This scholarship has closed - check the website for the next intake

John Steele Memorial Music Entrance Scholarship

Scholarship details

John Steele Memorial Music Entrance Scholarship
Study levels Entrance, Degree
Value $5,000
Close date Friday, 15 August 2025
Domestic/international Both domestic and international

About the scholarship

Established in 2024 from funds bequeathed to the University by Professor John Steele, a former long serving member of the Music Department known for his world-renowned research on early Western art music, this scholarship provides financial support to students to study undergraduate music at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka. Applicants must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Music programme.

Entry requirements

Application for all Entrance Scholarships are normally open to students who meet the requirements of 1.1 OR 1.2, AND 2. Those who fit within 3 are ineligible. 1.1 Are New Zealand citizens, New Zealand Residence Class Visa Holders, Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents with domestic fee status; OR 1.2 International students who have completed Year 12 and/or have completed or are in the process of completing Year 13 at a New Zealand school, or an equivalent foundation level course at a New Zealand tertiary institution. AND 2 Are intending to enrol or have enrolled for the first time for first-year (100-level papers), full-time degree-level, undergraduate study at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka. BUT 3 Those who have studied more than 0.4 EFTs at any University or tertiary institution at degree-level or higher are not normally eligible.