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Published: 15 Jun 2021 1,639 views
Canterbury Undergraduate Scholarships by the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, for international students are awarded annually.
This scholarship recognises and supports top-achieving international students commencing an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury after studying for a university entrance-level qualification overseas.
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 |
| Country to study | New Zealand |
| School to study | University of Canterbury |
| Type | Undergraduate |
| Sponsor | University Of Canterbury |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Scholarship worth $15,000
Recipients must be full-fee-paying international students. Applicants may not be:
a. citizens of New Zealand or Australia;
b. Permanent Residents of Australia; or
c. 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
Candidates are advised to check the application forms and regulations for eligibility criteria, scholarship value and tenure, and closing dates from the link below to ensure the above information is current and accurate.
For more details, visit UC website.
