Closing date: 21 October 2026
Student type: International students
Level of study: Undergraduate degrees, PGDip or masters
Study area: Any
Scholarship value: Up to $10,000 for either postgraduate study or undergraduate study
Description: 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 calibre to enrol in undergraduate or postgraduate study of 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 (see Note II),
- 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 masters 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.
- A grade point equivalent (GPE) of at least 6.00 is required for Scholarship consideration.
Students are not eligible to apply for this Scholarship:
- who have already commenced study atWaipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, excluding study in the Summer Start International programme.
- who have undertaken any tertiary level study in New Zealand, excluding a student exchange
programme;
- 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.