Closing date:

• 10 December for semester 1 (February) start
• 30 April for semester 2 (July) start for offshore students
• 15 August for onshore students

Student type:  International students

Level of study: Undergraduate

Study area: Any

Scholarship value: $15,000

Description: The University of Otago offers a range of undergraduate entrance scholarships that recognise academic excellence, leadership qualities, ethnicity, financial hardship, disability, and excellence in sporting or cultural pursuits.

Established in 2024, the University of Otago Global Scholarships helps support international students coming from nominated countries, and/or those who plan to study specific programmes at the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, to become valued members of our University community.

Eligibility:

• Application for all International Entrance Scholarships are normally open to students who have completed secondary (high) school, or at another approved institution that grants University Entrance either overseas or within New Zealand.

• Are intending to enroll or have enrolled in full-time degree-level, undergraduate study at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.

• In addition to the above eligibility criteria, applicants must be:

-Intending to study at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka from 100-level (first year) through to degree* attainment;

-Applying either to study at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka from a nominated country, and/or to be undertaking a specified program of study at Otago:

Bangladesh

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Macau

Malaysia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Vietnam

-Studying on campus throughout the duration of their studies.

Apply Here:  https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/scholarships/global-scholarships