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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
NZ$10,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The scholarship is to support students who have demonstrated academic ability and who have a disability that makes attending University a challenge.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Standard value of NZ$10,000.
Standard tenure is one year for those in a University of Otago or University-affiliated residential college.
For exceptional applicants, this scholarship will be awarded at a higher value and a longer tenure.
Tenure in years two and three normally requires a GPA of 5.0 or better (B) for the previous year.
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.
- Be completing, or have completed, their final year of secondary schooling in Southland. Appropriate consideration will apply if a student is required to attend a school outside of Southland for their final year as a consequence of specialist treatment.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
New Zealand
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
15 Aug 2025
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.
In the Entrance Scholarship application, it is recommended that to be considered for this scholarship, you should have completed the Disability section of the application. For more information on the application process, as well as step-by-step instructions, please visit the apply for an entrance scholarship webpage.