Applications for scholarships for 2025 study now closed
This is a list of scholarships that are available for students of Māori or Pacific descent who intend to enrol at UC in the first year of an undergraduate degree in 2025.
Each scholarship has different eligibility criteria so check the details of each one to find out if you're eligible.
We recommend you apply forallthescholarships you are eligible for, as it is possible to be awarded more than one scholarship at a time.
Scholarship information is subject to change.
UC Business School First Year Scholarship for Excellence
ʳܰDz:The scholarship recognises academic and extracurricular achievement of students in secondary education within Aotearoa New Zealand, and supports study in a programme for a BCom degree at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ.
Value:$5,000
Who is eligible:First-year undergraduate students intending to enrol in a Bachelor of Commerce.
Other relevant information:Scholarship is dependent on achievement of Merit or higher at NCEA Level 2, or an equivalent university entrance qualification.
UC Engineering Māori Scholarship
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises and supports high achievers amongst ākonga Māori (Māori students) entering their first year of a BE(Hons) degree programme at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ.
Value:$5,000 or $3,000 or $1,000
Who is eligible:First-year Māori undergraduate students intending to enrol full-time in a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) programme.
Other relevant information:Open to students commencing their first undergraduate year.
UC Engineering Pacific Scholarship
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises and supports high-achieving Pacific students entering their first year of a BE(Hons) degree programme at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha سԹ.
ղܱ:$5,000or $3,000 or $1,000
Who is eligible:First-year Pacific undergraduate students intending to enrol full-time in a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) programme.
Other relevant information:Open to students commencing their first undergraduate year.
UC Kaitoko Māori Scholarship
Purpose: This scholarship recognises leadership potential, involvement in community and cultural activities, and high academic achievement amongst intending first-year ākonga | students who have whakapapa Māori at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ.
Value: $7,500 towards tuition fees in the first year that fees are payable, as well as an opportunity to participate in the UC Māori leadership programme, Paihere, and a UC sponsored general leadership programme.
Who is eligible: Prospective first-year Māori undergraduate students who achieved Merit at NCEA Level 2 or a corresponding level in an equivalent university entrance qualification.
Other relevant information: Open to students commencing their first undergraduate year in the year following application.
UC Kaitoko Pacific Scholarship
Purpose: This scholarship recognises high academic achievement, as well as leadership potential and involvement in Pacific community and/or Pacific cultural activities, amongst intending first-year Pacific students at the سԹ.
Value: $7,500 towards tuition fees in the first year that fees are payable, as well as an opportunity to participate in a UC-sponsored leadership programme.
Who is eligible: Prospective first-year Pacific undergraduate students who achieved Merit at NCEA Level 2 or a corresponding level in an equivalent university entrance qualification.
Other relevant information: Open to students commencing their first undergraduate year in the year following application.
UC Mathematics & Statistics Māori AspireScholarship
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises and supports Māori students with high potential at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ who are entering their first year of a programme for a BA, BDataSci, or BSc degree and majoring in Data Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics.
ղܱ:$2,000
Who is eligible:First-year undergraduate Māori students intending to enrol in a BSc or BA with a major in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or Financial Engineering.
Other relevant information:Applicants must be enrolled in specific courses.
UC Mathematics & Statistics Pacific AspireScholarship
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises and supports Pacific students with high potential at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ who are entering their first year of a programme for a BA, BDataSci, or BSc degree and majoring in Data Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics.
ղܱ:$2,000
Who is eligible:First-year undergraduate Pacific students intending to enrol in a BSc or BA with a major in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or Financial Engineering.
Other relevant information:Applicants must be enrolled in specific courses.
UC School of Forestry High Achievers Award
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises and supports high-achieving students entering their first year of the Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc) degree programme at the سԹ.
Value:$2,000
Who is eligible:First-year undergraduate students intending to enrol in a Bachelor of Forestry Science.
Other relevant information:Applicants must have studied at secondary level either (1) in Aotearoa New Zealand, or (2) overseas at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. International students who meet these requirements are eligible to apply.
UC Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education Māori Scholarship
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises the value of ākonga Māori (Māori students) in Te Kaupeka Ako Faculty of Education at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ and aims to support those who are entering tertiary study for the first time.
ղܱ:$5,000
Who is eligible:First-year Māori undergraduate students intending to enrol in a degree programme in Education.
Other relevant information:Applicants must have studied at secondary level either (1) in Aotearoa New Zealand, or (2) overseas at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. Applicants must be citizens or Aotearoa New سԹor holders of Aotearoa New سԹresidence class visas.
UC Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education Pacific Scholarship
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises the value of Pacific students in Te Kaupeka Ako Faculty of Education at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ, and aims to support those who are entering tertiary study for the first time.
ղܱ:$5,000
Who is eligible:First-year Pacific undergraduate students intending to enrol in a degree programme in Education.
Other relevant information:Applicants must have studied at secondary level either (1) in Aotearoa New Zealand, or (2) overseas at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. Applicants must be citizens or Aotearoa New سԹor holders of Aotearoa New سԹresidence class visas.
UC Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health Māori Scholarship
ʳܰDz:This scholarship recognises the value of ākonga Māori (Māori students) in Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ and aims to support those who are entering tertiary study for the first time.
Value:$5,000
Who is eligible:First-year Māori undergraduate students intending to enrol in a degree programme in Health.
Other relevant information:Applicants must have studied at secondary level either (1) in Aotearoa New Zealand, or (2) overseas at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. Applicants must be citizens of Aotearoa New سԹor holders of Aotearoa New سԹresidence class visas.
UC Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Heath Pacific Scholarship
Purpose:This scholarship recognises the value of Pacific students in Te Kaupeka Oranga Faculty of Health at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | سԹ and aims to support those who are entering tertiary study for the first time.
ղܱ:$5,000
Who is eligible:First-year Pacific undergraduate students intending to enrol in a degree programme in Health.
Other relevant information:Applicants must have studied at secondary level either (1) in Aotearoa New Zealand, or (2) overseas at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu. Applicants must be citizens of Aotearoa New سԹor holders of Aotearoa New سԹresidence class visas.
