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SUMMARY:New Zealand Government Scholarship 2020/2021 for undergrad\, postgrad and PhD programs for International Students
DESCRIPTION:A New Zealand Government Scholarship 2020-2021 is now open that will change and enrich your life with wonderful academic and living experiences. The entire New Zealand scholarship experience from developing your mind and your career\, to enjoying the relaxed Kiwi lifestyle and culture\, has the potential to shape your life in the most enriching ways. \nSecuring a New Zealand Scholarship and studying abroad in New Zealand will be one of the best things you ever do. \nNew Zealand Government Scholarship winners tell us they love studying and living in New Zealand. Come and join them\, and experience these benefits: \n\nYou will gain a world-class education and better career prospects:All New Zealand universities are in the top 3% of universities worldwide by QS World University Ranking.\nYou will gain leadership skills and practical skills to share with your country:Your study programme will relate to your country’s human resource and development needs. After your study\, you will return home to make a positive difference in your home country.\nYou will feel welcome in New Zealand’s multi-cultural societythat proudly celebrates its bicultural heritage. Around 15% of Kiwis are indigenous Māori\, 12% are Asian and 7.5% are Pacific Islanders.\nYou will make friends and strong connections in life.New Zealanders are known for their friendly\, honest and open nature. On scholarship\, you will get to know lots of Kiwis\, but also you will become part of our global community of talented scholars.\nYou will enjoy a relaxed and peaceful lifestylein a country with high levels of government transparency and security. New Zealand is one of the most peaceful and least corrupt countries in the world.\nYou will study in English:Learning and living abroad in an English-speaking country will reinforce your English language skills. English is the most commonly spoken language and Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language are the official languages of New Zealand.\nYou will enjoy a good work-life balance.New Zealand is small and uncrowded so getting around and getting things done is relatively easy. New Zealanders value work-life balance. You will have time for fun and relaxation\, as well as a conscientious study.\nYou can travel around our country with relative easeto experience New Zealand’s diverse landscapes from beautiful coastlines\, snowy mountains\, green native bush\, quiet countryside to dynamic cosmopolitan cities.\nYou will experience a progressive and inclusive society\, that actively promotes equal opportunities and gender equality: New Zealand is world-leading with its nuclear-free policy\, granting female voting rights and the rights of the LGBTQI+ community.\nYou can learn from innovative experts in high demand subjects.New Zealand has experts in climate change and adaptation\, environmental management\, renewable energy\, disaster risk management\, food security\, agribusiness\, public sector management\, indigenous development and innovative business.\nYou will study in modern high-tech\, learning environments\, supported by approachable lecturers and expert educators\, who focus on critical and innovative thinking.\nYou will get good pastoral care:New Zealand educators have a duty of care to international students under the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students. This Code sets minimum standards to ensure international students are well-informed\, safe and properly cared for by their education institution.\n\nNew Zealand Government Scholarship Covers the following benefits for Undergrad\, Master\, and PhD\nThe winners of New Zealand Government Scholarship 2020-2021 will receive the following benefits: \n\nNew Zealand will sponsor their full tuition fees\nliving allowance (a stipend) of NZ$491 per week. This will help with a scholar’s basic living expenses\, but it is not enough to cover the living costs of any family members\nan establishment allowance of NZ$3000. This is to help with set-up costs in New Zealand. For example\, you can use it for accommodation expenses\, textbooks\, or other study materials\nmedical insurance when you are in New Zealand\ntravel to and from your own country. This is for travel from your own country at the start of the scholarship\, and for return travel at the end of your scholarship\ntravel insurance\ntravel home during your scholarship (We allow for one or two trips home\, depending on the length of your scholarship)\nhelp with research and thesis costs for many postgraduate students\n\nYour education institution will organize your travel and look after you on arrival\nThe International Students Office at your university or education institution will organize travel to your study location and your accommodation. They will also look after you on arrival in your study location. They can answer any questions you may have about your courses\, financial allowances or payments. \nYour study starts the year after you apply\nEach year\, we conduct one round of scholarship applications for each country. \nIf you are successful\, you will start your study in semester one in February or March of the following year. (The exception is when your study programme is only available from semester two.) Check the website of your education institution for the exact start dates for your courses. You must be available to start your study on time. \nThe international student office at your preferred education institution will make