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UC Emerging Leaders' Scholarship

Scholarship details

UC Emerging Leaders' Scholarship
Study levels Undergraduate
Value Tuition fees (second year) or accommodation fees to $6,000 and leadership programme
Length One year
Occurrence 1 year
Open date Sunday, 20 June 2021
Close date Sunday, 15 August 2021
Ethnicities Māori, Pacific Islander

About the scholarship

This scholarship recognises high academic achievement, as well as leadership potential and involvement in community, culture, and sports activities, amongst intending first-year students at the University. Recipients have the opportunity for participation in a University of Canterbury-sponsored leadership programme. Currently approximately 100 scholarships, across a range of categories, are available.

How To Apply

You may apply through this webpage approximately 8 weeks before applications close. If it’s possible to apply on-line for this scholarship there will be a link above to the on-line system. If the link is not provided, please download and complete the application form located below.

However, if the scholarship is managed by Universities NZ or another department of the University an External Website link will appear below and application instructions will be available through that link.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed, or be completing, a University Entrance qualification or equivalent, and have studied at secondary level, either in New Zealand or overseas, in the year of application (or in the previous year if they are on a gap year). Recipients must be New Zealand or Australian citizens, or holders of New Zealand residence class visas, and must have made an application to enrol for full-time study at the University by the second Monday in December in the year prior to their first enrolment. The award of a scholarship is subject to the recipient achieving university entrance.