UC International First Year Scholarship (Offshore and UCIC - International Application Round - October)

In making its recommendations, the committee considers, in descending order of priority: a. quality of achievement in a programme of study as defined b. character, and evidence of leadership potential and of involvement in cultural, sport, and/or community activities c. financial circumstances and d. strategic objectives of the University.

If, in any year, there are fewer candidates of sufficient merit than there are scholarships available, fewer awards are made.

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.

The scholarship is not tenable by students who have already undertaken partial study in an undergraduate degree programme at a New Zealand tertiary institution

Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: The scholarship is tenable during full-time enrolment in a first year of a programme for an undergraduate degree at the University of Canterbury
Tenure: One year