Closing date: 31 Dec 2025
Student type: International students
Level of study: Undergraduate, Postgraduate (Taught), Postgraduate (Research)
Study area: Arts, Business & Management, Computer Science, Mathematics, Education, Health, Engineering, Law, Māori & Indigenous Studies, Science, Social Sciences
Scholarship value: Up to NZD$15,000
Description: The Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship (prior to 2023 named the University of Waikato International Excellence Scholarship) was established in 2015 to promote educational opportunities, foster internationalisation and support talented international applicants who are enrolling as new students into undergraduate or postgraduate programmes1 at the University of
Waikato. The Scholarships are tuition fees credits paid in NZD, have a value of up to $15,000 for
undergraduate study and up to $10,000 for postgraduate study. Scholarships are awarded to
applicants who have demonstrated excellent academic achievement. Successful applicants may
be called upon to become global ambassadors for the University of Waikato.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, applicantsmust:
1. be a citizen of one of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, or Vietnam. If not a member of these countries, applicants should apply under the Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship.
2. be applying to enrol full-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme1, as a new international student to the University of Waikato.
3. have received a conditional or unconditional offer of place from the University of Waikato.
4. have a minimum GPA equivalency of B+ in the qualification used to gain entrance to the University of Waikato.
How to apply: apply online