together with other awards.
Should the recipient withdraw from Victoria University of Wellington through the tenure of this scholarship or fail to realize a satisfactory progress, partial repayment of the Scholarship will normally be expected. Recipients must advise the Scholarships Office in the event that they intend to withdraw.
Recipients are expected to act as Ambassadors for Victoria University of Wellington and take part in appropriate events or marketing if requested.
At the discretion of the Deciding Authority, the appliance of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship could also be modified in special circumstances or to avoid hardship to any candidate for the Scholarship.