Covid Relief Scholarships
If you're an international student applying to study at our Auckland International Campus (AIC), we have a range of scholarships on offer.

Master Scholarships
Our Master Scholarships provide a $7,000 discount for the Master of Applied Management. Students from the countries most severely impacted by Covid-19 are entitled to a further discount of $2,100 for the Master of Applied Management. Please email OPAIC.Marketing@op.ac.nz to see if you are eligible.
Who is eligible? | Study area | Programme |
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International applicants | Management | Master of Applied Management |
Postgraduate Diploma Scholarships
Our Postgraduate Diploma Scholarships provide a $5,000 discount for our postgraduate diploma programmes. Students from the countries most severely impacted by Covid-19 are entitled to a further discount of $2,100 for the Master of Applied Management. Please email OPAIC.Marketing@op.ac.nz to see if you are eligible.
Who is eligible? | Study area | Programme |
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International applicants | All study areas | All postgraduate diploma programmes |
Postgraduate Certificate Scholarships
Our Postgraduate Diploma Scholarships provide a $3,000 discount for the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management.
Who is eligible? | Study area | Programme |
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International applicants | Applied Management | Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management |
Graduate Diploma Scholarships
Our Graduate Diploma Scholarships provide a $4,000 discount for our graduate diploma programmes.
Who is eligible? | Study area | Programme |
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International applicants | All study areas | All graduate diploma programmes |
Bachelor Scholarships
Our Bachelor Scholarships provide a $5,000 discount for our bachelor's degree programmes. To receive a scholarship in your second and third year, current Bachelor students must achieve at least a B average in the previous year.
Who is eligible? | Study area | Programme |
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International applicants | All study areas | All bachelor's degree programmes |
Diploma Scholarships
Our Diploma Scholarships provide a $4,000 discount for our New Zealand diploma programmes. To receive a scholarship in your second year, current diploma students must achieve at least a B average in their first year.
Who is eligible? | Study area | Programme |
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International applicants | All study areas | All New Zealand diploma programmes |
Certificate Scholarships
Our Certificate Scholarships provide a $2,000 discount for our New Zealand Certificate programmes.
Who is eligible? | Study area | Programme |
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International applicants | All study areas | All New Zealand Certificate programmes |
How to apply
Apply for your programme online directly from each programme page and the scholarship amount will be automatically deducted. For more information please contact the appropriate International Marketing Team member.
Chris FeiGreater China, South Korea, P +64 9 309 0301 ext. 804 |
Arlo RamosRest of the world M +64 27 546 2737 |
Timothy MaunzeRest of the world M +64 27 586 3699 |
Please note: If you are a currently enrolled international student who is struggling financially, please talk to us. There may be something we can do to help through the Student Hardship Fund.
For Dunedin, Central Otago or Distance students, please contact:
- OPSA Student Support Advisor - Lesley.Scoullar@op.ac.nz, or
- Student Success - studentsuccessdn@op.ac.nz
For Auckland students, please contact:
- Auckland Student Success - studentsuccessaic@op.ac.nz
Terms & Conditions
- These scholarships are available to new international students who apply and provide all supporting documents before 7 October 2022 to begin their study at our Auckland International Campus at either our July or October 2022 intake.
- To receive a scholarship in their second year, New Zealand Diploma students must achieve at least a B average in their first year.
- To receive a scholarship in their second and third year, Bachelor students must achieve at least a B average in the previous year.
- Students (or agents on behalf of students) must apply online for a programme.
- Students must meet all entry requirements for the programme.
- Subject to programme availability.
- Subject to class capacity. For the Auckland campus our minimum cohort size is 14, except for our Bachelor of Information Technology which as a minimum cohort size of 10. If the minimum class size not achieved, the scholarship will be rolled over to the next intake.
- For students with RPL, scholarship amount will be applicable pro-rata to remaining courses.
- Scholarships can be combined for pathway programmes. e.g – NZCEL (L5) $ 2,000 + PGDAM $ 5,000 = $ 7,000 scholarship.
- Concurrent certificates are eligible for a further $2,000 scholarship.
- Students cannot receive both a Covid-19 Relief Scholarship and an alumni discount. In cases where students are eligible for both, the higher discount amount will apply.
- Our Certificate Scholarships only apply to programmes studied on campus. Please see our programme pages for online fees for certificates.
- Otago Polytechnic reserves the right to alter or withdraw these scholarships at any time.
- Competency-based courses with a PASS or FAIL grade are not included in grade calculations.
GPA Calculator
GPA | Grades |
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9 | A+ |
8 | A |
7 | A- |
6 | B+ |
5 | B |
4 | B- |
3 | C+ |
2 | C |
1 | C- |
0 | D and below |
Contact us
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