Commonwealth Scholarships in New Zealand are administered by the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee (NZVCC). Funding for the scholarships to developing countries is provided by the New Zealand government aid agency, NZAID. Awards to citizens of Austrailia, Canada and the United Kingdom are supported by the universities themselves.
Scholarships are available for either Masters or doctoral level study. In the case of Masters study, awards may be tenable for up to two years, with a possibility of a three month extension. In the case of doctoral study, the maximum length is four years. Approximately 10-20 new awards are made each year. Awards are tenable at any of the following universities:
- www.auckland.ac.nz
- www.aut.ac.nz(AUT do not currently support Developed Country students)
- www.canterbury.ac.nz
- www.lincoln.ac.nz
- www.massey.ac.nz
- www.otago.ac.nz
- www.vuw.ac.nz
- www.waikato.ac.nz
Awards are tenable in all disciplines, but candidates supported by NZAID should be working on topics of relevance to the development of their home country. In addition, selection committees seek to obtain a gender balance and geographical spread of countries represented.
More information about the awards, and application forms are available here
Please use the links below for further information on:
- the work of the NZVCC
- immigration requirements for students in New Zealand
- Education New Zealand
- Tourism New Zealand
- The work of NZAID