Victoria Tangiwai Scholarship at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Scholarship Level: School leaver / 1st year Closing Date(s): 2 September
Tenure: One year Number offered: Up to 600 Value: $5000
Description
Scholarships will be awarded competitively on the basis of academic merit, equity, leadership, and commitment to community. Scholarships are valued at $5,000 for the first year of study which can be put towards accommodation costs at a Victoria Hall of Residence, or as a stipend to contribute towards your first year living costs.
History
The Victoria Tangiwai Scholarship recognises Victoria University’s commitment to supporting academically-strong school leavers to study at Victoria and recognises them as New Zealand’s scholars of the future. These scholarships will be offered to the top school-leaver applicants enrolling in any of Victoria University’s Bachelor degree programmes.
Eligibility
Scholarships will be awarded competitively on the basis of academic excellence with leadership and commitment to community taken into secondary consideration. Applicants must be in Year 13 or have completed Year 13 in the year prior and be taking a gap year to be eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Criteria
- Applicants must be New Zealand Citizens, Permanent Residents or International fee-paying students who have completed at least two full years (ie. their Year 12 and Year 13) at a New Zealand Secondary School at the time of application.
- Applicants must have a minimum of 50 Excellence credits from Year 12 (or an equivalent level of achievement in an alternate qualification).
- Applicants must be intending to enrol full-time in the year following application in their first Undergraduate Degree at Victoria University of Wellington.
Contact
Scholarships and PhD Admissions Office
scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
pg-research@vuw.ac.nz
summer-research@vuw.ac.nz
Phone +64 463 5557