Scholarships for international students
If you live overseas and are considering university study in New Zealand, or if you are an international student already studying at The University of Auckland, then you could be eligible for a range of scholarships available to international students. If you need help, please contact the University on +64 9 373 7599 ext 87494 or email scholarships@auckland.ac.nz.
Margie Agalid won a two-year Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarship in 2009 to study at The University of Auckland.
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The University of Auckland administers Doctoral Scholarships for international postgraduate students. We also have University of Auckland Commonwealth Scholarships for postgraduate students who are citizens of the Commonwealth, while University of Auckland Fulbright Scholarships awarded by the University of Auckland Council encourage and facilitate study at the University by American candidates already selected to hold Fulbright Awards.
- The University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships
- The University of Auckland Commonwealth Scholarships
- The University of Auckland Fulbright Scholarships
New Zealand Development Scholarships funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are available for international students intending to study undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in New Zealand.
International scholarships that may apply to you
- Graduate School of Management Masters Scholarships
- Information about New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee scholarships
Scholarships for undergraduate programmes
Scholarships for postgraduate programmes
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship
- New Zealand Development Scholarship (NZDS) - Open Category
- New Zealand Development Scholarship (NZDS) - Public Category
- New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships
- University of Auckland Commonwealth Scholarship
- University of Auckland Fulbright Scholarship
- University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship
Margie Agalid won a two-year Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarship in 2009 to study at The University of Auckland. She has completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts and is now part-way through a Master of Arts in Development Studies focusing on regional trade between the Philippines and Samoa.
“Development studies is a small group,” she says. “But a lot of the students are from other countries so it’s a good opportunity to learn about international issues. There's also loads of research material which I hadn't realised existed up until now."
The ADB Scholarship is for postgraduate students from Asia and the Pacific and includes coverage of tuition fees, a living allowance, health insurance and a book allowance.
Margie, originally from the Philippines, believes scholarships like the ADB are especially good as they enable students from developing nations to study postgraduate degrees outside their home country.
“When I go home people always ask me, 'How did you get that scholarship?' I tell them: 'The internet. Go to the university website where you want to study and then look at the lists of the scholarships and find out the requirements for each.'
“A lot of information about scholarships doesn't get to students who live outside the main centres,” she explains. “But hopefully now with the internet, students will be able to access information that they couldn't before and take advantage of the opportunities that going to a university like this offers.”
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