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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
NZ$16,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Originally established in 2012 to celebrate the 20 years of formalised support at the University of Otago for students with impairments, the University of Otago Donna-Rose McKay Entrance Scholarships were renamed in 2014 to honour the memory of Donna-Rose McKay, the former Head of Disability Information and Support and a leader in disability advocacy at the University from 1992 to 2013.
Benefits
Standard value of NZ$16,000 over two years.
Eligibility
- Are New Zealand citizens, New Zealand permanent residents, Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents with domestic fee status;
- International students who have completed Year 12 and have completed or are in the process of completing Year 13 at a New Zealand school, or an equivalent foundation level course at a New Zealand tertiary institution.
- Are intending to enroll or have enrolled for the first time for first-year (100-level papers), full-time degree-level, undergraduate study at the University of Otago.
- Those who have studied more than 0.4 EFTs at any University or tertiary institution at degree-level or higher are not normally* eligible.
- Be studying with a significant disability of at least six months previous duration, which will have substantial financial implications for their studies.
- Have achieved NCEA Level 2 endorsed with merit, or equivalent.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
New Zealand
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Aug 2026
All applications for Entrance Scholarships are done through eVision, the University's student management system. In order to apply for a scholarship, you will be required to go through the first stages of enrolment at the University of Otago to access the Entrance Scholarship online application.
Closing date: 15 August.