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Published: 07 Jul 2025 15 views
This scholarship supports students of high academic achievement who have a significant disability, for study towards a master’s degree at Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.
Established in 1873 Canterbury College, as it was then known, was only the second university in Aotearoa New Zealand. It was set up on the Oxbridge model with one major difference: women students were admitted from the start. An early graduate, Helen Connon, became the first woman in the then British Empire to win honours. Housed in graceful stone buildings on a central city block, the College was dependent on rents from high country farms with which it had been endowed by the Canterbury Provincial Council. Ernest Rutherford, Canterbury’s most distinguished graduate, studied at the ... continue reading
| Application Deadline | Not Specified |
| Value | $14,000 |
| Country to study | New Zealand |
| School to study | University of Canterbury |
| Type | Masters |
| Sponsor | University Of Canterbury |
| Gender | Men and Women |
a. $14,000 per annum
b. Tuition fees at the Aotearoa New Zealand domestic rate for enrolment in courses that constitute study and research in a master’s programme for the minimum programme completion requirements: normally equivalent to 120 points (full-time) or 78 points (part-time thesis, dissertation, project) or 60 points (part-time course work) over a year.
Applicants must have a disability that significantly impairs ability to study, and they must submit evidence regarding the degree of that impairment. Selection is based on academic achievement and the degree of severity of the disability and the extent to which it impairs the applicant's ability to carry out the course of study. Preference is given to those working towards their first master’s degree.
The scholarship is tenable by full-time and part-time students enrolled in a programme for a master’s degree at the University. Applicants may be either intending to enrol in a programme for a master’s degree at the University or already enrolled in such a programme.
For more details, visit University of Canterbury Scholarship webpage