sure you arrive at your study location before your courses start. You will have to time for orientation and to settle into your new accommodation. \nYou must complete your study in New Zealand on time\nYou must complete your study within the time period allocated by your education institution for your chosen academic programme. \nNew Zealand scholarship winners must comply with these conditions\nScholars must meet all the conditions of a scholarship. Scholars could lose their academic scholarship if they fail to meet these conditions. \nFor example\, all scholars must attend classes\, complete compulsory assignments and sit all exams. All scholars must meet all the course requirements of their educational institution on time. Your education institution offers extra academic and personal support if a scholar asks for it. \nAcademic requirements for the New Zealand Government Scholarship\nScholars agree to meet all of the academic requirements outlined in the Letter of Scholarship Offer and in the New Zealand Scholarships Policy Handbook. This includes attending all classes\, completing all assessments that are compulsory course requirements\, and sitting all exams. You are required to achieve satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the continuation criteria set by both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the academic institution. \nEligibility Requirements to apply for the New Zealand Government Scholarship\nTo apply for a New Zealand Scholarship\, you must meet all of the eligibility criteria. You can complete the online questionnaire below to confirm whether you can apply. \nThe Eligibility questionnaire will check in detail if you meet all of the eligibility criteria. The Eligibility questionnaire will check things such as: \n#1 Age Requirement: \nTo apply for a full New Zealand Scholarship\, you must be 18 years old or older when you start your scholarship. This means if you are 17 years of age when you apply\, you must have your 18th birthday before you start your scholarship in semester one. \nException for Samoa: Applicants applying for the Samoa Foundation intake can be 17 years of age when they commence their scholarship. \nThere is no upper age limit for applicants. This means if you are 18 and over\, you can apply. However\, we do prefer applicants who are under 40 years of age for New Zealand Scholarships for university or tertiary students. \n#2 Academic Requirement: \nSuccessful scholarship applicants must meet both the academic entry requirements and the English language requirements determined by each education institution. Check you meet academic entry requirements and English language requirements \nAs part of the New Zealand Scholarships application process\, you need to choose your preferred education institution and preferred courses. Scholarship applicants don’t need to apply for admission to their preferred education institutions and courses. \nBut scholarship applicants do need to check that they are likely to meet the minimum academic requirements and the minimum level of English required for their courses. \nCourse entry requirements are set by your chosen education institution so you must check minimum entry requirements on their website before you apply for a New Zealand Scholarship. \nPh.D. applicants should look for a supervisor as soon as possible \nFrom an early stage\, Ph.D. scholarship applicants should look for and email suitable Ph.D. supervisors at New Zealand universities. Ph.D. scholarship applicants who make it to the interview stage will need to provide evidence at the interview that they have either secured a supervisor or are in active discussions with a potential supervisor. \n#3 English Language Requirement: \nYou do not need to sit an English language test or provide English language test scores when you apply for a New Zealand Scholarship. \nIf we select you for the applicant shortlist during our scholarship selection process\, then you will need to provide your English language test scores. \nNew Zealand Government Scholarship Council accepts test scores from these four English competency testing systems: \n\nIELTS (the International English Language Testing System) OR\nTOEFL (the Test of English as a Foreign Language) OR\nPTE Academic (the Pearson Test of English Academic) OR\nCambridge Academic English (advanced).\n\nIf you have passed an IELTS\, TOEFL\, PTE Academic or Cambridge Academic English (advanced) test to the required level during the last 12 months\, then your university or education institution may accept these test scores. \nIf you do not have IELTS\, TOEFL\, PTE Academic or Cambridge Academic English (advanced) test scores from the last 12 months\, we will tell applicants on the shortlist\, if and when they need to sit one of these English competency tests. \nExemption from English language test requirement: If you have already completed some of your previous qualifications in English\, your preferred education institution may not require any IELTS\, TOEFL\, PTE Academic or Cambridge Academic English (advanced) scores from you. This is the decision of your preferred university or education institution only. You should contact your preferred education institution for a final decision about whether you need to provide English test results. \nGenerally\, to study for a postgraduate qualification\, you must have at least: \n\nan overall IELTS score of 6.5 and no band less than 6.0\na TOEFL score of 90 on the internet-based test with a writing score of 21\nan overall PTE Academic score of 58 with no communicative skills score less than 50\na Cambridge Academic English (advanced) overall score of 176 with no bands less than 169.