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Apply for School Leaver Scholarships 2024 at the University of Auckland

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Apply for School Leaver Scholarships 2024 at the University of Auckland

If you are in your final year of school and planning to enroll at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, in 2025, you may be eligible for a scholarship, regardless of your background or where you live.

When is Application Deadline:

  • 29 May 2024: Online applications open.
  • Early June 2024: Start preparing your application, focusing on leadership experience, academic, sports, or arts achievements, and community recognition.
  • 25 June 2024: Join the online Information Evening.
  • July/Early August 2024: Decide on and confirm your endorser.
  • Mid-August 2024: Follow up with your endorser and aim to submit your application at least one week before the closing date.
  • 21 August 2024: Applications close at 11.59 p.m..
  • Late August: Online applications for specific subject scholarships are open.
  • September: Applications are reviewed by a Selection Committee.
  • Early October: Expect to receive the outcome of your application.
  • 10 October: Subject-specific scholarship applications close.
  • January: Scholarship eligibility is confirmed with the release of NCEA, CIE, and IB results.
  • February: Scholarship payments commence.

Tell Me About the Award:

Read more about each scholarship at the links below:

University of Auckland Top Achiever Scholarship

Rewards exceptional academic performance combined with outstanding sporting, artistic, cultural, and/or leadership achievements.

University of Auckland Māori Academic Excellence Scholarship

Recognizes exceptional academic success from Māori tauira who have either engaged in Te Ao Māori, their community, the arts, or played a leadership role in sports or cultural contexts.

University of Auckland Pacific Academic Excellence Scholarship

Recognizes students with Pacific heritage, who have excellent academic records and active participation in community, cultural, and other activities.

University of Auckland Academic Potential Scholarship – School Leavers

Supports students demonstrating academic achievement (taking into account a number of factors that can impact an individual’s ability to participate fully at university).

University of Auckland Waka Moana Scholarship

To recognize Māori tauira potential who have strong engagement in either Te Ao Māori, their community, the arts, or played an exceptional leadership role in sports or cultural contexts, as well as demonstrating academic ability.  

University of Auckland Vaka Moana Scholarship

To recognize indigenous Pacific students who have strong engagement with their school and community, or the arts, or played an exceptional leadership role in sports or cultural contexts, as well as demonstrating academic ability.  

University of Auckland Kōkiri Raumati Scholarship

Offers accommodation to students from outside the Auckland area or with significant travel times within the Auckland area, who have left secondary school in the previous two years and who are attending Summer Start, Tōia ki Waipapa, or UniBound before starting their degree in Semester One.

University of Auckland International School Leaver Scholarship

Supports international students from New Zealand secondary schools who are enrolling in the first year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Auckland.

Applications for 2025 open in December 2024.

As well as the above-named scholarships, we have additional scholarships to support students in their first year of study. Check out the Related Links boxes for scholarships for all faculties as well as ones for the specific faculties you are planning to study at.

Who can Apply?

Domestic and international students can apply.

How are Applicants Selected?

Academic achievement is a critical factor in these scholarships, and each scholarship has different academic requirements outlined in its regulations.

Your eligibility will be based on your academic achievements in Year 12 for NCEA and CIE students. If you’re an IB student, we will ask your school for your predicted grade.

You will be asked about your achievements in academic, cultural, sports, and arts fields, your leadership experience, and community and personal development activities.

We’d also like to hear a bit about you, particularly things that might impact your ability to attend university or to participate in extracurricular activities while you have been at secondary school or kura.

Your school endorser will be asked to confirm the information you supply in the Tell us about you and My Achievements sections, so you’ll need to make sure you include everything before you request the endorsement.

Which Countries are Eligible?

All nationalities

Where will Award be Taken?

Australia

How Many Awards?

Not specified

How to Apply for the School Leaver Scholarships at the University of Auckland:

Before applying for a scholarship, you need to apply for admission to at least one programme at the University of Auckland (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/applications-and-admissions/apply-now.html). Approximately 24 hours after your admission application, you can access the scholarship application system (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-types/undergraduate-scholarships/entry-level-and-first-year-scholarships.html). Only one form is required to be considered for multiple scholarships, with specific variations based on your selections.

Visit Award Webpage for Details

Read Also:

Study in Australia with the Griffith University International Research Scholarships 2024/25

How To Apply For The Central Washington University (CWU) Scholarships 2025 

Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (RTPS) 2024/2025 at University of Adelaide Australia

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  • Okechukwu Liberty is a graduate of Mass Communication and a content writer for AfterSchoolAfrica. He is dedicated to researching scholarship and empowerment opportunities for students looking to study abroad. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies and taking long walks with friends.

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