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University of Canterbury

UC International First Year Scholarship (Offshore and UCIC)

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Any
Disciplines
15000 NZD
Grant
New Zealand
Location
31 Oct 2026
Application deadline

About

University of Canterbury can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.

University of Canterbury awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

$15,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognise and support top-achieving international students who have completed, or are currently completing, studies at either an overseas institution, or University of Canterbury International College (UCIC) and will be commencing an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury.

Benefits

Financial assistance with tuition fees, at a value of $15,000.

Eligibility

  • Recipients must be full-fee-paying international students.
  • Applicants may not be:
  • Citizens of New Zealand or Australia;
  • Permanent Residents of Australia; or
  • Holders of New Zealand residence class visas.
  • Applicants must be completing, or have completed on or after 1 January of the year before the year of application, through an overseas institution or at the UC International College (UCIC), a university entrance-level qualification that permits entry into a University of Canterbury undergraduate degree programme.
  • Those studying at secondary level in New Zealand are not eligible.
  • Applicants, by the closing date for the round in which they are applying (15 April or 31 October),
  • must have applied for admission to the University.
  • The scholarship is not tenable by students who have already undertaken partial study in an
  • undergraduate degree programme at a New Zealand tertiary institution.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

New Zealand

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

31 Oct 2026

Applications must be made online at the Scholarships website by the 15 April or 31 October.

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