\n\nGenerally\, to study for an undergraduate qualification\, you must have at least: \n\nan overall IELTS score of 6.0 and no band less than 5.5\na TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based test with a writing score of 21\nan overall PTE Academic score of 50\, with no communication skills\, score less than 42\na Cambridge Academic English (advanced) overall score of 169 with no bands less than 162.\n\nNew Zealand Government Scholarship Council Sponsors your English Language Test Fee \nEnglish language testing takes place during the final stages of our scholarship selection process. Only applicants on our scholarship shortlist\, need current IELTS\, TOEFL\, PTE Academic or Cambridge Academic English (advanced) test scores. \nIn most cases\, shortlisted applicants will need to organize and pay for their own IELTS\, TOEFL or PTE Academic tests. Shortlisted applicants will need to book a test with a company that does English language testing close to their location. \nIf you are on our applicants’ shortlist\, you will need to book your IELTS or TOEFL testing as soon as possible. This is because the testing process can take several weeks. \nYou may lose the chance to get a New Zealand Scholarship if your English language testing application form is late or incomplete or inaccurate. \nThey will organize and pay for the IELTS test for shortlisted applicants from these countries: \n\nCambodia\nTonga\nFiji\nTimor-Leste\nLao PDR\nMyanmar\nNauru\nKiribati\nVanuatu\nSolomon Islands\nSamoa (except Samoa Foundation applicants)\nIndonesia\nPapua New Guinea\nTuvalu\n\n#4 Work Experience Requirement: \nPostgraduate scholarship applicants or applicants\, who finished high school a few years ago\, must have relevant work experience. When assessing New Zealand scholarship applications\, they prefer applicants who want to study courses that align strongly with their current work experience. We prefer applicants who will continue working in their current job sector after they finish their scholarship. \nOn their New Zealand Scholarships application form\, applicants must describe how their previous work experience relates to their proposed courses or career. Postgraduate applicants or applicants who finished high school a few years ago must have the following work experience: \n\nOne year of full-time work experience (i.e. 30 hours or more per week)\, OR\nTwo years of part-time work experience (i.e. up to 29 hours per week).\n\nWork experience can be either paid\, unpaid or voluntary. \nException for school leavers and first-year undergraduate students: These two types of scholarship applicant do not need work experience: \n\nApplicants who are in their final year of Secondary School\, OR\nApplicants who are in their first year of tertiary study that was started in the academic year immediately after completing Secondary School.\n\nDocuments required for New Zealand Government Scholarship Application Submission online\nThe following are the documents and answers to the questions that are required and asked by the online portal of the New Zealand Government Scholarship online application submission website. \nWhat do you need for application submission in the online application website of New Zealand Government Scholarship? \nPlease make sure to prepare answers to the following questions before starting your online application for the New Zealand Government Scholarship: \n\nprovide an email address: a current email address that you use regularly\ndescribe a situation when you had a problem and solved it\nprovide your name\, birth date\, physical address and phone number\nlist your preferred courses and the education institution for your scholarship\n\nNote: Your preferred courses must progress on from the highest qualification that you have previously completed. \n\ndescribe how your preferred courses relate to one of our recommended study subjects for your country\ndescribe the skills and knowledge you want to gain from your preferred courses\nprovide convincing reasons why you want to study in New Zealand\nlist any awards or prizes you have won or articles you have published\nlist the qualifications you have already completed\nprovide the details of previous jobs or work experience\ndescribe how your work experience relates to your preferred courses or career (Note: School leavers and first-year undergraduate applicants do not need work experience.)\ndescribe a situation when you had to work very hard to achieve your goals\ndescribe how these skills and knowledge are important to your country’s social and economic development\ndescribe what challenges you could find as a new scholar in New Zealand and how you would deal with these challenges.\ndescribe a situation when you created a successful relationship at work or with someone in a community group\n\nMake sure to have the following documents for New Zealand Scholarship application submission: \nWith your application form\, you need to provide: \n\na copy of your academic records or transcripts\, showing your grades\nthe grading scale of your education institution\nStatement of purpose\ntranslations of these documents into English.\n\nAt this stage\, your academic records don’t need to be verified by an official. Verified records are stamped and signed by a solicitor\, a notary public or a Justice of the Peace. Their signature confirms that your academic record is genuine. \nApplying for PhD study sponsored by New Zealand Scholarship\nScholarship applicants may apply to undertake doctoral studies in any of the identified sectors.  