Eligible Nationalities

• Pacific Region

Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

• Asian Region

Cambodia, Indonesia, Jordan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam

• Africa Region

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Caribbean Countries

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

• Latin America Region

• Commonwealth Countries

1. Africa:  Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa,Tanzania,Uganda, Zambia
2. Asia:  Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
3. Caribbean:  Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines
4. Pacific: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Requirements Criteria

Age Requirements

• You must be 18 years of age or older when you begin your scholarship in order to be eligible for a full New Zealand Scholarship.
• This implies that if you are 17 years old when you apply, you must wait until the commencement of your scholarship in semester one till you become 18 years old.
• Samoan students may begin their scholarships as young as 17 years old, as an exception.
• There is no maximum age for candidates. As a result, you may apply if you are at least 18 years old. For New Zealand Scholarships for university or tertiary students, candidates under the age of 40 are favored.

Academic Requirements

• You must select your chosen academic institution and courses as part of the New Zealand Scholarships application process.
• Application for admission to the courses and educational institution of their choice is not necessary for scholarship candidates, but they must confirm that they are likely to fulfill the course’s minimal academic and English proficiency standards.
• Before submitting an application for a New Zealand Scholarship, you must confirm the minimum entrance criteria on the website of your preferred educational institution because they decide the course admission requirements.

Student Visa Requirements

English Requirements

Check the website of the university or educational institution to see what level of English is required for your desired courses.

In general, you need to have at least: to enroll in postgraduate coursework.

• 6.5 on the IELTS scale overall, with no band lower than 6.0
• A 90 on the internet-based TOEFL test and a 21 on the essay section
• PTE Academic overall score of 58 and no communicative skills score below 50
• A total score of 176 on the Cambridge Academic English (advanced) exam with no bands scoring lower than 169.

Typically, in order to pursue an undergraduate degree, you must at least:

• A total score of 6.0 on the IELTS with no bands below 5.5
• A writing score of 21 and an internet-based TOEFL score of 80
• A PTE Academic overall score of 50 and a communication skills score of at least 42
• A total score of 169 on the Cambridge Academic English (advanced) exam, with no bands scoring lower than 162.

Contribution to their Country’s Development

• Candidates who intend to pursue studies that are closely related to their current fields of employment and those who want to stay in such fields after receiving a scholarship are given preference while reviewing scholarship applications.

Application Process

• Depending on your nationality and the aforementioned regions, the application process differs (in nationalities eligible heading).