International School-Leaver Excellence Scholarship

• These scholarships are for international school leaver students who have completed at least two full years of study (i.e., their Year 12 and Year 13) at a New Zealand secondary school and who are enrolling at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington in Trimester 1 of the year following application.
• Scholarships will be competitive on the basis of academic merit.

• A personal statement.
• A reference from your School principal or nominee (to be requested via the online application).

• 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.

Scholarships will be comprised of NZ $10,000 for the first year of study, and a further NZ $5,000 for the second and third years of study, provided a Grade Point Average of 7 (A- average) is maintained. Students must also study full-time (at least 120 points a year) in order to continue to hold the International School-Leaver Excellence Scholarship. These scholarships will be credited to tuition fees after the final withdrawal date for Trimester 1 (roughly two weeks after the first day of the trimester).

Tenure: Three years