You must\, however\, be able to show that there are employment opportunities on your return that require you to undertake unsupervised post-doctoral research or to teach at degree level.  You must also be able to show how your proposed research proposal will benefit your country. PhD scholarship applicants who make it to the interview stage will need to provide evidence at the interview that they have either secured a supervisor or are in active discussions with a potential supervisor. \nPhD and Master’s by Thesis applicants must describe their proposed research\nIf you apply for a PhD scholarship or a Master’s scholarship (by thesis)\, on your application form you need to describe: \n\nyour proposed PhD or Master’s research planand research design\nyour proposed approach to your research\nFor PhD applicants: the employment opportunities on your return that will require you to undertake unsupervised post-doctoral research\, or to teach at degree level\nFor PhD applicants: how your proposed research proposal will benefit your country.\n\nFollowing documents are not required at the time of application for PHD: \nYou don’t need to provide these things with your application form: \n\nverified copies of your academic records or transcripts for completed qualifications\nEnglish language test scores\nverified copies of your birth certificate\, passport and government ID\na student visa\na Letter of Place from a university or education institution\nconfirmation of a PhD supervisor (PhD scholarship applicants)\n\nNo need to have a PhD supervisor when you apply\nAs a PhD scholarship applicant\, you do not need to prove that you already have a PhD supervisor\, when you apply for a New Zealand Scholarship. \nBut later in the PhD process\, if we select you for an interview\, then you must prove that you have a PhD supervisor\, or you are close to confirming a PhD supervisor. \nIn the interview\, we will want to see emails between you and a suitable PhD supervisor\, confirming that: \n\nyour PhD research topic is viable\, and\nthey are willing to be your PhD supervisor.\n\nFor this reason\, we strongly recommend that you look for and email suitable PhD supervisors as soon as possible. \nHow to apply for a New Zealand Student VISA?\nYou only need to apply for a student visa\, if we offer you a New Zealand Scholarship and you accept that offer. But before you apply for a New Zealand Scholarship\, we strongly recommend that you check the student visa requirements on the relevant immigration website\, listed below. This is because you can only study abroad on New Zealand scholarship if you successfully get a student visa to study in New Zealand. \nAs soon as a scholar accepts a New Zealand Scholarship\, they must apply for a student visa on the relevant immigration website below. Once you accept the New Zealand Scholarship we recommend you start your visa application immediately. The visa application process can take two to three months and it involves medical tests. \nIf a scholarship recipient does not get a student visa\, we will have to withdraw the scholarship. \nNew Zealand Study VISA Requirements:\nIf your scholarship application is for study in New Zealand\, then you must meet these visa requirements: \nStudent visa requirements and application form for New Zealand \nScholars can bring their family to New Zealand\, but we do not cover the costs. Each family member will need to apply for the relevant New Zealand visa: \nBringing family with you to New Zealand \n  \nNew Zealand will reimburse some visa and medical costs \nMost scholars have to pay for the cost of a visa application and any medical tests before they come to New Zealand. When you arrive in New Zealand\, your chosen university or education institution will pay you back for the cost of a visa and any medical tests. Please keep all payment receipts\, as you will need to show these to your university or education institution to get your money back. \nException for some Pacific countries: \nIn some Pacific countries\, your local New Zealand High Commission will pay for the cost of your visa application and any medical tests. \nSubjects offered by the New Zealand Government Scholarship\nYou can study any of the following courses in any New Zealand University on New Zealand Government-sponsored Scholarship: \n\nChoice of Course-based programs\nChoice of Research-based programs\n\nConduct requirements of New Zealand Scholars\nScholars agree to maintain an acceptable standard of conduct while on scholarship\, as specified by the Scholarship Conditions in the Letter of Scholarship Offer. The Conditions apply to the scholar from the date of departure from their home country for their country of study\, until the date of arrival in their home country on completion of the scholarship. \nAcceptable scholar conduct includes: \n\nabiding by the laws of the study country\ntreating others with respect\nbehaving with honesty and integrity\nacting in a manner that reflects your role as a representative of your home country\n\nScholars should be aware that it is a criminal offense to use violence of any kind against another person\, which includes physical\, sexual\, or psychological violence against family members such as partners or children. It is also a crime to neglect or exploit children in your care\, or to use the physical discipline of any kind. \nSource: https://ascholarship.com/new-zealand-govenment-scholarship-2020-2021-for-undergrad-postgrad-and-phd-programs-for-international-students/?fbclid=IwAR3GW8pgpMKN6ToRU4_Q-BPxo-VTngdaqZJ6na3J_MwKdWUb_G8vrgHUah0 \nShare on FacebookTweetFollow usSave
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