Victoria University offers Victoria Achiever Scholarships for school leavers to pursue undergraduate degree programme. Up to 70 scholarships are offered to Maori students, Pacific students, students with disabilities, students from decile 1-3 schools and students who can demonstrate financial hardship. The majority of these scholarships will be awarded at $5,000 for the first year of study. The top applicant in each category will be awarded the new Victoria Vice-Chancellor’s Achiever Scholarship (ie. a total of five scholarships). These scholarships are valued at $20,000 over three years of study. Application deadline is 15th September 2014.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded to learn any of the courses offered by the Victoria University of Wellington.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate level at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
Scholarship Provider: Victoria University of Wellington
Scholarship can be taken at: New Zealand
Eligibility:
-Students must be represented in one or more of the following targeted groups: Maori students, Pacific students, students with disabilities, students from decile 1-3 schools and students who can demonstrate financial hardship.
-School leavers who are represented in one of the targeted groups above are eligible to apply.
-Students will need to have their NCEA Level 2 Certificate endorsed with Merit, or an equivalent level of achievement in an alternative qualification (eg. IB or CIE).
-All offers of the Scholarship will be conditional upon the award recipient gaining NCEA Level 3 with at least 25 credits at Merit or Excellence (or equivalent in another qualification), University Entrance and admission to their degree programme.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of New Zealand can apply for these Victoria Achiever scholarships.
Scholarship Description: The purpose of this scholarship is to recruit academically-able school leavers to a Bachelor’s degree programme at Victoria University of Wellington. Students must be represented in one or more of the following targeted groups: Maori students, Pacific students, students with disabilities, students from decile 1-3 schools and students who can demonstrate financial hardship. Up to 70 scholarships for study in 2015 will be awarded competitively on the basis of academic merit and other criteria. The majority of these scholarships will be awarded at $5,000 for the first year of study. The top applicant in each category will be awarded the new Victoria Vice-Chancellor’s Achiever Scholarship (ie. a total of five scholarships). These scholarships are valued at $20,000 over three years of study.
Number of award(s): Up to 70 Victoria Achiever scholarships will be awarded.
Duration of award(s): Scholarships will be available for a period of one year.
What does it cover? The majority of these scholarships will be awarded at $5,000 for the first year of study. The top applicant in each category will be awarded the new Victoria Vice-Chancellor’s Achiever Scholarship (ie. a total of five scholarships). These scholarships are valued at $20,000 over three years of study.
Selection Criteria: Scholarships will be awarded competitively on the basis of academic merit and other criteria.
Notification: Applicants will be notified about the outcome of their application by mid-October.
Online Application: Applicants can apply online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 15 September 2014.
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