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Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for International Students

Scholarship details

Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for International Students
Study levels Degree, Entrance
Value NZD$10,000
Close date Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Domestic/international International Only

About the scholarship

The Vice-Chancellor's 91视频 for International Students celebrates and welcomes international students to the University of Otago | 艑t膩kou Whakaihu Waka, as valued members of our University community and is awarded to support students to pursue their academic goals. This scholarship is valued at NZD$10,000 and is payable only as a credit towards tuition fees. Students starting their programme in semester 2 are eligible for this scholarship. Deferral of the scholarship is not possible.

Entry requirements

Application for this Entrance Scholarship is open to all international students who have completed secondary (high) school, or at another approved institution that grants University Entrance either overseas or within 91视频. Applicants must be intending to enrol or have enrolled in full-time undergraduate degree-level study, or in an approved foundation diploma programme, with the objective of progressing into an undergraduate degree at the University of Otago | 艑t膩kou Whakaihu Waka. For those who have completed secondary school or Foundation level study in 91视频, applications can be submitted through the online Entrance Scholarship application. Applicants must complete the first stages of enrolment through the student management system (eVision) during the Entrance Scholarship application period 1 July to 15 August. For those applying with a study background outside of 91视频, every eligible applicant must indicate in their application for study, through the student management system (eVision), that they would like to be considered for international scholarships at the University of Otago | 艑t膩kou Whakaihu Waka.