Study abroad scholarship
All eight New Zealand universities run their own funds for first-year international students, assessed on high school results. Amounts and application routes vary by institution.
New Zealand — 5,000–20,000 NZD, one-off or renewable annually
All eight New Zealand universities run their own funds for first-year international students, assessed on high school results and granted with the offer letter.
Awards are paid once or spread across years depending on the university; this is the practical route for anyone without the work experience Manaaki requires.
What the fund pays for. Exact amounts can change each round — check against the announcement for the open round.
Conditions published by the fund. Missing any one of these usually means rejection at the procedural stage, before the file reaches the selection panel.
Three years of high school results, converted on each university published scale.
Meet the programme threshold, including per-skill minimums where the university sets them.
Assessed against the intake applied for; each intake fund is finite.
The documents usually required. Each round has its own official list published by the fund, so check again before submitting.
The language threshold is the first eligibility gate — the certificate must be valid at the time of submission. This is the part Wobridge Academy is responsible for and can measure.
Threshold required: IELTS 6.0
Band 0.0 – 4.5
For complete beginners, or anyone rebuilding their English from the ground up before starting exam preparation.
What you study
The four steps below are what the centre does with you. The award decision rests with the fund panel — the centre cannot influence it, and does not promise on their behalf.
Take a placement test to measure the gap between your current level and the language threshold this award requires, then set a study plan around the months left before the deadline.
Follow the plan with regular mock tests so progress stays measurable. This is the part the centre is responsible for.
Read through essays, reference letters and transcript conversions before submission, checked against the document list the fund publishes for the open round.
Submit on time through the fund portal, then record the application number and response milestones. The award decision rests with the fund panel.
Yes, they are assessed independently. But Manaaki requires work experience and the university award does not, so most school leavers are only eligible for the university route.
No. The certificate must be valid at the time of submission, and most funds reject incomplete files. Test early so there are enough months left to train.
The centre teaches the language and reviews the file before submission. Essays and reference letters must still be your own — panels recognise ghost-written work quickly.
A few awards for the same countries, to compare before you commit.
Full scholarship · Full award: tuition, living allowance, airfare, insurance and an establishment allowance
A New Zealand Government scholarship for master's study, prioritising agriculture, renewable energy, public administration and disaster resilience. Recipients commit to returning home to work.
Book a consultation to measure your current level, compare it against the threshold this award requires, then count backwards from the deadline.
