New Zealand scholarships

If you're at secondary school and a top student, you may be able to get a New Zealand Scholarship through the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

If you're awarded one of these scholarships, we'll confirm your details and pay it to you.

  • Confirm your details

    Once you've applied for a New Zealand Scholarship, we'll send you a form and you'll need to:

    • check your education provider is correct
    • check your study start date is correct
    • get evidence of the bank account you want to be paid into (if we haven't seen this before)
    • sign the form
    • log in to Connect and upload your form and bank account evidence.

    We'll then confirm your enrolment details with your education provider.

  • Payment

    If your scholarship is approved, we'll pay it to you once the Top Scholar ceremony is held (usually in the first 2 weeks of May).

  • Getting the scholarship for more than 1 year

    For your second and third year, we'll send you a form in October and you'll need to:

    • confirm your details
    • get evidence of the bank account you want to be paid into (if we haven't seen this before)
    • get evidence of your B grade average for the year
    • sign the form
    • login to Connect and upload your form and documents.

    We'll then confirm your enrolment details with your education provider.

    Payment

    We'll pay your second and third year scholarship payment to you once:

    • we've received your form and evidence of your grades
    • we've confirmed your enrolment details with your education provider.

  • Postpone your scholarship

    If you've finished secondary school, but haven't got your first scholarship payment yet, you can postpone your scholarship for 1 year. You'll need to email us with 'Scholarship' as your topic, or call us to tell us about your situation.

    If you want to postpone for longer, you need to contact NZQA

    Second or third scholarship payment

    If you've received your first scholarship payment, you can postpone the second or third year payment for any length of time and for any reason. You'll need to email us with 'Scholarship' as your topic, or call us