Application for the 2025/2026 Wellington Master’s by Thesis Scholarship is open to international and local students who wish to continue their Master’s degree program in New Zealand. The scholarship is sponsored by Victoria University of Wellington to provide financial assistance to applicants who seek help to further their education. This is a competitive scholarship with a limited number of award and a value of $8,827 given to qualified applicants of the 2025/2026 Wellington Master’s by Thesis Scholarship.
Scholarship Overview
- Sponsor: Victoria University of Wellington
- Host: Victoria University of Wellington
- Type: Financial aid
- Award: Varies
- Value: $8,827
- Level: Graduate
- Target: International students
- Location: New Zealand
2025/2026 Wellington Master’s by Thesis Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
The following requirements must be met by the applicants in order to eligible for the 2025/2026 Wellington Master’s by Thesis Scholarship:
- The scholarship application is open to international and local students who will become eligible by trimester 2.
- Applicants applying for a Master’s degree or honour’s degree must have a minimum GPA of 7.0 score or higher from a New Zealand university.
- Applicants who are applying for the one-year master’s programme with a thesis worth 90 points or more are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
- Applicants who are applying for portfolio courses of 90 points or more under the university master by thesis regulations using this course code 593 are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
- Applicants who are applying for 60 points dissertation courses are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
2025/2026 Wellington Master’s by Thesis Scholarship Application process
In order to be eligible for the 2025/2026 Wellington Master’s by Thesis Scholarship, applicants must follow these steps:
- Applicants must go through the regulations and conditions of the scholarship before applying.
- Applicants can apply for the scholarship through the online application link provided below.
- Applicants must provide the required documents that are needed for the scholarship such as personal statement, CV, one reference letter, transcript, and one-page research proposal outlining the proposed research topic before the deadline date.
- For more information about the scholarship, applicants can contact this email scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz.
Application Deadline: Not given
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