January 26th, 2024 at 01:20 am

Study In New Zealand: Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships 2024

For qualified overseas students wishing to pursue full-time studies at a Pacific university or a New Zealand educational institution, the New Zealand government provides full tertiary scholarships.

Details of the Scholarship

• Host Institution(s): universities and technological institutes in New Zealand that qualify.
• Levels and Study Areas: degrees from undergraduate and graduate programs in subjects that are most pertinent to your nation’s development needs, such as renewable energy, agriculture development, disaster risk reduction, private sector development, and public sector development.  Find out which subjects are most popular in your nation.
• Target group: Citizens of a few chosen nations in the Pacific, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean are eligible to apply for the scholarships. View the full list of nations that qualify.

Scholarship worth:

Full tuition fees, a weekly living allowance of NZ$531, an establishment allowance of NZ$3000, travel and medical insurance, return travel to and from your home country and New Zealand at the beginning and end of the scholarship, and assistance with research and thesis costs for many postgraduate students are all included in the scholarships.

General Requirements :

Age Limitations

You must be 18 years of age or older when you begin your scholarship to apply for a full New Zealand scholarship. This implies that if you apply at the age of 17, you must turn 18 before the first semester of your scholarship begins. Samoan scholars are an exception; they may begin their scholarships at any age up to 17.

The age range for applicants is unrestricted. That implies you can apply if you are at least 18 years old. For New Zealand scholarships for university or tertiary students, however, applicants under the age of forty are given preference.

Requirements for Student Visas

New Zealand’s application form and conditions for student visas (external link)

Academic prerequisites

You must select your desired school and courses as part of the application process for the New Zealand Scholarships. Until they receive notification that they are a recommended candidate for a scholarship, candidates for scholarships are not required to apply for admission to their desired educational institution and courses.

Nonetheless, candidates for scholarships must confirm that they will probably be able to fulfill the minimal academic standards and the minimal proficiency in English needed for their programs. Before you apply for a scholarship, you should verify the minimum entrance requirements on the website of your preferred educational school, since they set the prerequisites for admission to the course.

Applicants seeking PhD scholarships should start looking for and emailing qualified PhD supervisors at universities in New Zealand as early as possible. Applicants for PhD scholarships who advance to the interview stage must show during the interview that they have either found a supervisor or are actively pursuing one.

English Language Requirements

Check the website of each university or educational institution to find out what level of English is required for the courses you want to take.

Generally speaking, to pursue postgraduate coursework, you need to have at least:

• an internet-based TOEFL score of 90 with a writing score of 21; an overall PTE Academic score of 58 with no communication skills score lower than 50; an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0;
• With an overall score of 176 for Cambridge Academic English (advanced), with no bands below 169.

Generally speaking, to pursue an undergraduate degree, you need to have at least:

• an overall PTE Academic score of 50, with no communication skills, score lower than 42;
• an overall IELTS score of 6.0 and no band lower than 5.5;
• an online TOEFL score of 80 with a writing score of 21; an advanced Cambridge Academic English score of 169 with no bands below 162.

Contribution to the development of their nation

After finishing their scholarship study, scholars are required to continue contributing to the social and economic development of their home nation for two years. Candidates who can articulately explain on their application form how they can further their nation’s social and economic growth following their scholarship will be given preference in the selection process.

Criteria for residency in the home nation of the scholar

Candidates must spend two years living in their nation of origin before beginning their studies.  Candidates on diplomatic assignments for their home nation and their dependents who are traveling with their parents are not required to meet this criteria.

Requirements for Work Experience

• A meaningful job experience is a requirement for postgraduate and mature undergraduate applicants (those who do not fit the description of a school leaver below). Work experience must fulfill the following requirements and may be compensated, unpaid, or voluntary:
• A minimum of 30 hours per week of full-time job experience OR a maximum of 29 hours per week of part-time work experience, divided into two years, are required.
• When evaluating scholarship applications, preference is given to applicants who plan to continue working in their present industry after receiving their scholarship and who wish to pursue courses that closely correlate with their current work experience.

Application guidelines:

On February 1, 2024, at midnight, the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships for tertiary education will open.

The application process for the New Zealand Scholarship varies based on your place of origin. You can apply online using links that are specific to each location for the majority of countries. The deadline is February 29, 2024, at noon.

For comprehensive instructions on how to apply for this scholarship, as well as to access the online application form, you must visit the official website (link provided below) and the sites that are relevant to each country.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE 

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