Closing date: 1 September,2025

Student type:  International students  

Level of study: School leaver

Study area: Any

Scholarship value: $20,000($10,000 for the first year of study, and a further $5,000 for the second and third years of study)

Description: The objective of the International School-Leaver Excellence Scholarship is to attract high-achieving school leavers international students who are wanting to study in New Zealand at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and to support them in their studies. These scholarships will be awarded at $20,000 over three years of study.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be international full-fee paying students.
• Applicants must have completed at least two full years (i.e., their Year 12 and Year 13) at a New Zealand secondary school.
• Applicants must be enrolling in their first year of their first undergraduate degree.
• Applicants must have NCEA Level 2 (or 3 if taken in Year 12) endorsed with Excellence or equivalent in another qualification.

How to apply:  apply online 

More info: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships/current/international-school-leaver-excellence-scholarships