Scholarships

Applicants for the Scholarship must:

• Be a new international student at Otago Polytechnic (i.e. not re-enrolling at Otago Polytechnic) applying for full time study in 2026.
• Be subject to the fees set by Otago Polytechnic for new international students commencing study in 2026.
• Have applied, and met the entry requirements for the applicant’s programme of study (as set out in the programme regulations).
• Be accepted into the programme on a fulltime basis up to a minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 60 credits per semester.
• Be enrolling in 2026, if a student defers to 2027 for any reason, the scholarship is withdrawn.
• Be studying at a partner institution as part of an approved Study Abroad agreement with Otago Polytechnic. If you are unsure if there is an agreement, please ask your home institution.

International students are not eligible and cannot receive the scholarship if:

• Have permanently moved to study part-time (including commencing full-time study and then reducing this to part-time). In such a situation the international student waives their right to the scholarship and will be liable for the payment of remaining fees for the semesters enrolled as part-time. Any withdrawal will be subject to Otago Polytechnic’s admission, enrolment, fees and refund policies and procedures.
• They are studying on a pathway offer where the qualification eligible for a Scholarship is commenced in 2027 or later.

• Otago Polytechnic shall award one scholarship per successful applicant, the value of which is applied based on the payment of fees for the qualification.
• For multi-year programmes below postgraduate level (certificates, diplomas and degrees), the grant is applied to the fees paid for the first year of study only.
• Where a student fails a course/s and needs to repeat the course/s, no form of Scholarship, pro-rated or otherwise, will be applied to the additional course/s. Fees will be levied at the full tuition fee applicable for the failed course/s at the time of enrolment.
• Where a student is required to put their study on hold after completing one semester or more, the scholarship continues to be valid for the further study paid for, unless a refund or permanent withdrawal is actioned.

• No application is required for the scholarship other than successfully enrolling as a new international student in 2026 in the qualifications advised as eligible for a scholarship.
• Otago Polytechnic reserves the right to request from any applicant any additional information that it may consider necessary for determining eligibility for the scholarship.
• The Otago Polytechnic decision is final and binding, and no further correspondence will be entered into once a decision has been made.

• Otago Polytechnic will send a letter of offer to the successful applicant:
  • advising of the offer of place
  • applying the scholarship to the international student fees
  • setting out the remaining fees to be paid
  • the scholarship must be taken in 2026. No deferrals will be accepted.
• The scholarship is not transferrable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.