Victoria University of Wellington 2025 Totoweka Equity Scholarship

The Totoweka Equity Scholarship recognises the University's commitment to equity issues in supporting all students to have access to education. We encourage strong academic applicants who are from refugee-backgrounds; have a disability; identify as Rainbow, or come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

• Table of Content
• About Victoria University of Wellington
• Totoweka Equity Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Totoweka Equity Scholarship
• Requirements for Totoweka Equity Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Totoweka Equity Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Totoweka Equity Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Totoweka Equity Scholarship

Scholarships are valued at $5,000 or $10,000 for the first year of study which can be put towards accommodation costs

Requirements for Totoweka Equity Scholarship Qualification

• Applicants must be New Zealand Citizens, or Permanent Residents; a New Zealand Residence Class visa holder; Australian Citizen; Australian Permanent Resident or International Students who are in the process of completing at least two full years (i.e., their Year 12 and Year 13) at a New Zealand Secondary School at the time of application.
• Applicants are expected to have their NCEA Level 2 Certificate endorsed with Merit from Year 12 (or an equivalent level of achievement in an alternate qualification).
• Applicants must be intending to enrol full time in the year following application in their first undergraduate degree at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
• Applicants must be in Year 13 or have completed Year 13 in the year prior and be taking a gap year at the time of application.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Totoweka Equity Scholarship

Scholarships will be awarded competitively based on academic merit, and strong demonstration of barriers due to inequity and/or hardship.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Victoria University of Wellington Scholarship webpage