University of Canterbury Alumni Scholarship (School-Leaver Scholarship)

To apply for this scholarship, please use the UC School-Leaver Scholarships 2023 application form. Applications open 20 June 2022 and close 15 August 2022.The purpose of this scholarship is to support first-year undergraduate students at the University of Canterbury.Value/Benefits: Financial assistance at a value of $5,000Level of Study: School Leaver (First year undergraduate) Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 15 August (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date) Tenure: One year Number Available Annually: Two Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: The scholarship is tenable during full-time enrolment in a first year of an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable For more information, please read the regulations for this award: click here.Applicants must be studying at secondary level in the year of application, or, in the case of a gap year, in the year immediately prior.Selection will be based on:academic achievement;involvement in sporting, cultural and/or community activities; andaffinity with the objectives of the University of Canterbury Alumni South Island Chapter, as demonstrated in a brief statement required as part of the application.The University of Canterbury Alumni South Island Chapter established the scholarship in 2014. It replaces the University of Canterbury Alumni Association Scholarships, which had been first awarded in 1996, and which were then reviewed and relaunched in 2008. In 2013 the University of Canterbury Alumni Association was wound up and the University of Canterbury Alumni South Island Chapter was founded.