Overview
In line with the University's strategic objective of encouraging undergraduate students to proceed to graduate study and to research degrees, the University offers Victoria Graduate Awards to students intending to embark upon an Honours degree or a Masters degree, Part 1.
Eligiblity
The intended programme must include at least 90 points of coursework at either 400 or 500 level. These scholarships are not available for post experience or vocational master's degrees e.g. MBA, MLIS MMIS nor to students intending to embark on the fourth year of a four year undergraduate degree programme e.g. LLB, BTech, BEng. Post graduate Diploma study will only be considered if it is recognized as Part 1 of a two year Masters course. Applicants are expected to have achieved at least an A grade average (GPA 8.0) over 72 points at 300-level or above. At least 60 of these points must be in their nominated major.
Number of awards
Varies
Value
tuition fees up to $5,000 only
Information required with application
Applications for these awards must be made on the forms obtainable from the Scholarship Website or from the Scholarships Office. Enrolling as an Honours or Masters student and pplying for a Victoria Graduate Award are two separate processes. The holding of Victoria Graduate Award is conditional upon the scholarship recipient gaining enrolment in their intended Honours or Masters programme.
Applicants, other than those who have completed all of their study at Victoria, must include a certified copy of their academic record from other institutions with this application. Aplicants whose degree has been conferred at any university other than a New Zealand University will be considered in two categories:
Catergory 1: applicants from the Uk, Ireland, USA, Canda, Germany or Australia must supply an original or certified copy of their university transcript.
Category 2: applicants from any other country must have their transcript verified and assessed with a course by course evaluation by one of the below education evaluators:
*Educational Credential Evaluators
www.ece.org/
*National Recognition Information Centre (UK)
www.naric.org.uk/
Additional information
International Students are eligible to apply for this Award, however, tuition fees for International Students will be funded at the same value as that for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. The exception may be International students who are completing their undergraduate degree at Victoria and who achieve a GPA of 8.5 or above over 72 points of their nominated major. These students may be considered for additional funding towards their international honours or masters tuition fees. Subject to the approval of the Academic Board, a Victoria Graduate Award may be held with any other award apart from an alternative fees scholarship for which the holder is eligible.
Closing date: 01/11/2010 01 November each year
Contact details
Phone: (04) 463 5113 (04) 463 5113 or (04)463 5557 (04)463 5557
Email: scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/
Address
PO Box 600 Wellington New Zealand
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
In line with the University's strategic objective of encouraging undergraduate students to proceed to graduate study and to research degrees, the University offers Victoria Graduate Awards to students intending to embark upon an Honours degree or a Masters degree, Part 1.
Eligiblity
The intended programme must include at least 90 points of coursework at either 400 or 500 level. These scholarships are not available for post experience or vocational master's degrees e.g. MBA, MLIS MMIS nor to students intending to embark on the fourth year of a four year undergraduate degree programme e.g. LLB, BTech, BEng. Post graduate Diploma study will only be considered if it is recognized as Part 1 of a two year Masters course. Applicants are expected to have achieved at least an A grade average (GPA 8.0) over 72 points at 300-level or above. At least 60 of these points must be in their nominated major.
Number of awards
Varies
Value
tuition fees up to $5,000 only
Information required with application
Applications for these awards must be made on the forms obtainable from the Scholarship Website or from the Scholarships Office. Enrolling as an Honours or Masters student and pplying for a Victoria Graduate Award are two separate processes. The holding of Victoria Graduate Award is conditional upon the scholarship recipient gaining enrolment in their intended Honours or Masters programme.
Applicants, other than those who have completed all of their study at Victoria, must include a certified copy of their academic record from other institutions with this application. Aplicants whose degree has been conferred at any university other than a New Zealand University will be considered in two categories:
Catergory 1: applicants from the Uk, Ireland, USA, Canda, Germany or Australia must supply an original or certified copy of their university transcript.
Category 2: applicants from any other country must have their transcript verified and assessed with a course by course evaluation by one of the below education evaluators:
*Educational Credential Evaluators
www.ece.org/
*National Recognition Information Centre (UK)
www.naric.org.uk/
Additional information
International Students are eligible to apply for this Award, however, tuition fees for International Students will be funded at the same value as that for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. The exception may be International students who are completing their undergraduate degree at Victoria and who achieve a GPA of 8.5 or above over 72 points of their nominated major. These students may be considered for additional funding towards their international honours or masters tuition fees. Subject to the approval of the Academic Board, a Victoria Graduate Award may be held with any other award apart from an alternative fees scholarship for which the holder is eligible.
Closing date: 01/11/2010 01 November each year
Contact details
Phone: (04) 463 5113 (04) 463 5113 or (04)463 5557 (04)463 5557
Email: scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/
Address
PO Box 600 Wellington New Zealand
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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