These awards consist of domestic tuition fees payable for the nominated degree program up to the value of $5,000. Graduate Awards are awarded solely on the basis of academic merit. In line with the University’s strategic objective of encouraging undergraduate students to proceed to graduate study and to research degrees, the University offers Victoria Graduate Awards to students intending to embark upon an Honors degree or a Masters degree, Part 1.
Study Subjects and Level:
Victoria Graduate Award are provided to study any of the courses offered by the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. The Victoria Graduate Awards are available for studying Honors or Masters program at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
The intended program must include at least 90 points of coursework at either 400 or 500 level. These awards are not available for post experience or vocational master’s degrees e.g. MBA, MLIS MMIS nor to students intending to embark on the fourth year of a four year undergraduate degree program e.g. LLB, BTech, BEng. Post graduate Diploma study will only be considered if it is recognized as Part 1 of a two year Masters course. Applicants are expected to have achieved at least an A grade average (GPA 8.0) over 72 points at 300-level or above. At least 60 of these points must be in their nominated major or, for a major that requires less than 60 points, the additional points must be in a 300 level subject either in their major or in a related subject.
Scholarship Open for:
New Zealand and international students can apply for these Victoria Graduate Awards.
Scholarship Value:
These awards consist of domestic tuition fees payable for the nominated degree program up to the value of $5,000. International students are eligible to apply for this Award, however, tuition fees for International Students will be funded at the same value as that for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. The exception may be International students who are completing their undergraduate degree at Victoria and who achieve a GPA of 8.5 or above over 72 points of their nominated major. These students may be considered for additional funding towards their international honors or masters tuition fees.
Selection Criteria:
These Victoria Graduate Awards are awarded solely on the basis of academic merit.
Notification:
By late December in the year of application. If you are unsuccessful you may be notified by email only. Please provide a clearly written email address if available.
How to Apply?
Applications for these awards must be made on the forms obtainable from the Scholarship Website or from the Scholarships Office. Enrolling as an Honors or Masters student and applying for a Victoria Graduate Award are two separate processes. The holding of Victoria Graduate Award is conditional upon the scholarship recipient gaining enrollment in their intended Honors or Masters program. Applicants, other than those who have completed all of their study at Victoria, must include a certified copy of their academic transcripts from other institutions with this application. Applicants whose degree has been conferred at any university other than a New Zealand University will be considered in two categories:
Category 1: applicants from the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Germany or Australia must supply an original or certified copy of their university transcript.
Category 2: applicants from any other country must have their transcript verified and assessed with a course by course evaluation by one of the below education evaluators: Educational Credential Evaluators or National Recognition Information Centre (UK)
Application Deadline: 1 November 2014.
For further information: Victoria Graduate Awards
