S & G Higgs Entrance Scholarship

The Selection Panel consisting of the Manager of Disability Information and Support, in the chair, the Director of Development and Alumni Relations and the Manager, Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships, or their nominees, shall consider the following factors in awarding the scholarships:

Academic ability.
The learning disability which makes studying at Otago a personal challenge.
Potential and motivation to succeed at university.
Financial need and life/personal circumstances which present barriers to studying at the University of Otago.

Application for all Entrance Scholarships are normally open to students who meet the requirements of 1.1 OR 1.2, AND 2. Those who fit within 3 are ineligible.

1.1 Are New Zealand citizens, New Zealand Residence Class Visa Holders, Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents with domestic fee status

Or

1.2 International students who have completed Year 12 and/or have completed or are in the process of completing Year 13 at a New Zealand school, or an equivalent foundation level course at a New Zealand tertiary institution.

And

2 Are intending to enrol or have enrolled for the first time for first-year (100-level papers), full-time degree-level, undergraduate study at the University of Otago.

But

3 Those who have studied more than 0.4 EFTs at any University or tertiary institution at degree-level or higher are not normally* eligible.

Specific eligibility criteria for this Scholarship

In addition to the above eligibility criteria, applicants must:

Be studying with a significant disability which will have substantial financial implications for their studies.
Have achieved NCEA Level 2 endorsed with merit, or equivalent.