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Go Waitaha Canterbury Scholarship (School-Leaver Scholarship)
About
- Funding AmountNZD ( 5000 )
- Funding Durationyearly
- Apply Date2024-2025
- GenderBoth
- Destination CountriesNew Zealand
- Scholarship TypesPartial Funding, Tuition Fees
- Number Of Scholarships5 Scholarship
Requirements
Additional Requirements
Applicants must be Year-13 students or on a gap year. Applicants, in the year of application (or, in the case of a gap year, in the previous year), must be attending an Auckland or Wellington school and/or living in the Auckland or Wellington region. At the time of application applicants must have gained NCEA Level 2 with Merit or Excellence endorsement (or equivalent). By the date advertised on the webpage for UC halls of residence, applicants must: a. complete the separate UC Application for Accommodation online form, selecting Tupu?nuku as their first preference for accommodation and b. complete the New Zealand Common Confidential Reference Form.
Value/Benefits:
a. Assistance with fees for accommodation at the Tupu?nuku hall of residence, at a value of NZ $5,000, and priority consideration for a place at the hall.
b. Opportunities to attend, at no cost, educational outdoor recreational field trips in Waitaha Canterbury, organised by the University.
c. Opportunities to attend, at no cost, a range of workshops and seminars organised by the University for personal, academic, and professional development.
d. Opportunities to experience and contribute to the Christchurch regeneration, and to engage with the Christchurch community through membership of the Student Volunteer Army and through small-group projects.
Tenure: One year
Value details : At no cost, educational outdoor recreational field trips in Waitaha Canterbury, organised by the University.
c. At no cost, a range of workshops and seminars organised by the University for personal, academic, and professional development.
Selection Process
In making the recommendations, the selection committee gives equal consideration to: a. academic achievement b. potential to benefit from a University of Canterbury education and c. potential to benefit from the development opportunities offered by the scholarship. Applicants are required to provide a confidential reference in support of these selection criteria.
If, in any year, there are fewer candidates of sufficient merit than there are scholarships available, fewer awards are made.
How to Apply
Applications must be made online at the Scholarships website by 15 August.
