Wellington Kahotea Scholarship (School-leaver scholarships for outstanding achievements)

Description

The scholarship package includes full accommodation costs* at a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington hall of residence in your first year, plus a stipend for three years. For students who are not in a University hall of residence, the stipend can be taken uniformly across the three years or weighted higher over the first year.

History

Who is eligible?

• Applicants must be New Zealand Citizens, Permanent Residents or an International Student who has completed at least two full years (ie. their Year 12 and Year 13) at a New Zealand Secondary School at the time of application.
• Applicants must meet all the criteria and regulations of either the Wellington Tangiwai, the Wellington Totoweka, the Wellington Raukaraka, the Wellington Pakohe, the Wellington Kahurangi or the Wellington Mana Pasifika Scholarship to be eligible.
• Applicants must be intending to enrol full-time in the year following application in their first undergraduate degree at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

Selection criteria

Applicants are automatically considered for a Kahotea Scholarship upon application for a Wellington Tangiwai, Totoweka, Raukaraka, Pakohe, Kahurangi and/or Mana Pasifika Scholarship.

Scholarships will be awarded based on academic achievement as well as the areas of culture, community involvement, leadership, or equity, depending on the scholarship they applied for.

Recipients must meet all the criteria and regulations of either the Wellington Tangiwai, the Wellington Totoweka, the Wellington Raukaraka, the Wellington Pakohe, the Wellington Kahurangi or the Wellington Mana Pasifika Scholarship to be considered.

Application process

A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4.30 pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.

Applications will normally open one month prior to the closing date. If no application link is provided below, check back again closer to the closing date. Contact us if you have any queries.

Scholarship specific documentation

Applicants must provide all references, endorsements and documentation specific to the Wellington Totoweka, the Wellington Raukaraka, the Wellington Pakohe, the Wellington Kahurangi or the Wellington Mana Pasifika Scholarship to be considered. Please refer to each scholarship page for further information. For applicants selecting the Wellington Tangiwai Scholarship only, no additional documentation is required.

Selection process

Selection will be made by the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Undergraduate Scholarship Committee.

Additional information

The scholarship comprises full accommodation costs* at a University hall of residence for the first year of study plus a stipend of $5,000 for three years conditional on students continuing to be enrolled full-time and maintaining a Grade Point Average as specified in the scholarship offer.

*Full accommodation costs excludes the initial deposit (including bond and other hall fees) that is due when accepting an offer of accommodation. Remaining payment will be made directly by the Scholarships Office to the hall of residence in early February.

Regulations and conditions

1. A completed online application must be submitted by 4:30pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4:30pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.
2. All scholarship offers will be conditional upon the recipient being fully enrolled in a full-year programme (this will be at the level of points considered by Studylink as full-time) within the stipulated criteria and tenure of the scholarship. No payment of the Scholarship will be made until this condition is met.
3. Applicants must meet all the criteria and regulations of either the Wellington Tangiwai, the Wellington Totoweka, the Wellington Raukaraka, the Wellington Pakohe, the Wellington Kahurangi or the Wellington Mana Pasifika Scholarship to be eligible.
4. All scholarship offers will be conditional upon the recipient being fully engaged in Year 13 and gaining NCEA Level 3 with at least Merit or Excellence endorsement (or equivalent in another qualification), University Entrance and admission to their degree programme. (NOTE: equivalent for CIE is 240 points on UCAS tariff, from Year 13, or 3 C grades at A level).
5. Applicants who wish to enrol at the University in the year following application directly from Year 12, may not apply for the Scholarship unless they will meet all the normal conditions of the scholarship by the end of their Year 12 year (see regulation 4 in particular).
6. Applicants who go on an official student school exchange for a minimum of six months instead of completing Year 13 may apply for the Scholarship. These applicants will also need to gain admission through Discretionary Entrance.
7. Applicants who have taken a (single) gap year after completing Year 13 may apply for the Scholarship, as long as they have not studied at another university during that time (i.e. this scholarship is for first-year students, not transferring students). They will need to apply in the year prior to starting study at Victoria University of Wellington.
8. Applicants who have studied up to 60 points of courses at tertiary level during secondary school are eligible to apply. This includes applicants who may have completed any STAR funded courses while still enrolled at secondary school.
9. All recipients of a Wellington School Leaver Scholarship are guaranteed an offer of a place in a University hall of residence, provided an accommodation application is received by University Accommodation Wellington by their deadline.
10. The Scholarship cannot be deferred to a later year.
11. The Scholarship may not be held in conjunction with any other Victoria University of Wellington funded School Leaver Scholarships or the Robert Bostock Scholarship.
12. Should the recipient withdraw from the University during the tenure of this scholarship or fail to achieve a satisfactory progress, partial repayment of the Scholarship will normally be expected. Recipients must advise the Scholarships Office if they intend to withdraw.
13. Recipients are expected to act as Ambassadors for the University and participate in appropriate events or marketing if requested.
14. At the discretion of the Deciding Authority, the application of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship may be modified in special circumstances or to avoid hardship to any candidate for the Scholarship.

Contact

Scholarships Office
scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
summer-research@vuw.ac.nz
Phone 0800 04 04 04